Meet Philly's papal planner
Donna Crilley Farrell is setting up one of the most elaborate welcome mats ever for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia in September.
View ArticlePope's U.S. visit a chance to mend fences with conservatives
Pope Francis has electrified Roman Catholics in the United States with the open, accepting tone he h...
View ArticlePope Francis’ proposed US schedule
Details of the proposal for Pope Francis' US visit revealed.
View ArticleChaput shares some details of papal visit plan with ABC's 'This Week'
Chaput shares some details of papal visit with ABC's 'This Week'
View ArticlePhilly company will produce papal proceedings on Parkway
Philly company will produce papal proceedings on Parkway
View ArticleTwo U.S. bishops resign after sex abuse allegations
Pope Francis accepted resignations Monday
View ArticleSurvey finds most U.S. Catholics pray but don't stress sacraments beyond baptism
The survey was conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate and commissioned by the Holy Cross Family Ministries in preparation for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia in September,...
View ArticleFired Waldron Mercy teacher invited to White House for papal visit
Margie Winters was let go from Catholic school in July; supporters say dismissal was due to her same-sex marriage
View ArticleWMOF2015: Sacrament of marriage has waned among Catholics
The statistics are grim for dating and marriage, in general and among Catholics, despite an emphasis on marriage and family.
View ArticleWynnewood welcomes Pope Francis to the Philly 'burbs
Pope Francis arrived at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Montgomery County, on Saturday afternoon with about 150 people there waiting for the pontiff’s arrival.
View ArticleTranscript of Pope Francis' improvised Festival of Families speech
Pope Francis concluded a day of festivities in Philadelphia Saturday night with an off-the-cuff speech that stressed the importance of the family, receiving laughs and cheers from the hundreds of...
View ArticleCenter City becomes a church pew ahead of pope's historic Mass
On Sunday, Center City slowly transformed from one of the country’s largest cities into, for all intents, the largest of outdoor churches as pilgrims gathered to witness Pope Francis’ papal Mass.
View ArticleChaput mourns loss of Scalia, calls him 'legal genius'
Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput mourned the loss of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Sunday.
View ArticleChaput: A bitter time and its lessons about protecting children, supporting...
This news about grand jury findings in Altoona and Johnstown brings back ugly feelings for so many within our own Archdiocese, which learned its own lessons about child sexual abuse the hard way. The...
View ArticleStudent killed, four injured in Delaware crash
School mourning as police continue investigating
View ArticleMontco priest gets papal powers from Vatican
A Montgomery County priest is among about 1,000 of those chosen by the Vatican to go forth and absolve sins normally reserved for the pope.
View ArticleSaint Charles Borromeo Seminary searching for new home
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary searching for new home
View ArticlePhilly Archdiocese attacks on Catholic legislators an abhorrent perversion of...
“We know in faith that Jesus seeks us out. He wants to heal our wounds, to soothe our feet which hurt from traveling alone, to wash each of us clean of the dust from our journey.”
View ArticleStudent's artwork to grace cover of Philadelphia archbishop's Christmas card
A Chester County student's depiction of the Nativity will adorn the Christmas card sent out this season by Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput.
View ArticleChaput: Fear may lead immigrants, refugees to avoid prayer service intended...
Editor's note: As part of his weekly column, which follows below, Archbishop Chaput has made a last-minute plea to Catholics and other Philadelphia residents:
View ArticleRoman Catholic church in Delco to close
A Roman Catholic church in Delaware County will close next month and may be sold.
View ArticleArchdiocese of Philadelphia alerts donors to theft of charitable contributions
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is reportedly investigating the theft of donations made to two charitable causes following the recent arrest of a TD Bank employee entrusted to handle the funds,...
View ArticleArchdiocese moves on plan to redevelop 2.3 acres around Basilica
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia on Monday announced it would move ahead with a plan to redevelop its property on Logan Square.
View ArticleBomb threat emailed to Montgomery County school
A Catholic grade school was closed Monday after a bomb threat was emailed at the start of classes for the day.
View ArticleCan you be Christian and support the death penalty?
In spite of his definitive statement, Pope Francis’ declaration will probably only deepen the debate about whether Christians can support capital punishment.
View ArticleArchbishop Chaput's weekly column: 'Ugly week' wrought by grand jury report
Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput's column this week, titled "On Anger, Grief and the Future, addresses the scathing grand jury report released this week that implicates more than 300 in the...
View ArticlePhilly Archbishop Charles Chaput: 'There's no such thing as LGBTQ'
Philly Archbishop Charles Chaput: 'There's no such thing as LGBTQ'
View ArticleConservative Catholics start petition in opposition to potential successor to...
Nearly 2,200 signatures have been added to an online petition created Thursday, urging to stop the potential appointment of the Rev. James Martin, a progressive priest who has called for the Catholic...
View ArticleCatholic leaders suspend Masses indefinitely to mitigate coronavirus spread...
Masses have been indefinitely suspended by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Diocese of Camden in order to mitigate the spread of coronavirus across Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey.
View ArticlePhiladelphia Archdiocese has paid millions, so far, to victims of priest sex...
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has paid nearly $44 million in reparations, so far, to those sexually abused by clergy, and the total the church is expecting to pay to victims is estimated will be $130...
View ArticleWith Fulton v. Philadelphia, U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide a new...
Legal arguments have taken place in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. The case raises questions about whether the archdiocesan adoption agency, Catholic Social Services, in...
View ArticleArchdiocese of Philadelphia to close churches in Northern Liberties, Delaware...
Immaculate Conception Church in Northern Liberties and St. Cyril of Alexandria Church in East Lansdowne are closing, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia said Sunday. Each is about 100 years old and had...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Catholics must return to Mass starting next month, Archbishop...
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia's obligation for Roman Catholics to attend Mass in person on Sundays and holy days will be reinstated Aug. 15 with the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin...
View ArticleSt. Hubert's expels students responsible for racist blackface video
St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls has expelled the students involved in making a racist video and sharing it online last week, school leaders said. The Northeast Philadelphia school resumed...
View ArticleCabrini University to close in 2024 after years of financial trouble;...
Cabrini University will close after its 2024 spring semester, and there is a tentative agreement to sell its Radnor, Delaware County campus to Villanova University, officials from both schools said in...
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