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Dioceses scramble to feed the poor at their door
From one end of the country to the other, dioceses and Catholic charitable agencies are coming up with ingenious solutions to meet growing hunger in their communities.
Religious education continues in different format during pandemic
Creative ways to stay connected with PREP students and their families are emerging to help the students continue to grow in faith during this time of isolation.
Need for food grows in one of America’s wealthiest counties
The Catholic Charities Family Center in Montgomery County, Maryland, used to give food to about 150 people each week. Since the coronavirus pandemic hit in mid-March, that many are coming each day, three days a week.
Federal relief leaves out DACA students
Students enrolled under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, brought to the U.S. illegally as children, do not qualify for emergency aid, U.S. Education Department officials said April 21.
Bishops of U.S., Canada will consecrate nations to Mary May 1
The two nations will be consecrated to the care of the Blessed Mother under the title "Mary, Mother of the Church." In the U.S., Archbishop Jose Gomez will lead the prayers at 3 p.m. Friday, May 1.
Wawa delivers weekly lunches to St. John’s Hospice
The convenience store chain is providing close to 5,000 meals to clients at an archdiocesan outreach to men experiencing homelessness, for whom the coronavirus has meant even greater hunger and poverty.
Novena to pray for vocations set for April 25-May 3
Seminarians will lead prayers to support vocations for nine days as a new study indicates the leading factor influencing a man to consider priesthood is a personal invitation.
Sister Clarita Hackman, skilled in finance, dies at 86
The Medical Mission Sister was a Missouri native who studied bookkeeping in Philadelphia, served for many years in Ghana and Kenya as an X-ray tech, and held several financial positions in Philadelphia.
As Earth Day turns 50, ‘humanity is at critical crossroad,’ say activists
The Washington-based Catholic Climate Covenant is offering a free, one-hour educational program marking the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day and five years since Pope Francis' letter "Laudato Si'."
Ordinations, confirmations pushed back due to virus restrictions
The annual ordinations to priesthood and diaconate in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia have been rescheduled for June and confirmations in parishes will be celebrated in the fall.