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St. Joseph’s Prep captures District 12 AAAA football title
The Hawks of St. Joseph's Prep beat Frankford High School by a too-close-for-comfort score of 10-7 in the District final Nov. 17. See scenes of the Nov. 16 game at Northeast High School, which decided the unofficial but traditional "city championship." (Photos by Sarah Webb)
Thousands come together for Magnificat Day
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia, in collaboration with the Magnificat Foundation hosted Magnificat Day, a unique gathering for liturgical prayer, music, inspirational talks and reflection on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. (Photos by Maria Tucker)
West Catholic wins another football championship
West Catholic Preparatory High School cruised past Neumann Goretti High School, 34-9, to capture the Catholic League AA football title Nov. 2. The Burrs won their eighth straight championship in their class or division. (Photos by Sarah Webb)
Bucks County cemetery walk draws 100+ teens
Father James DeGrassa, parochial vicar at Our Lady of Grace Parish in Penndel, led the second annual nighttime cemetery walk for Bucks County youths Oct. 24. Over a hundred high-school-aged teens along with family members and local priests from the Bucks County area braved the cold weather to attend this popular event at Our Lady of Grace Cemetery.
Ministry of lector conferred on 14 men in permanent deacon formation
Fourteen men studying to become permanent deacons were installed into the rite of lector Monday, Oct. 28 at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Bishop Timothy C. Senior conferred the rite in Immaculate Conception Chapel in the presence of the men's wives. The ministry empowers the men to proclaim the Word of God in Catholic liturgical celebrations.
Girls, boys soccer champions crowned for Catholic League
The girls Catholic League soccer championship Oct. 27 came down to a historic nailbiter. In the second overtime period, defending champion Archbishop Ryan edged Archbishop Wood, 1-0. In boys championship soccer action on Oct. 28, Father Judge defeated Lansdale Catholic, 3-1.
Faithful come together in prayer for World Mission Sunday
Bishop John J. McIntyre was the main celebrant and homilist at the annual World Mission Sunday Mass on Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. The Mass commemorated the vital work of mission churches throughout the world and the support extended to their efforts by the faithful of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Pilgrimage of Faith in the Philadelphia Archdiocese
More than a thousand Catholics in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia made a public witness of their faith by participating in the Walking Pilgrimage of Faith Sunday, Oct. 13. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput was the main celebrant for the 6:30 p.m. Mass in the cathedral, which was filled to its 1,100 seating capacity.
Rwandan genocide survivor leads two-day retreat at West Chester parish
More than 400 people participated in a two-day retreat of “Healing and Hope” Oct. 11-12 at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, West Chester. The featured guest at the parish retreat was Immaculée Ilibagiza, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, who spoke on how her Catholic faith guided her during the 1994 atrocity and allowed her to […]
Blessing of pets and pet show make St. Bede parishioners smile
St. Bede the Venerable Parish, Holland, hosted its annual blessing of the pets and pet show Saturday, Oct. 5 in celebration of the previous day’s feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Father Sean A. Loomis, parochial vicar, performed the blessing rite. All winners in the pet show, indicated in the gallery below, received statues of St. Francis while the […]