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  • Archbishop Chaput says ‘keep one eye on heaven’ while living on Earth

    Archbishop Chaput says ‘keep one eye on heaven’ while living on Earth

    • Apr 22, 2021

    When it comes to people Christians should try to emulate, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput puts Samwise “Sam” Gamgee (a companion to protagonist Frodo Baggins in Lord of the Rings) at the top of the list.

    By John Lavenburg
  • Archbishop’s book tackles things ‘Christians should be willing to die for’

    Archbishop’s book tackles things ‘Christians should be willing to die for’

    • Mar 30, 2021

    On a practical level, retired Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia said he wrote his new book, Things Worth Dying For: Thoughts on a Life Worth Living, because his publisher was actively “trying to get me to write in my old age.”

    By Julie Asher
  • Philadelphia archbishop named member of Vatican’s Latin America commission

    Philadelphia archbishop named member of Vatican’s Latin America commission

    • Mar 11, 2021

    Pope Francis named Archbishop Nelson J. Perez of Philadelphia as a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.

    By Junno Arocho Esteves
  • Philadelphia archbishop points out ‘sign of God’s great love’ to students

    Philadelphia archbishop points out ‘sign of God’s great love’ to students

    • Mar 7, 2021

    The 798 students of Msgr. Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High School, both in person and virtually, welcomed Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez for a Mass and tour of the school in suburban Drexel Hill Feb. 24.

    By Matthew Gambino
  • Religious order withdraws request to transfer founder’s remains to U.S.

    Religious order withdraws request to transfer founder’s remains to U.S.

    • Feb 26, 2021

    A religious order has withdrawn its request to exhume its founder and transfer some of her remains from England to Philadelphia.

    By Simon Caldwell
  • Some English Catholics object to transfer of nun’s remains to Philadelphia

    Some English Catholics object to transfer of nun’s remains to Philadelphia

    • Feb 25, 2021

    More than a thousand English Catholics are objecting to the proposed transfer to the United States of the relics of an American-born nun who is on the path to sainthood.

    By Simon Caldwell
  • Declining enrollment forces Philadelphia Archdiocese to close two schools

    Declining enrollment forces Philadelphia Archdiocese to close two schools

    • Nov 19, 2020

    Declining enrollment and underutilized buildings are causing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to close two high schools at the end of the 2020-2021 academic year.

    By Matthew Gambino
  • A more conservative court hears same-sex foster parent case

    A more conservative court hears same-sex foster parent case

    • Nov 5, 2020

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to side with a Catholic social services agency in a dispute with Philadelphia over the agency’s refusal to work with same-sex couples as foster parents.

    By Jessica Gresko
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