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Don Guanella is celebrated in Delaware County
Members of the Don Guanella Communities and Divine Providence Village gathered Oct. 24 with former residents, family members and caregivers at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Secane, Delaware County, to celebrate the feast day of St. Don Guanella.
Seminarians mark candidacy on St. Charles Borromeo’s feast day
On Friday, Nov. 4, the feast of St. Charles Borromeo, seven men were admitted to the rite of candidacy for holy orders at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. Archbishop Charles Chaput celebrated the Mass and led the rite.
Veterans honored at Mass, celebration at St. Katherine’s
St. Katherine of Siena Parish in Northeast Philadelphia honored military veterans at a Mass Nov. 6, after which Father Paul Kennedy, pastor, joined veterans and their families for breakfast on the cusp of Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
Catholic students and Nutritional Development Services team up to fight hunger
An annual food drive in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, celebrated Nov. 3 at St. Aloysius Academy in Bryn Mawr, collected nearly 50,000 pounds of peanut butter and jelly to stock local food cupboards.
Faith in the Future Foundation touts benefit of aiding Catholic schools
An event Nov. 7 celebrated the fourth anniversary of the foundation that manages the 17 archdiocesan high schools and four schools of special education of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Ladies of Archbishop Wood beat favored Lansdale for soccer title
See scenes from the Oct. 29 Catholic League girls soccer championship that saw third-seed Archbishop Wood stun top-seed Lansdale Catholic, 2-1, in overtime.
La Salle brings home boys’ PCL soccer championship
The Explorers’ triumphed Oct. 29 over a Roman Catholic team that was defending last year’s Philadelphia Catholic League boys soccer title. Both went undefeated during the regular season and played to a tie only weeks earlier.
Catholic Women’s Conference draws 1,200 plus
See scenes from the successful annual gathering for women in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, held Oct. 29 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestyown.
Archbishop Chaput blesses new shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe
Malvern Retreat House dedicated its new shrine for the patroness of the Americas to former executive director James Fitzsimmons. Archbishop Charles Chaput blessed the shrine Oct. 22.
Across the Aisles: St. Raymond of Penafort Church
The parish community of St. Raymond in Philadelphia's Mount Airy section gathered to worship God joyfully in the Mass on Sunday morning, Oct. 23.