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Schedule set for synod listening sessions in archdiocese
As part of the church's Synod on Synodality, 18 local gatherings will take place March 19-20 and April 2-3 at designated parishes in the region, plus 10 virtual sessions, all designed to enable the people of God to walk together.
Grant will fund Catholic institutes, including at U Penn
A national network of six institutes of Catholic thought, located at top university campuses across the country, will launch as part of a $3.65 million grant by the John Templeton Foundation.
Tensions over vaccine mandates creep into church
From Australia to Europe, and from Singapore to North America, Catholics are reflecting degrees of resistance or support for COVID vaccine mandates and other pandemic measures, even as they begin to ease.
Third Lent in pandemic marked by ‘long-term, low-grade trauma’
Starting with Ash Wednesday March 2, this year's Lent coincides with an optimism around declining COVID-19 cases. Christians see a time for reconnecting and refocusing spiritually, using the "muscle memory" of Lenten practices.
Early Sisters of Charity owned slaves in U.S., research shows
Six congregations of the order owned and sold enslaved people in Maryland and benefited from slave labor in New Orleans and St. Louis before it was outlawed in 1865. Involvement with slavery was previously unknown but "shouldn't have been a surprise," said one sister.
Young Catholic Professionals host event Feb. 24
The Philadelphia group welcomes guest speaker Mary Bea Damico of Volveo Marketing to the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center in center city. Appetizers will be served at the event and free parking is available in the cathedral lot.
Night at the Races coming to Hilltown parish Feb. 26
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish and the Knights of Columbus are offering a night of food, music, dancing and wagering for charitable causes in and around the parish.
Exhibit of 150 relics coming to Trooper parish Feb. 18
"Treasures of the Church: Exposition of Sacred Relics" will be held at Visitation B.V.M. Church, Norristown, featuring relics from saints and sacred objects, along with a teaching by a visiting priest.
Talk tackles how leaders can better help the church
"The Top 5 Mistakes Business Leaders Make in Helping the Church" is Daniel Cellucci's theme in a free event Feb. 23, part of the Catholic Leadership Speaker Series of the Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia.
Holy Martyrs Parish to expose sacred relics
Holy Martyrs Parish in Oreland, Montgomery County will display more than 150 sacred relics for private prayer on Wednesday, March 23 following the 8:30 a.m. Mass until 6 p.m. that evening.