News
Theologians decry ‘pervasive sin of racism,’ pledge to work for justice
This year the "hope for a just peace" that is Advent "must face the flagrant failures of a nation still bound by sin, our bondage to and complicity in racial injustice," said a group of Catholic theologians.
Pre-Christmas concert in Northeast Philadelphia
St. Anselm Parish will host its annual "Concert Before Christmas" on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the church. Performers will include the parish priests, cantors, organists and the children's choir.
Men, women and freedom is topic of lecture at seminary
Professor David L. Schindler will speak on "Theology of the Body, the Gender Distinction and Religious Freedom" in the last installment of the year for the Archbishop's Lecture Series on Thursday, Dec. 11.
Love as God loves us, as married lovers should
Read this month's reflection on the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, this month focusing on marriage as the dominant Biblical metaphor for God’s covenant with his people.
Bridge Foundation organizes big scholarship donation
Seven areas companies partnered with the Bridge Educational Foundation on state tax credit programs that resulted in more than $118,000 for non-public school students in Northeast Philadelphia.
After 7 years on TV, ‘La Santa Misa’ helping Latinos pray the Mass at home
The founder and executive producer of the televised Spanish-language Mass reflects on the gift the Mass offers to those who participate in it and to thousands of homebound and hard-working Hispanic Catholics.
There’s gold in their hills, but not for long
On one side of a road leading to a new U.S.-owned gold mine in Guatemala, Catholics protest the environmental impacts of the operation. On the other side, a priest celebrates Mass for the people in the presence of police who keep the road open.
Speaking of families, pope is eager to join them in Philadelphia
In a letter to a Vatican official, Pope Francis thanked the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for generously committing itself to organize and host next year's World Meeting of Families, calling the event a "service to the universal church and to families on every continent."
Announcing new series of talks about family, pope reviews synod
The October extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family was not the scene of "a clash between factions, but of a debate among bishops," a work that will continue with the 2015 general synod "for the good of families, the church and society," Pope Francis said.
Do not be complicit, indifferent to tragedy of exploitation, pope says
When shopping and when interacting with people on city streets, everyone can help fight the evil of modern-day slavery, Pope Francis said in his annual message for the World Day of Peace Jan. 1.