People and Events

Boeing engineer talks STEM at Catholic school

Students of SS. Colman-John Neumann Catholic School in Bryn Mawr learned about careers in engineering and worked on designing a glider with a local engineer.

St. Vincent de Paul Society joins local discount stores to help the poor

The Catholic aid organization has partnered with 2nd Avenue Value Stores, with three stores in the region, to offer gift cards that allow people to select items they need with dignity.

37 students from archdiocese named Neumann Scholars

See our complete list of eighth grade students who will receive a four-year scholarship from the Connelly Foundation to attend one of 17 archdiocesan high schools.

St. Aloysius Academy serves sisters and homeless persons

Students at the school in Bryn Mawr made bags of treats for the Little Sisters of the Poor, and sandwiches for the needy, on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10.

St. Agnes School hosts career day

The Catholic school in West Chester welcomed a mayor, a state senator and many other speakers from a range of professions, all in celebration of Catholic Schools Week.

St. Chris School serves up the love at Ronald McDonald House

Several students from St. Christopher School in Northeast Philadelphia bought, cooked and served a hot dinner to families residing at the Philadelphia home as their children receive medical treatments.

Little kids learn what Lent is all about

Young children in the Child Care program of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Limerick received ashes on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10, plus a friendly instruction from the pastor, Father Paul Brandt.

Grant bolsters security at St. Gabriel school

The South Philadelphia school’s Out of School Time program recently expanded its operating hours to 6 p.m., necessitating added security after dark.

Spanish speakers needed

The pro-life community needs Spanish-speaking sidewalk counselors, as many women seeking an abortion in the Philadelphia region speak only Spanish.

University City parish’s soup kitchen wins grant money

St. Agatha-St. James Parish, in conjunction with a neighborhood outreach coalition providing food and health care to the poor, was awarded $500 by the Catholic Foundation of Greater Philadelphia.