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Archdiocese calls for protection against coronavirus at Mass
Washing hands, skipping the sign of peace, omitting Communion from the chalice and refreshing holy water fonts can help prevent the potential spread of the disease, say new guidelines.
Gladwyne parish hosts Lenten mission March 22-25
St. John Vianney Parish welcomes renowned preacher, Dominican Father Stephen Hayes, who will offer a Parish Lenten Mission and preach at weekend Masses and nightly reflections.
Schwenksville parish readies for Divine Mercy Sunday
Father Louis Bellopede will lead St. Mary Parish's annual Divine Mercy Sunday Holy Hour April 19. After benediction an image of the Divine Mercy and saints' relics will be available for veneration.
Second Sundays with the Culture Project
Join The Culture Project and friends at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul and Mace’s Crossing (down the street from the Cathedral) for a night of prayer and fun.
Family Pancake Breakfast Buffet
All you can eat buffet, includes pancakes, sausage, bacon, juice, tea and coffee. Gluten-free available. $10. adults $5. child
Saint Clements church 50th year class reunion class of 1970
Calling all class of 1970 from Saint Clements grade school. We would love to see you at our 50th year reunion cost of the ticket is $60 for a DJ ,door prizes , and dinner we would love to see everyone there to share old memories and make new ones.
Caregiver for 53 years at Camilla Hall dies there at 82
Sister Marie Paschal Penot, I.H.M., entered the congregation from West Philadelphia and after earning her degree in physical therapy from Penn, she served the elderly and infirm sisters for a half-century.
Sister Annie Frances Oman, O.S.F., dies at 92
A native of Ireland, the Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia was one of three sisters to enter the congregation. After entering in 1946, she ministered mostly in hospitals and education on the West Coast.
Here’s how to share food with the hungry during Lent
In a season of giving up food and giving it, Nutritional Development Services is running canned good campaigns, online drives and CRS Rice Bowl as ways to offer hope and "a place at the table" for others.
Canada’s safe injection sites show flawed model for Phila.
Vancouver-based Insite, the model for Philadelphia's supervised drug consumption room, has provided “clinical treatment" in just over 1% of the 3.6 million visits it has seen since 2003.