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Advent Reflection with Deacon Franz Fruehwald: Week One
Deacon Franz Fruehwald offers faithful an Advent reflection for week one.
As Food Needs Multiply with Thanksgiving and Christmas on the Horizon, Martha’s Choice Readies Help for Hundreds of Families
The food pantry and farm operated by Catholic Social Services has seen needs skyrocket in Montgomery County. Staff and volunteers plan to distribute up to 900 turkeys and all the trimmings for Thanksgiving, plus gift cards for Christmas.
Divine Providence Village Celebrates 40 Years of Serving Women with Intellectual Disabilities
Everyday encounters of love by staff and volunteers for the women and girls of the Catholic Social Services residence in Springfield, Delaware County show how “God is present here.”
Paola Cubides Herrera Named Executive Director of the Community Center at Visitation
The appointment becomes effective on Jan. 6, 2025.
Photos: St. John’s Hospice Hosts Fourth Annual “Boot Up Philly” Community Event
The event benefited more than 1,000 Philadelphians experiencing homelessness and impacted by poverty.
Local Youth Gain Skills for Home Improvement, Carpentry, and Life
The young adults were awarded their certificates, and their own personal tool kits, in a Oct. 7 graduation ceremony.
Named After First U.S. Black Priest, New Senior Housing Community Blessed by Archbishop
Father Augustus Tolton Place, a new affordable housing community for independent seniors in Southwest Philadelphia, hosted a visit by Archbishop Nelson Pérez on Monday, Oct. 7 for its formal blessing and dedication.
Photos: New Archdiocesan Senior Residence Blessed in Southwest Phila.
Named after the first black Roman Catholic priest in the United States, Father Augustus Tolton Place is the seventh senior housing community opened by archdiocesan Catholic Housing and Community Services.
Catholic Human Services Names Daniel Dougherty Jr. as Next Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Daniel Dougherty will succeed Deacon Franz Fruehwald, who is retiring following three decades of service to those in need in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Women of Mercy Hospice Grow in Faith, Show Recovery from Substance Use is Possible
The Center City Philadelphia residential community of Catholic Social Services hosts up to 31 single women particularly mothers with young children in the journey of recovery, with all the educational, social and spiritual support they need.