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Where Hope Finds a Home
Inspired by her faith and a desire to serve others, Leslie Diaz connects vulnerable individuals and families with the support they need to thrive.
Creating Opportunities for All
After 17 years with Catholic Charities of Philadelphia's Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services, Maureen Lewis continues to help individuals build skills, foster meaningful connections, and live lives of dignity, inclusion, and purpose.
Father Bill Atkinson Remembered at Mass 20 Years After His Death
The late Delco priest now on the path toward sainthood could have chosen bitterness when he was paralyzed in an accident, but he chose to live and see the loving God with him, and became the world’s first quadriplegic priest.
La Salle University, Archdiocesan High Schools Announce Partnership
La Salle University and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia have partnered to provide guaranteed admission and scholarship opportunities for qualified graduates of the archdiocese’s 15 high schools.
2 Phila. Catholics Named Officers for Key USCCB Council
Dr. Daniel Drain and Sofia Zacharczuk will serve in important roles for a group that advises the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on issues facing the Church.
St. Joe’s Prep Students Celebrate 175 Years at Site of First School Mass
The group of 95 students walked into Old St. Joseph’s Church in Philadelphia for a Mass of the Holy Spirit, just as their predecessors did in 1851 when the school opened on the church’s Old City campus.
125 Religious Celebrate their ‘Yes’ to Christ With Jubilees
The religious women and men among 220 members of congregations in the Philadelphia area celebrated milestone anniversaries during a Mass Sept. 20 at the cathedral basilica.
Five New Culture Project Missionaries Begin Service in Philadelphia Archdiocese
Five Culture Project International missionaries will serve throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia during the coming year, educating young people about human dignity, virtue, authentic love, and chastity.
BLOCS Names Retired SEI Executive to Board
Retired SEI Investments executive John Steinmetz has joined the BLOCS Board of Directors as the Pennsylvania scholarship organization continues its statewide expansion.
Archbishop Pérez Announces Priest Retirements, Parochial Vicar Appointment
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez has announced two priest retirements and one new parochial vicar assignment in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.