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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.
Cops, clergy and residents come together in prayer
Philadelphia police officers gathered with clergy and members of the community for prayers the evening of June 16 in parks located in every police district in the city. The police department and clergy leaders planned the gatherings as a way to improve police relations in the communities. In the 26th District in the Port Richmond/Kensington area, […]
High school grads mark their milestone of life in fine style
Our gallery of the Class of 2016 shows graduation ceremonies from Mount St. Joseph Academy, Gwynedd Mercy Academy, SS. John Neumann and Maria Goretti High School and the Gesu School.
Bishop Shanahan HS graduates 280 seniors
The archdiocesan high school in Downingtown held commencement exercises at the school on Friday, June 10. Presiding was Sister Maureen McDermott, I.H.M., superintendent of secondary schools.