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Wimbledon champ carried gift from confirmation sponsor to each match
Abbey Forbes, the 18-year-old winner of the junior girls doubles championship at Wimbledon, has kept an inspirational book in her tennis bag at recent competitions and for all seven Wimbledon matches.
Faith Sharing By The Fire
Join us on August 8th at 7pm for a Special Disciples Night. We’ll start with adoration from 7-7:30 in the chapel and then move to the Farm House for some faith sharing and refreshments by the fire pit.
First Saturday Rosary Walk with St. Patrick Parish
Come join the community of St. Patrick Parish in its monthly rosary walk. We’ll begin the day with daily Mass and walk around the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood praying the rosary afterward.
Three Catholic churches close in Old City, West and NE Phila.
Holy Trinity, St. Rose of Lima and Our Lady of Ransom, all of which merged into nearby parishes in recent years and were serving as worship sites, have closed. St. Rose's closure allows for expansion of its Catholic school.
For South Philly seniors, it’s home sweet (designer) home
St. John Neumann Place II, an affordable senior living complex operated by the Archdiocese, was recently recognized by the Pennsylvania Housing and Finance Agency for an innovative, welcoming layout that keeps residents comfortable and connected.
Summer series on the saints
The Pontifical Mission Societies of Philadelphia will host free talks on July 26 and Aug. 6 that examine some of the top models of Catholic spirituality. Light refreshments and fellowship will follow each presentation.
Rwanda church seeks agreement with state on contraception, abortion
Rwanda's Catholic Church said it hopes to reach agreement with the government of President Paul Kagame after senior officials accused the church of hampering birth control policy by refusing contraception and abortion at its hospitals and clinics.
Chaldean Church says so-called ‘Christian’ militias are not Christian
A statement from the Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Iraq, signed by the cardinal, called on Christians to defend the country's security through official government bodies rather than local militias.
Cuban Cardinal Ortega, longtime voice of Cuba’s poor, dies at 82
UPDATED - A proud Cuban who pressed for greater freedom for his church and for an end to the U.S. embargo on his homeland, Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino, retired archbishop of Havana, died July 26 at the age of 82.
African bishops discuss importance of young people in church’s future
If given appropriate support, Africa's young people can be the engine to propel the continent's growth, said a participant at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar.