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Thousands worth of damage in vandalism at National Shrine of St....

PHILADELPHIA  -- The shrine of a beloved Philadelphia saint sustained thousands of dollars' worth of damage in an apparent act of vandalism. Panels of three...

First woman named to key Philadelphia archdiocesan post inspired by faith...

As Pope Francis seeks to include more women in key church leadership positions, a Catholic social worker has been named to a pioneering post...

Archdiocese of Philadelphia welcomes three new auxiliary bishops: ‘The church …...

PHILADELPHIA -- The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is welcoming three new auxiliary bishops -- all of whom, as Philadelphia priests, are already home. The Vatican press...

Philadephia priest, Father Armand D. Garcia, pleads guilty to sexual abuse...

A Philadelphia priest has admitted to sexually abusing a teen girl who was once an altar server at his parish. Father Armand D. Garcia appeared...

Retired Allentown Bishop Edward P. Cullen, longtime administrator in Philadelphia, dies...

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-- A funeral Mass will be celebrated May 19 for the late Bishop Edward P. Cullen, retired bishop of Allentown, who died May...

Father Douglas McKay in Philadelphia buys, dedicates new plots for ‘lost...

Like most priests, Father Douglas McKay has seen a number of people die over the years. As the founder and chaplain of Our House Ministries...

Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishop Timothy Senior named to succeed retiring Bishop Ronald...

WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Ronald W. Gainer of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, who is 75, and has appointed Auxiliary Bishop...

Woman files lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by former Philadelphia priest while...

PHILADELPHIA -- The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is facing a civil lawsuit over claims it covered up for one of its former priests who allegedly...

Philadelphia father crawls on hands and knees to St. John Paul...

PHILADELPHIA -- When his critically ill son Adrian, 7, went into cardiac arrest in October 2022, Arek Szura made a promise to God: "If...

‘Focus more on abilities than disabilities,’ says director of the National...

At his home in Saginaw, Michigan, 45-year-old John Kraemer spends hours each day at his craft and vocation -- building elaborate models of Catholic...

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