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Our Lady of Guadalupe to be honored in special vigil Mass
The vigil Mass will be celebrated Dec. 11 by Archbishop Charles Chaput at the cathedral and will be preceded by a procession from several churches in Philadelphia that have large Hispanic ministries.
New head of Hispanic Catholic ministry seeks diversity and unity in church
Kathia Arango, the new director of the archdiocesan Office for Hispanic Catholics, comes to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia at an exciting time when Hispanic ministry is growing every year. She wants to help Latinos express their common Catholic faith in their language and with their distinctive cultural traditions.
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.”
Obama immigration plan largely welcomed; critics challenge its legality
President Barack Obama's package of actions affecting millions of people without legal immigration status received support from Catholic organizations, labor unions and immigration advocates even as critics contended that the steps he announced violated the Constitution.
Archdiocesan Children’s Choir sings for Channel 6 Mass
The children's choir, under the direction of John Romeri, sang during a Nov. 15 taping of the televised Mass on Channel 6 at the WPVI studios.
Heavy snow moves Buffalo bishop to make Mass optional
Catholics in communities of western New York socked by up to seven feet of snow will not have to attend Mass the weekend of Nov. 22-23. Bishop Richard J. Malone of Buffalo granted dispensation from the Sunday Mass obligation.
Muslims: Stand up to ISIS militants, patriarch says
Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad implored moderate Muslims to reject "terrorism in the name of religion" and challenge the actions of Islamic State militants against minorities in Iraq.
Church is a mother without borders, welcoming migrants, pope says
Pope Francis said the Catholic Church's concern for the whole person motivates its material aid to immigrants and refugees and, especially, its pastoral outreach and offer of the sacraments.
Millions could benefit from Obama’s new immigration policies
In a new plan announced last night, the president called for reprioritizing who the government will target for deportation. About 40 percent of the 11 million undocumented people in the U.S. could be temporarily protected from deportation to their home countries.
St. Joe’s Prep dismantles La Salle in Catholic League final
The Hawks did everything right in the 46-13 victory for the AAAA championship last weekend. Now it’s on to defending the Prep’s state championship in District 12 football action.