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Human rights rejected when elderly are cast aside, says U.N. nuncio
Too often the elderly are "thrown aside" and deemed "no longer needed," said the Vatican's observer to the United Nations, who called for cherishing their inherent value.
Police, archdiocesan staff bring ‘hope and love’ to troubled streets
On Good Friday, Nutritional Development Services and the Michael the Archangel Ministry handed out meals in the city's impoverished Kensington section, letting recipients know "they are not forgotten."
Good Friday service set for cathedral this afternoon
Watch the Good Friday Celebration of the Passion of the Lord, April 2, from the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. Archbishop Nelson Perez will preside and preach.
At 105, Catholic woman beats COVID-19 with faith and a little gin
Lucia DeClerck of New Jersey survived the 1918 pandemic, two world wars, the loss of three husbands, one son and many of her doctors. Her secret: prayer and nine golden raisins soaked in gin every day.
Texas Senate OKs abortion bills; looks to overturn of Roe
Seven bills restrict access to abortion as early as six weeks, and one measure bans it if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns 1973's Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide.
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.