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Sacred relics exhibit
More than 50 relics of saints will be presented at St. Katherine of Siena Parish in Northeast Philadelphia on Thursday, June 4.
New permanent deacons to be ordained Saturday
Twenty-one men will be ordained permanent deacons by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput on June 6 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. See bios for all the men here.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
Keepsake items for World Meeting of Families unveiled
More than 200 items emblazoned with the World Meeting of Families logo or Pope Francis’s smiling face will soon be available to purchase before the congress and papal visit this September.
Beau Biden, oldest son of Vice President Biden, dies of brain cancer
The former attorney general of Delaware and Iraq war veteran was 46. Wilmington Bishop Francis Malooly praised Biden as "a real gentleman in every way possible."
Coming papal letter on environment has a name: ‘Praised Be’
Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment will be titled "Laudato Sii" (Praised Be), a line from St. Francis of Assisi's "Canticle of Creatures," and will be released June 16.
Pope meets sick children and children of prison inmates
"We can ask the Lord, 'Why, Lord? Why do children suffer? Why this child?'" Pope Francis said to families of ill children during their visit to his home in Rome.
Pope Francis lists abortion, unsafe workplaces among ‘attacks on life’
Civilization's progress is measured "by its capacity to care for life, especially in its most fragile phases," the pope said, decrying society's "throwaway mentality."
Mural project gets community involved ahead of pope’s visit
A mural commemorating Pope Francis' visit and the World Meeting of Families in September will be painted in sections at several sites and installed at St. Malachy School in North Philadelphia.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”