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Immaculata hosts seminary professor in Edith Stein lecture
Redemptorist Father Dennis J. Billy, the John Cardinal Krol chair of Moral Theology at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, will speak on “The Holiness and Prudential Wisdom of Pope St. John XXIII” Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Immaculata University.
St. Maximilian Kolbe dramatized at Overbrook parish
The professional live production of “Maximilian: Saint of Auschwitz” will be presented Sunday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Philadelphia.
40th class reunion
The Class of 1974 of St. Leonard's Academy is invited to a reunion celebration on Saturday, Nov. 29.
Charismatic healing Mass
A charismatic healing Mass will be celebrated Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Katharine of Siena Church in Wayne.
Woman in top vocations job feels called by God ‘to support his sons’
Rosemary Sullivan firmly believes that God has directed her to serve the church in a special way.
Work of vocation directors vital to church’s future, says archbishop
Archbishop Jorge Patron Wong, secretary for seminaries at the Vatican's Congregation for Clergy, understands the need to affirm, assist and support priests involved in vocation ministry.
Syrian priest says church carries on its ministry to people amid strife
After telling parishioners and students in the religious education program at Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. James Parish about what is happening in Syria, Father Rodrigo Miranda was impressed that a 13-year-old girl was one of the first to respond.
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.”
Pope: Greed, throwaway culture fuel ‘hidden euthanasia’ of elderly
Pope Francis warned against the abandonment and neglect of the elderly, calling it a "hidden euthanasia" rooted in today's "poisonous" culture of disposal and an economic system of greed.
Pope chooses ‘family’ as theme for World Communications Day 2015
As the family gets special focus in two upcoming synods and an international gathering in Philadelphia next year, Pope Francis is highlighting the beauty and value of the family in his message for World Communications Day.