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Across the Aisles: St. Isaac Jogues Parish, Wayne
The Chester County parish celebrates a 5 p.m. Mass on Sunday evenings, with many ministries performed by youths of the parish. The Mass is well attended even in the summertime.
Worshipers listen, pray, sing about peace at Wallingford Mass
St. John Chrysostom Parish celebrated a special Mass with about 200 Catholic and non-Catholic faithful. Father Edward Hallinan, pastor, preached about non-violence, citing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Pilgrims get ready for trip to Poland and World Youth Day
Young people traveling to one of the most significant public events in the Catholic world next week in Krakow prepared bags of religious mementos July 17 to share with other young pilgrims at the event.
Young adults bring light of faith to center city on Saturday night
Young adult Catholics gathered at St. John the Evangelist Church to pray for peace then went out to the streets and invited Saturday night passersby to join in prayer and light a candle in the church.
Across the Aisles: St. Katharine Drexel’s sisters mark 125 years
The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament celebrated their founding July 9-10 at the Bensalem motherhouse. Because the property is intended for sale, the guests might have enjoyed one of the last such gatherings there.
Operating Base Cecilia helps struggling veterans thrive
A victory garden and renovated facility in Coatesville was blessed by Bishop John McIntyre three years after it began helping veterans and their families in Chester, Montgomery and Delaware counties.
Catholic League’s boys play in the big leaguers’ park
The Carpenter Cup Classic offered a chance for some of the Philadelphia region's best players to compete at Citizens Bank Park, including the Catholic League team which fell in the final game.
Prayer service in South Phila. heeds Pope Francis’ call to remember migrants
Archbishop Charles Chaput led a gathering June 21 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church for about 400 faithful representing many cultures in the archdiocese. The pope asked every diocese to highlight the issue of migration.
Prayers for a healthy, peaceful summer
The Blessing of the Summer event held June 23 at St. Raymond School kicked off the Summer Meals Program of Nutritional Development Services in which children enjoy more than 800,000 free, nutritious meals.
Across the Aisles: St. Dominic Church, Philadelphia
Parishioners and guests of the Northeast Philadelphia parish gathered for Mass Sunday, June 18 as they've been doing in the Holmesburg and Torresdale sections of the city since 1849. See our photo gallery.