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Parishes across archdiocese welcome cycling seminarians
The Biking for Vocations tour of two groups of young men winding across the Philadelphia Archdiocese and Allentown Diocese spoke about vocations, socialized and prayed with parishioners at more than 20 churches and institutions Aug. 4-8.
‘No words,’ only prayer, a year after deadly Beirut blast, says local priest
Maronite Father Andrawos El-Tabchi, pastor of St. Maron Catholic Church in South Philadelphia, offered an Aug. 5 Mass to mark last year's explosion -- and for a Lebanon that has become "a living hell" of poverty and turmoil.
Young adults’ Mass celebrates Assumption
The Aug. 15 liturgy at St. Francis de Sales in Philadelphia will be followed by a "meet and greet" hosted by the Religious Sisters of the Assumption.
Fatima holy hour offers prayers for world peace, end of pandemic
Faithful are invited to Our Lady of Consolation Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. to add their prayers and intentions during the gathering, sponsored by the World Apostolate of Fatima.
Beloved nun, theology teacher killed in accident
Sister Frances Antoinette Engler, S.S.J., was struck and killed Aug. 5 while crossing a street in Northeast Philadelphia. Those she touched through her ministry are remembering "a remarkable woman who dedicated her life to God."
Team crafts roof truss that could help rebuild Paris cathedral
A 75-person crew at Catholic University of America built a roof truss identical to those that burned at Notre Dame, using tools and techniques employed nearly a millennium ago.
Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO president, dies; Catholic faith shaped his career
Born into a family of coal miners in Pennsylvania, Trumka worked in the mines himself, but went to college and law school and became the nation's top labor leader. He died at 72 of a heart attack.
Black priest: White nationalism the greatest threat to peace today
Receiving Pax Christi USA's "Teacher of Peace" award, Father Bryan Massingale said the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol showed "that many white Americans would rather live in a white dictatorship than in a multiracial democracy."
‘Biking for Vocations’ takes call to priesthood on the road
Now in its third year, the five-day tour kicked off Aug. 4, leading 10 seminarians over some 370 miles throughout the archdiocese to bring hope, joy and love to their future flocks.
Priests urged not to give religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines
As some Catholics are seeking to skirt coronavirus vaccine mandates that are becoming more common, priests in the Archdiocese of New York have been advised to avoid that process. People may "exercise discretion" on the vaccines, but "priests should not be active participants to such actions."