Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
The year in the news: Our top 10 of 2014
Looking back on the year about to close, CatholicPhilly.com published almost 300 local Catholic news stories. Picking the top 10 will omit important stories, but we’ll give it a go, anyway.
Vatican jail cells house protesters at Christmas
The jail cells in the Vatican police barracks were busy over the Christmas holidays.
Man who tried to kill John Paul II takes flowers to his tomb
Exactly 31 years after St. John Paul II personally forgave him for shooting and trying to assassinate him, Mehmet Ali Agca returned to the Vatican with a bunch of white roses and laid them at the late pope's tomb.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
Latin patriarch reminds faithful of suffering of Christians, Gazans
God wants to "heal all wounds," said Latin Patriarchate Fouad Twal of Jerusalem, especially human arrogance, which he described as the source of conflict and war.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”
Cuba-U.S. reset long promoted by church leaders in both countries
A part of the diplomatic coup pulled off by the White House and Cuban leaders Dec. 17 was that hardly anyone knew they had been working toward a reset in relations between the two longtime antagonists.
Father Chuck Pfeffer: Is it time for sainthood?
CatholicPhilly.com editor Matthew Gambino calls for a popular push to begin the sainthood cause for Father Charles Pfeffer. He remains a model of priestly ministry and holiness for young people.
Today’s teaching on the family
See the daily excerpt from the preparatory catechesis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families, “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive.”