Pope's point man on migrants - made a cardinal in October - takes over titular parish
- Jan 20, 2020
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Church threatened with demolition sold to developer
- Jan 20, 2020
A shuttered 19th century Philadelphia church threatened with demolition may be getting a new lease on life following a sale to a New Jersey developer who said he hopes to save the stone building by turning it into offices.
Seasoned musician inspires people to sing, raise voices ‘in honor of God’
- Jan 11, 2020
With the start of the new year, a seasoned Philadelphia musician is taking on a new challenge as director of the Philadelphia Catholic Gospel Mass Choir.
Plan for drug injection site latest in ‘dose of despair,’ says archbishop
- Oct 29, 2019
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia said the city’s plan to create a safe drug injection site now that it has the legal go-ahead to do so “is simply the latest dose of despair offered by a confused and suffering culture.”
Safe injection sites for drug addicts ‘a form of euthanasia,’ priest says
- Oct 21, 2019
Safe injection sites are “a form of euthanasia,” according to a Philadelphia priest who has spent almost 50 years ministering to those suffering from addiction.
Addiction ministry centers on the power of the Eucharist
- Sep 29, 2019
While belief in the Real Presence has declined sharply among American Catholics, one ministry is placing the Eucharist at the center of its expanded efforts to combat addiction.
Not all Catholics ‘get’ social justice, experts say
- Sep 22, 2019
Dioceses, parishes and religious congregations usually have some sort of social justice coordinator, who advocates for faith-based responses to issues such as immigration, racism, poverty or climate change. But for all the discussion and outreach, do Catholics in the pews actually understand what social justice means?
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