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St. Charles Seminary Closing of 40 Hours
Bishop Timothy C. Senior, Rector, and the seminarians of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary invite you and your guests to join them in thanksgiving for the infinite gift of the Holy Eucharist by attending the Closing of 40 Hours in Saint Martin of Tours Chapel.
Beloved saint lives in his ‘good children’ and those who care for them
St. Luigi Guanella, a 19th-century advocate for those with intellectual disabilities, was honored at an Oct. 24 Mass attended by some 400 members of the archdiocesan Don Guanella-Divine Providence Communities, which provide a continuum of care for adults with special needs.
Getty Fire impacts a Catholic university, schools and retired sisters
UPDATED - By Oct. 29, the fire had burned more than 600 acres and was 5% contained, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Several neighborhoods were under evacuation orders, and at least eight homes had been destroyed.
Biden denied Communion at Mass during campaign stop in South Carolina
UPDATED - Former Vice President Joe Biden attended morning Mass Oct. 27 at St. Anthony Church in Florence and was refused Communion by the pastor, Father Robert E. Morey, over Biden's support for legal abortion.
Institute honors Archbishop Gregory for leadership, ‘healing presence’
The St. Luke Institute, a healing ministry dedicated to serving priests, deacons and religious throughout the Catholic Church, recognized Archbishop Gregory with the 2019 St. Luke Award for his leadership in the church.
Everyday Heroes: Father, daughter make cross-country pilgrimage for life
John Moore walked 2,800 miles from San Francisco to Washington to pray for the unborn. His journey began April 8, 2018, and ended at the March for Life in Washington Jan. 18, 2019.
Conference reminds women they are ‘unique and unrepeatable’
More than 1,300 attendees at the annual Catholic Women's Conference Oct. 26 reflected on their God-given identity and on the ways in which they can live out their calling in the divine plan of salvation.
Amazon governors, meeting after synod, support ‘green economy’
Governors from eight Amazonian states in Brazil and Peru meeting at the Vatican agreed that the Amazon is threatened and called for a "green economy" that would allow people to generate income without destroying the forest.
St. Helena Parish marks hundredfold growth at century mark
The parish in Blue Bell, Montgomery County saw a streak of anti-Catholicism when it was founded 100 years ago -- the pastor had to wear lay clothes -- but it has grown much since then.
Parish life differs from decades past, but mission endures
How Catholics in the Philadelphia Archdiocese live their faith has changed significantly over the past 30 to 40 years. Parish leaders from both city and suburbs discuss the complex reasons, and their determination to renew pastoral outreach today.