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Fairless Hills parishioners get check up with saints in Lent
St. Frances Cabrini Parish hosted a talk March 12 focusing on the healthy wisdom of the saints in Lent and Catholics' missionary call to know Jesus, then evangelize to the world.
With plenty of food aid, group needs volunteers to deliver
Caring for Friends, based in Northeast Philadelphia, has an urgent need for young volunteers to package meals and bring them to the elderly, the homeless and children in need at this time of crisis.
Homeless outreach working to keep clients, staff safe during coronavirus
As health protocols change rapidly, St. John's Hospice in Philadelphia finds new ways to "to take of care of brothers in need," said director David Stier.
CDC head ‘not shy about his Catholic faith,’ says Baltimore pastor
When Msgr. Richard Woy sees Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on television these days flanked by medical experts issuing the latest guidance on the novel coronavirus he doesn't just see one of the top health officials in the U.S., he sees one of the faithful.
Masses suspended in Philadelphia Archdiocese due to pandemic
Archbishop Nelson Perez announced that public Masses will cease in all Catholic parishes in the archdiocese beginning March 18 at 12 noon. Churches will stay open for private prayer, where people should maintain social distance.
Epiphany Parish hosts Shroud of Turin replica, prays on Jesus’ sacrifice
The South Philadelphia parish displayed a replica of the cloth believed by many to be the burial shroud of Jesus, on loan from the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Philadelphia, as an aid to Lenten devotion.
St. Eleanor parishioners honor the Blessed Mother in Lenten series
Nearly 200 people gathered March 9 at the Collegeville parish to begin a journey with Mary on the first night of a Lenten triduum to pray and reflect on Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.
Masses on TV, social media provide alternatives to closed church doors
In pandemic-unnerved America, we're all shut-ins now. There are many ways to watch Mass in communities where public Masses have been halted in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Despite coronavirus, faithful turn out for Sunday Mass
Although excused from the Sunday obligation due to the pandemic, young and old were in the pews over the weekend, many drawn by the Real Presence in the Eucharist.
Summit held to address church’s ‘twin crises’ of abuse, leadership failure
The Catholic Partnership Summit drew 260 Catholic leaders from 63 U.S. dioceses, including bishops, diocesan staff, university presidents, corporate leaders, abuse survivors and more than 30 young adults.