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Vietnamese Catholics pray for martyrs
Watch a video of the parish community of St. Helena’s, which welcomes many people of Vietnamese heritage, celebrating the feast of the 117 Vietnamese martyrs Sunday, Dec. 1, at the church in Northeast Philadelphia.
EITC scholarships announced at St. Hubert’s HS
St. Hubert High School in Northeast Philadelphia hosted business leaders, local politicians and the families of students who benefited from Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit scholarships during a presentation led by Bridge Educational Foundation Monday, Oct. 28. The foundation also announced tuition scholarship awards the following day at St. Anthony of Padua Regional School in […]
Father Judge soccer team celebreates championship win
Father Judge’s soccer team beat Lansdale Catholic 3-1 for the Catholic League Championship on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Watch the young men celebrate here. (Video by Sarah Webb)
World Mission Sunday 2013
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 in Philadelphia. The Mass commemorated the work of mission churches throughout the world and the support extended to their efforts by the faithful of the Archdiocese of […]
Cemetery walk in Bucks County educated 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 […]
Help Wanted: Parish secretary, school principal, other open positions
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German bishops’ head meets pope about case of ‘luxury bishop’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The president of the German bishops' conference said he was "strengthened and encouraged" by his discussion with Pope Francis about the case of a German bishop under fire for a massive building project that critics have denounced as extravagant.
Immaculee Ilibagiza speaks to local Catholics about faith and forgiveness
Immaculee Ilibagiza came to Saint Maximilian Kolbe Parish in West Chester for her The Treasure of Our Faith with Immaculee retreat on Friday October 11th and October 12th. Immaculee is a writer and motivational speaker whose path began during the 1994 Rwandan genocide where she and seven other women spent 91 days huddled silently together in […]
Pilgrimage draws more than a thousand faithful
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. People drove, took a train or walked to the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in center city Philadelphia, where their pilgrimage from parishes across the […]
Archbishop hosts final lecture in Year of Faith series (video)
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput hosted the final installment of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Year of Faith Lecture Series on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood. His presentation, titled “Fire Upon the Earth: A Call to Conversion and the New Evangelization,” appealed to the crowd of approximately 300 in attendance. Following his […]