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No easy moral resolution to Vergara-Loeb dispute over frozen embryos
Are frozen embryos human beings worthy of dignity and respect or are they property subject to contractual obligations?
Readings of the holy Mass – The Resurrection of the Lord
Read or listen to the readings before Mass with the resources below from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, using the New American Bible, Revised Edition. The Resurrection of the Lord: The Mass of Easter Day See the Mass readings for Sunday, April 5, 2015. Read Msgr. Joseph Prior’s commentary on the readings for this Sunday’s Mass. See the readings for […]
Hear the church’s newest hymn
Watch a video of members of the Choir of the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul singing "Sound the Holy Bell of Freedom" -- the official hymn for the 2015 World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia.
In his own words: Pope Francis says, ‘I will go to Philadelphia’
Watch a video of Pope Francis in Rome this week announcing confirmation of his trip next year to Philadelphia, and Archbishop Charles Chaput's reaction to the news.
2013-2014 Audited Financial Statements of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Office for Financial Services - Supplemental narrative to audited financial statements for the Office for Financial Services
Hispanic Heritage Mass (video)
Participants in the Hispanic Heritage Mass dressed in the traditional attire of their countries of origin and processed in a colorful pageant into the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul before the Mass Oct. 12.
Daughters of Charity celebrate 200 years
Sent 200 years ago by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton from Baltimore, the Daughters of Charity were the first order of religious women to serve in Philadelphia. They celebrated their milestone Oct. 4 at the Miraculous Medal Shrine in Germantown, Philadelphia. Read more here. See photos here. (Video by Sarah Webb)
St. Paul Parish annual candlelight rosary
St. Paul Church in East Norriton, Montgomery County, hosted hundreds of Catholics who prayed the rosary Oct. 13, the 97th anniversary of the final apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima, Portugal. The rosary devotion Monday night was the 19th annual such gathering organized by St. Paul’s pastor, Father Harry E. McCreedy. Read the […]
Fatima Catholic Outreach Center
The former Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Bensalem has become a social service center for the Lower Bucks County community’s residents, many of whom are Latino. The center, a collaborative project of Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, was blessed Wednesday, Oct. 8 at a […]
La Diva Tenors at seminary gala concert
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary hosted its second annual gala fundraiser Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4 and 5, featuring a reception and a two-hour-long concert by the La Diva Tenors plus singers and musicians at the seminary. The event took place in St. Martin of Tours Chapel at the seminary. All proceeds benefited the seminary in its mission […]