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Northeast Phila. parishes unite to honor police officers
The Catholic parishes in the Mayfair section -- St. Matthew, St. Timothy and St. Bernard – will host a prayer service for Philadelphia’s police officers on Thursday, March 12 at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew Church.
Two talks for families at St. Peter Parish
The Respect Life Committee of St. Peter Parish in West Brandywine will sponsor the next talk in a series titled, "Life, Love and Sexuality - the Series" on Sunday, March 22 with one session for teens and another for adults.
St. Martin Parish prays for slain city officer and family
St. Martin de Porres Parish, located in North Philadelphia near where Philadelphia Police Officer Robert Wilson III was killed March 5, remembered him during a Mass celebrated Sunday, March 8.
Seminarians play basketball vs. Blessed Teresa’s CYO
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Limerick hosted a game between the high school CYO boys and a team of seminarians from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, all to support vocations.
Mass marks 50 years since Selma civil rights marches
The message of the civil rights movement has always been that all people are created in the image and likeness of God and that the dignity of all must be respected, said Archbishop Thomas Rodi, celebrant for Mass March 8 in Selma, Ala.
With Christians under new attacks by Islamic State, call for help renews
UPDATED - Syria's northeast Hassakeh province is emerging as the new battlefield in the fight against the extremist group. Analysts say the province, which extends into Iraq and Turkey, could become the fault line of a new and lengthy war.
1,300 Catholic men support each other and their faith
“Faith, Family and Fatherhood” was the theme for Man Up Philly’s seventh annual men’s spirituality conference, held March 7. "Fathers have to ‘man up’ and that is what we want to emphasize,” said an organizer.
Father Gwiazda, longtime Polish parish pastor, dies at 72
After his ordination in 1969, Father Francis Gwiazda ministered all his years in Polish parishes of the Philadelphia Archdiocese. He didn’t take vacations, "he just wanted to be with his people," said a priest friend.
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.”
Euthanasia threatens improvements in end-of-life care, experts say
Legalizing euthanasia risks undermining people's access to loving, holistic care as they face the natural end of their life, many experts at a Vatican conference said.