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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.”
Christmas concert in North Wales
St. Rose of Lima Church will host the "Christmas Joy!" concert featuring the Valley Forge Chorale and guest artists on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
West Chester student wins 4-year high school scholarship
Julia Hirs, an eighth grader at St. Agnes School in West Chester, was named a Neumann Scholar and will be awarded a four-year scholarship to attend an archdiocesan high school of her choice.
Bishop Shanahan HS achieving much in school and community
The Downingtown Catholic high school has had a busy few weeks with good news, including the following items.
Bishop leads prayers before creche in center city Philadelphia
In a public witness of faith in Philadelphia, Auxiliary Bishop John McIntyre led the 18th annual blessing of the Nativity scene on Wednesday, Dec. 17 at Love Park in Philadelphia.
10 years after his death, many pray for ‘Father Chuck’
Father Charles Pfeffer, former youth office director and campus minister, can still pack the faithful into a church, as they did for his memorial Mass at Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Darby Dec. 14.
‘Happy’ about warming of U.S.-Cuba relations, pope praises diplomacy
Pope Francis expressed his joy over the historic turning point in U.S.-Cuba relations as the two countries agreed to restore diplomatic ties after half a century.
Cardinal cuts ties with Priests for Life, says reforms in group needed
New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said he wants "nothing further to do" with Priests for Life, which has its headquarters on Staten Island, which is in the New York Archdiocese.
Cubans see it’s ‘time to move on,’ says local Cuba-born Catholic
Jorge Fernandez of Bucks County, who escaped Cuba at age 9, knows most Cubans support normalizing relations with the U.S. He credits Pope Francis, with whom he lived for a week last year, for the breakthrough.
Christians can’t ignore differences on life issues, pope says
Christianity has something to say about human dignity, and "it would be a shame" if differing positions on the sanctity of all human life or on marriage were to increase the divisions among Christian churches and communities, Pope Francis said.