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Tell your friends about the stories you follow from this newsletter, vol. 5, no. 26, to our award-winning website with its enhanced experience for smartphone and tablet users. Stay informed and inspired with Catholic news and information updated every day on CatholicPhilly.com.
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Archbishop Charles Chaput comments on a new report showing the $4.2 billion Catholic economic impact in Greater Philadelphia. The Catholic Church reaches out to persons in need without strings attached, but always with a deeper religious purpose.
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A new study presented Nov. 30 at Penn estimates the economic impact of the Catholic Church's service to the region. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia's service "always has a deeper religious purpose," Archbishop Chaput said in his address.
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With anti-Muslim incidents and rhetoric on the rise, Catholics with the Religious Leaders Council of Greater Philadelphia and in parishes show respect and solidarity with members of the 55 mosques in this region.
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The shrine in Germantown hosts Masses in English and Spanish, space for private prayers and of course, novenas for many needs. Christians from across the Philadelphia region come to offer their prayers to God through Mary.
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Archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services is offering alternative Christmas cards that remind what Christmas is all about, and also support NDS’ outreach to the poor through the Community Food Program.
See more Local News.
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Find community events coming up soon in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia that promise to inspire, inform and entertain -- see our updated Calendar of Events.
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Mexican peasant Juan Diego was greeted by Mary and urged to share a message of hope and comfort as promised by God's compassion.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church was at ground zero in the wildfires that devastated parts of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge Nov. 28, and while flames reached to within yards of the tourist city church, it appears to have been spared. Some parishioners weren't as fortunate.
See more National News.
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Pope Francis described 2016 as a "packed year," one full of initiatives that helped Catholics "see and touch with their hands the fruits of the mercy of God."
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Father Stanley Rother, born in 1935 on his family's farm in Oklahoma, was brutally murdered July 28, 1981, in a Guatemalan village where he ministered to the poor. His recognition of martyrdom clears the way for his possible beatification, one step from sainthood.
See more World News.
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Commenting on the readings for the Second Sunday of Advent, Msgr. Joseph Prior writes that the season provides the time to look at how we live each day, and for renewal before the coming of the Lord.
See more in Spirituallity.
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Yes, writes Father Ken Doyle in answer to a reader's question, in which he digs further into Catholic burial practices. He also replies to another reader's question about receiving Communion outside of Mass.
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The new administration can count on the Catholic Church, writes Archbishop Wilton Gregory, to help eradicate this devastating moral sickness at a time when racist sentiments have again become acceptable to express publicly.
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Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, writing in a new series of columns, hopes to see immediate enforcement of federal conscience protections on abortion and an end to the contraceptive mandate.
See more in Commentaries.
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St. Joseph's Prep brings its 12-0 record to Northeast High School Saturday evening to face North Penn of Montgomery County, which is 14-0, in the PIAA class 6A football semifinals. See our preview, and a fearless prediction.
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Leading by example on the squad, three standout seniors are setting their goals for athletics and academics in college, while looking back with pride at their high school careers. “It goes by fast,” said one.
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