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Survey Invites Parishioners to Assess Parish Life This Lent
By asking Catholics to evaluate their faith journey and engagement with their parish, the Disciple Maker Index will help parishes refine their pastoral plans. In 2022 more than 30,000 local Catholics responded to the survey.
Little Flower Alumnae Help Students Blossom via Academic Enrichment Program
The Northeast Philadelphia Catholic high school’s Klarich Center features programs such as fashion design and vertical farming to help Little Flower students work hard on projects that challenge their creativity and achieve excellence.
St. Andrew’s, Newtown, Captures CYO Girls Basketball State Title
St. Andrew Parish, Newtown, girls varsity CYO basketball team captured the state championship March 9 in Pittsburgh.
Roman Catholic Mock Trial Team Wins City Championship, Heads to States
Roman Catholic High School’s mock trial team captured the city championship with a win over Central High School Sunday, March 9.
St. Rita Shrine Day of Service Set for March 21
Groups from throughout the country are invited to take up a service project to promote the virtues that defined so much of Saint Rita’s life.
Relics of Christ’s Passion Coming to Doylestown Parish March 16
“Call from the Crucified Heart: A Program with the Relics of the Passion” will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Doylestown, featuring nine relics of Christ’s Passion including the Relic of the True Cross along with meditation, Eucharistic Adoration, prayer, music, and veneration.
Eagles Great Brian Dawkins Speaks of Faith Through Struggle at Man Up Philly
Joined by Ed Morris, father-in-law of fallen NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, presenters at the annual men’s conference March 8 pointed to Jesus Christ as the best model for how to “man up.”
Rite of Election Set to Welcome More Than 700 Entering Catholic Church
The 322 catechumens preparing to receive the sacraments of initiation, plus 384 baptized candidates receiving Communion, will be blessed March 8-9 at the cathedral. The numbers show more people are entering the Church than a decade ago.
Three Philadelphia Shrines Create ‘Pilgrim’s Passport’ for Jubilee Year
The national shrines of St. John Neumann and St. Rita, and the Miraculous Medal Shrine, this year welcome pilgrims who will receive stamps and blessed medals to commemorate the journey “to embrace their faith in a deeper, more inspiring way."
Sister Louise Quinn, OSF, dies at 79
Sister Louise Quinn, OSF, (formerly Sister Mary Rita), 79, died in Bryn Mawr Hospital on March 6, 2025.