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Singers, musicians, artists achieve at Archbishop Ryan
Students at the Northeast Philadelphia high school note their recent accomplishments in the arts and service.
Nativity of Our Lord School seeks Class of ’64 members
Members of the class are asked to update their contact information and to join the graduation for this year's class of the Warminster school in June.
Students learn to reuse, recycle shoes and clothing
St. Francis de Sales School in Aston and two community recycling companies are promoting reuse of textile items while educating children about the cultures in far off places that will receive the recycled items.
St. Martin de Porres School hosts fifth annual fundraising gala
Jerry Sweeney, president and CEO of Brandywine Realty Trust and a long-time supporter of the North Philadelphia grade school, was presented with the 2014 St. Martin de Porres Award.
PREP children make rosaries for overseas missions
Older students of the Parish Religious Education Program at St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in Warrington helped the younger children make rosaries on April 7, a program of the Missionary Childhood Association.
Seminary study requires commitment to constant conversion, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Meeting a group of seminarians who had walked more than 40 miles to see him at the Vatican, Pope Francis told them to give their all to prayer, study and pastoral preparation, or else have the "courage to seek another path."
Pope: During Holy Week, ask which Gospel character you resemble
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Preceded by young people and clergy waving tall palm branches, Pope Francis began his Holy Week liturgies by encouraging people to ask themselves which personality in the Gospel accounts of Jesus' passion, death and resurrection they resemble most.
Archbishop Chaput sends Passover greetings
"Together with the clergy and people of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, I want to extend to you and the local Jewish community our prayerful best wishes during this year’s observance of Passover," Archbishop Charles Chaput wrote to leaders of the Jewish Community Relations Council in Philadelphia.
Pope sends Passover greetings, asks prayers for Holy Land trip
With the approaching of the start of Passover at sundown April 14, Pope Francis said he wanted to offer his "best wishes for peace" to Rome's chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni and the city's Jewish community.
A friend to all men, great and common
Bob Sims, devout Catholic family man, received the Sourin Award April 10, the Catholic Philos' highest honor. Sims has served on Catholic organizations, advised cardinals, met popes, befriended priests -- and positively influenced other people too numerous to count.