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September 2019

September 26, 2019

Who should succeed Chaput?

Philadelphia's Archbishop Charles Chaput turns 75 today — and speculation heats up about who will...

September 24, 2019

Bust: Catholic baptisms, marriages plummet in Philadelphia

Whoever follows Archbishop Chaput has his work cut out for him. Details: Much like the...

August 2019

August 21, 2019

From hardwood to homilies: former NBA ref becomes a deacon

From The Philadelphia Inquirer: The stirring anthem ended and those in the large Saturday night...

August 17, 2019

Philadelphia deacon, wife honored by Pope Francis

From CatholicPhilly.com: Forty Catholics in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia have been honored by Pope Francis...

June 2019

June 11, 2019

Ordination Update: 7 New Deacons for Philadelphia

From press release before the ordination: Permanent Deacons are members of the clergy of the...

June 07, 2019

The Retired NBA Ref Who Is About to Become a Deacon

A great story from CatholicPhilly.com: If 30 years ago anyone told Steve Javie he would...

May 2019

May 20, 2019

Hate: Pennsylvania Catholic Church Vandalized with Pro-Abortion Graffiti

Details: As the abortion battle rages on across the United States, a church in Delaware...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

His family thought this Jewish boy might become a rabbi; instead, he became a Catholic deacon

A great journey, via Elizabeth Fisher in Catholic Philly: Richard Malamut was raised in the Jewish...

June 2018

June 18, 2018

Ordination update: 16 new deacons for Philadelphia

Details from CatholicPhilly.com: Sixteen men drawn from various walks of life — chemist, doctor, driver,...

April 2018

April 08, 2018

Philadelphia establishes ‘quasi-parish’ for Latin Mass

An interesting development. From the Archdiocese of Philadelphia website: In July 2014, Saint Mary Parish...

June 2013

June 03, 2013

Ordination Update: 15 New Deacons for Philadelphia

Details: At a time when the dearth of religious vocations to convents and to the...

April 2013

April 16, 2013

Chaput on being archbishop of Philadelphia: “I haven’t liked it at all”

Details: Archbishop Charles J. Chaput joined a distinguished group on April 12. It includes four...

March 2013

March 15, 2013

Archbishop Chaput to let girls play CYO football

Details: Archbishop Charles J. Chaput has decided to allow girls to play football in Philadelphia's...

February 2013

February 17, 2013

In Philadelphia, deacons will witness marriages and wear the collar—UPDATED

A deacon in the City of Brotherly Love sent me an e-mail about a little...

January 2013

January 17, 2013

Philly stunner: convicted priest at center of Lynn case recants

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: Ten months ago, defrocked Catholic priest Edward V. Avery began serving...

September 2012

September 19, 2012

A shore thing: Philadelphia sells vacation home for priests

Details: A vacation house at the South Jersey shore used by generations of elderly priests...

September 13, 2012

Our Sunday Visitor plans Philadelphia edition

The press release: Our Sunday Visitor and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia have partnered to replace...

September 07, 2012

Sold: Philadelphia sells cardinal’s residence

From the Associated Press: The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is selling a property known as the...

July 2012

July 24, 2012

3-6 years for Philadelphia’s Monsignor Lynn

This just in: The Philadelphia priest at the center of the sexual abuse coverup case...

June 2012

June 22, 2012

In Philadelphia, “A shakeup of seismic proportions”

You could feel the shockwaves rippling through Indianapolis as this story made its way around...

June 20, 2012

BREAKING: Jury in Philadelphia sex abuse trial deadlocked

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: After 11 days of deliberations, jurors at the landmark clergy-sex abuse...

June 07, 2012

Ordination update: 13 new deacons for Philadelphia

From the Philadelphia Standard & Times: The June 2 ordination ceremony for Philadelphia’s newest permanent...

June 03, 2012

2015 World Meeting of Families to be held in Philadelphia

Big news out of Milan today: Pope Benedict XVI announced this morning at the closing...

May 2012

May 26, 2012

Priest charged with abuse now works for the TSA in Philadelphia

Details, from the New York Daily News: A Catholic priest removed from the ministry ten...

May 04, 2012

From Philadelphia: five priests removed from ministry

Details: Five Catholic priests accused of child sex abuse will not be able to return...

April 2012

April 18, 2012

Witness in Philadelphia implicates West Virginia bishop — UPDATED

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: A Philadelphia man told a jury today that the Archdiocese of...

February 2012

February 25, 2012

Cardinal reportedly ordered list of abusive priests destroyed

The latest bombshell from Philadelphia: A Philadelphia archdiocese official on trial for allegedly covering up...

February 08, 2012

Nevermore: did you know you can actually see the raven that inspired Poe?

I sure didn't. Details: When it comes to literary greats, inspiration can come from anywhere....

February 01, 2012

Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua dies

He was a rarity: a Brooklyn priest (who grew up down the road from me...

September 2011

September 08, 2011

Quote of the day: "God is with us!"

"In the unfolding of Scripture, Mary’s birthday is ultimately about the birth of her son....