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Nurse named a ‘frontline hero’ by Phillies
Angela Babcock, director of nursing at the archdiocesan Divine Providence Village, will take to the field on opening day for her grand slam against the curve ball of COVID.
Mass of the Lord’s Supper livestreams on Holy Thursday evening
Watch the Mass that begins the sacred Triduum in the church tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. Archbishop Nelson Perez will be the main celebrant and homilist.
2020-21 All-Catholic basketball teams announced
See the boys' and girls' basketball standouts from the Philadelphia Catholic League this year, including first, second and third teams.
From the lips of children: Pope’s Via Crucis meditations written by kids
The anguish of isolation was a theme that some 500 adolescents wrote and drew about when preparing a catechetical project. They didn't know that Pope Francis would use the material for his Way of the Cross event.
Poll finds church membership continues downward trend
Church membership has dropped to 47% of the respondents to a Gallup Poll, the first time below 50%. But the findings do not necessarily mean that people have lost faith in God, church observers said.
Migrants face hazards, smugglers, extortion on road to U.S.
Getting from Central America through Mexico town by town is perilous, say migrants. "I'm scared being here, but I don't have any other choice," said an 18-year-old.
Catholics pray for end to anti-Asian hate crimes, violence
Asian and Pacific Islander Catholic groups and a number of Catholic bishops are calling on all "to address prejudice and anti-Asian bias ... (and) work toward healing and unity."
Sharing the Gospel means embracing the cross, pope says at chrism Mass
The cross, including misunderstanding, rejection and persecution, is present in the Gospel from the very beginning of Jesus' life, the pope told a limited congregation in Rome April 1.
Chrism Mass to livestream from cathedral
Watch the Mass live this morning at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. Archbishop Nelson Perez will be the main celebrant and homilist.
Parish releases video inviting members to ‘come home for Easter’
After successfully launching a livestream ministry, St. Cyprian in West Philadelphia is now using its YouTube channel to get parishioners back in the pews.