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Watch priesthood ordination today from Cathedral
Archbishop Nelson Perez will ordain five men as priests for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia today, June 20 at 10 a.m. Follow the Mass live, which is not open to the public, here.
Dads show teens, other dads what it means to be a father
From teaching life skills to knotting neckties, Catholic Social Services's staff draw on their own faith and experience to form the dads of tomorrow.
Turkish bishops won’t contest plan to turn ancient cathedral into mosque
Turkey wants to convert Hagia Sophia, the 6th-century church now a museum, into a mosque. Turkey's highest court is expected to approve a conversion plan July 2.
Reaction positive to Supreme Court decision on bid to end DACA
The court June 18 rejected a Trump administration bid to revoke the program that allowed young people brought into the country illegally as minors to stay in the U.S.
Young immigrants hail high court’s decision on DACA
The prayers of thousands of young adults, brought as children to the U.S. by their parents, were answered when the justices voted to retain the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Lockdown has increased risk of grooming, abuse of minors, says expert
Increased screen time and isolation due to restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic have put vulnerable minors at greater risk, said a Jesuit safeguarding expert.
Agencies warn of Yemen’s health care collapse, famine risk
Yemen's health care system, ravaged by five years of civil war, is collapsing. Famine stalks 24 million people dependent on foreign aid as the country's economy reels from the pandemic.
Teens invited to summer study program, now online
Young men in high school are invited to the 2020 Philadelphia Catholic Scholars Program this July. The week-long program counts as college credit.
Archbishop Perez recalls ministry with priest to be made bishop
When Redemptorist Father Bruce Lewandowski is ordained an auxiliary bishop for Baltimore this August, the archbishop will be there. The two served in Hispanic ministry in Philadelphia.
Retired pope travels to Germany to visit his brother
Retired Pope Benedict XVI, who is 93 years old, traveled to Regensburg, Germany June 18 to visit his ailing older brother, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, who is 96.