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Lent a ‘beautiful time’ of ‘grace and blessing,’ says archbishop
In his homily for Ash Wednesday, Archbishop Nelson Pérez encouraged faithful to embrace the season and prepare for a joy that "through God's grace and our efforts will become a reality" on Easter Sunday.
St. Joseph’s Prep receives $5 million gift, its largest ever
With its gift, the Howley Foundation capped a commitment of more than a decade of providing scholarships to the 170-year-old Jesuit high school in North Philadelphia.
Immaculata U. student awarded for leadership, service
Senior nursing student Lynn Krieger received the St. Catherine Medal last month. She is a CRS ambassador, music minister on campus, peer tutor and orientation leader.
House bill recognizes fetal pain, would bar most abortions after 20 weeks
Saying that today "we are not living in uninformed times," U.S. Rep. Chris Smith cited leading experts in fetal pain as he introduced a bill Feb. 15 that would end "dismemberment abortions."
CRS leaders to talk on forced migration Feb. 20 at Cranaleith
Maureen McCullough and Ella Guimond of Catholic Relief Services’ Northeast Mid-Atlantic Regional team will speak in a Zoom event at Cranaleith Spiritual Center in Northeast Philadelphia.
Six-week class on writing for fun offered online
A "Writing for the Fun of It" course will be offered over six weeks beginning Feb. 24 by Main Line School Night, presented on the Zoom platform.
Rice Bowl makes family table an ‘altar’ of service, says founder
In 1975 Msgr. Robert Coll of Allentown came up with a simple way of helping the hungry, right from home -- an idea that went global, thanks to a friend in Philadelphia.
Study: Black Catholics less religious than their Protestant counterparts
Among Black Americans who identify with a religion, "Protestants (73%) are more likely than Catholics (49%) to say religion is very important to them," said a new Pew survey, "Faith Among Black Americans."
Study results will validate faith of some, or cause soul-searching
The new 176-page report by Pew Research covers Black Americans and religion, a subject that hasn't been addressed comprehensively in more than a generation.
How PPP funding helped one parish weather the 2020 pandemic
At St. Francis Parish near San Diego, the COVID relief measure helped keep staff on the payroll and saved hundreds of jobs in the diocese "so that when the pandemic is over we can restart lives."