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Catholic, Jewish students make new friends in initiative

Juniors and seniors of Pope John Paul II High School met with their counterparts of Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy for a day of dialogue.

Independence Mission Schools awards its teachers

IMS celebrated the contributions of teachers in the independent Catholic school system by awarding five top teachers recently.

SS. Colman-John Neumann students battle colon cancer

To increase awareness of colon cancer, students of the Bryn Mawr Catholic school dressed down to raise money in memory of a parishioner.

New CYO coaches gain from partnership of archdiocese, Notre Dame

The archdiocesan CYO hosted a youth coach clinic on March 28 for approximately 75 new CYO coaches, part of the Play Like a Champion initiative.

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.”

City’s religious leaders condemn anti-Islamic ads

Ads running on SEPTA buses were roundly condemned by members of the Religious Leaders Council of Philadelphia, of which Archbishop Charles Chaput is a key leader.

Wisdom of Dante at Eastern University

A writer will examine "The Divine Comedy" in his talk “How Dante Can Save Our Lives” April 16, part of a series on the arts and the common good.

Archbishop Ryan H.S. to hold breakfast, award ceremony

The Spirit of Ryan Awards and other honors will be presented during a Communion breakfast following Mass at the school April 12.

Pope is popular for his example, D.C. cardinal says

It's not only what Pope Francis says and how he treats people, said Cardinal Donald Wuerl, but "to many people he sounds and looks a lot like what Jesus would have sounded like."

New Kansas abortion law hailed as transformative

The president of National Right to Life said the Kansas law banning the dismemberment of a fetus may transform U.S. abortion policy.