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Archdiocesan food giveaway draws hundreds amid bitter cold
Cars lined a downtown city block for a Jan. 30 event hosted by Nutritional Development Services, which distributed produce, meat and dairy products to area families battling COVID-related hunger.
Knights of Columbus install Mary’s statue at senior home
The Knights at St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Limerick, found a new home at a senior living facility for a statue that traces back about a century to a former Catholic church in Pottstown.
Girls’ Catholic education, Little Flower HS, topic of talk
The American Catholic Historical Society will present a free online event on “Little Flower High School and Catholic Girls' Education in Philadelphia” Sunday, Feb. 21.
Race and Catholicism topic of virtual conference
Danielle Brown will lead a Zoom conference on the topic of racism in the Catholic Church on Wednesday evening, Feb. 3, sponsored by the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Montco couple ‘an example of what love means,’ says archbishop
A near-fatal car accident and an arduous recovery only deepened the faith of Karen and Michael Sloane, whom Archbishop Nelson Pérez married in 1990 during his first pastoral assignment.
Pope establishes World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly
The day will be celebrated every year on the fourth Sunday of July to coincide with the feast of SS. Joachim and Anne, Jesus' grandparents. The first celebration will be July 25.
Pope adds siblings Martha, Mary and Lazarus to feast day
Because Jesus "experienced the family spirit and friendship" of St. Martha and her siblings, Pope Francis declared them doctors of the church and decreed their July 29 feast on the calendar of saints.
Bishops support Biden’s racial equity orders related to housing, prisons
One order will phase out the use of private prisons in the U.S., while a second will review the Trump administration's repeal of an Obama administration rule to ensure fair housing.
Justice for unborn called ‘foundational’ principle of pro-life movement
The head of the Knights of Columbus, Carl Anderson, urged the pro-life movement to remain committed to four foundational principles: justice, truth, democracy and compassion.
Remembrance, education needed to prevent genocide, says local scholar
Decades after gradual persecution led to the slaughter of six million European Jews, history's lessons remain more crucial than ever, said a St. Joseph's University professor.