Tag: Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia
Sister Jean Clare Rohe celebrates 104th birthday, oldest Franciscan in Philadelphia...
ASTON, Pa. — St. Patrick’s Day was a special one for a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia and one of...
Landmark former convent at St. Anthony of Padua parish in Wilmington...
The landmark former convent at St. Anthony of Padua parish on West 10th Street in Wilmington has been listed for sale.
Built in 1917, the...
Sister Mary Ann Potenza, former educator in Diocese of Wilmington, dies...
ASTON, Pa. — Sister Mary Ann Potenza, formerly Sister Nicholas, who spent five years of her ministry in the Diocese of Wilmington, died in...
Sister Bernice Pelczar, OSF, who served multiple agencies in Diocese of...
ASTON, Pa. — Sister Bernice Pelczar, a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 51 years, died Dec. 3 in...
Sisters of St. Francis: ‘It’s a way … of living the...
The traditional image of vocations, particularly for women, involves sisters taking vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, then going about the work of the...
Ireland native Sister Mary Carmel Molloy, OSF, dies at 81
ASTON, Pa. — Sister Mary Carmel Molloy, a professed Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 59 years, died Oct. 11 in Assisi House....
Neumann University agrees to acquire buildings, land from Sisters of St....
ASTON, Pa. – Neumann University has agreed to acquire several historic properties and land from the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia in a...
Sister Hildegarde Grogan, a longtime nurse who ministered at St. Francis...
ASTON, Pa. — Sister Hildegarde Grogan, a nurse who ministered for 15 years in the Diocese of Wilmington, died Jan. 20 in Assisi House....
Sister Margaret St. John Brocato, former teacher in Diocese of Wilmington,...
ASTON, Pa. – Sister Margaret St. John Brocato, a professed Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 71 years, died in Assisi House on...
‘Perch on the Porch’ allows for continued ministry for Sisters of...
Coronavirus has caused most of the Sisters of St. Francis at Neumann University to maintain a healthy social distance from the students there. Despite this hurdle, Sr. Marguerite...