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Maryland couple donates spruce as Rockefeller Center’s Christmas tree
A family has grown up under the 79-foot-tall tree that will be enjoyed by thousands in New York City through the Christmas holidays. Lumber from the tree will be donated to Habitat for Humanity after the holiday season.
Nurture hope tomorrow by healing pain today, pope says
Christian hope is not naive, but is built day by day in people's lives through concrete actions that seek to relieve the suffering of the poor and console the downtrodden, Pope Francis said Nov. 14 at a Mass for the World Day of the Poor.
Archdiocesan shelter gives Brazilian women ‘the strength to go on’
The shelter is housing 12 homeless women for a period of one to two years, rendering psychological support until their lives are restructured and they can care for themselves financially and emotionally.
Vatican releases theme for pope’s 2022 World Peace Day message
Peace in the world can be achieved only by responding to the needs of people today and in the future through "education, work and dialogue between generations," which are "tools for building lasting peace," read the theme for the Jan. 1 observance.
Laudato Si’ Action Platform set to integrate encyclical into church life
A seven-year plan implementing Pope Francis' document on the environment is a "spiritual and moral" initiative that a coordinator at one of 17 participating U.S. dioceses called "a church-based model for community organizing."
Employers, courts examine religious exemptions to vaccines
Religion usually stays out of the workplace, but now with expanding COVID-19 vaccine requirements, employees' personal faith is at issue as many of them across the country say they have religious reasons not to get vaccinated.
Info session for permanent diaconate set for Nov. 20
Catholic men, and their wives if married, with a deep spiritual life who are between the ages of 29 and 55 are invited to an in-person discussion at St. Helena Parish, Philadelphia on becoming a permanent deacon in the archdiocese.
Dinner invites all to Stand Up for Life
The annual event of the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia on Sunday, Nov. 21 gives the pro-life community in greater Philadelphia a chance to gather and further the mission of making abortion unthinkable. The featured speaker is Patricia Sandoval.
All invited to Mass, lunch with new priests
The Serra Club of Philadelphia invites all to attend a Mass and luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 2 to celebrate two newly ordained priests, Father Kenneth Cavara and Father Mark Tobin. Registration closes Nov. 22.
Christmas bazaar returns to King of Prussia parish
Mother of Divine Providence Parish will hold its 20th annual Christmas Craft Fair and Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Parish Center will be filled with vendors, food and fun.