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Top Catholic high school seniors named in archdiocese
The Academic Honors Convocation at which Archbishop Charles Chaput will preside this Thursday will honor 156 seniors at the top of their class.
Pope urges prayers for China, persecuted Christians over Pentecost
The World Day of Prayer for the Church in China is observed each year on the feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, May 24, which this year falls on Pentecost.
Nepal authorities try to block Missionaries of Charity delivering aid
Police escorts diverted the vehicles carrying relief material to police offices in Lalitpur District, one of the three districts in the Kathmandu Valley. The officers insisted that government permission was required for relief distribution.
Concert to benefit Religious of the Assumption missionaries
Jason DePue, a first violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, will perform in a concert May 31 at St. Joseph's University Chapel.
Corpus Christi procession planned in Havertown
Delaware County's Annunciation Parish will host a public procession through the streets of Brookline June 7 to celebrate the presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
Pope says parents must not exclude themselves from children’s lives
"It's time for fathers and mothers to come out of their exile -- because they have exiled themselves from their children's education -- and to fully assume again their educational role," he said.
Group’s event to support San Francisco archbishop draws more than 500
"The Catholic Church has been under a coordinated attack from the power structure of San Francisco for at least the last 10 years," said Eva Muntean, who helped organize a group called San Francisco Catholics, which sponsored the event at the city's Sue Bierman Park.
Dorothy Day called a model for Catholic action today
The founder of a movement to serve the poor has been called a countercultural saint for our time and an icon of mercy. She was remembered in a conference studying her life.
New priest looks to draw Catholics back to church
Before his ordination last week, Father Joe Zaleski had left the seminary, worked in politics and taught in high school. Then he found his true calling and mission in the church.
New priests tell the tales of how God called, and they answered
Keeping up a long-standing tradition, the seven newly ordained priests of the Philadelphia Archdiocese celebrated Mass together on Monday and told of their vocation journeys.