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The first Catholics in Philadelphia attended mass in secret led by Jesuit circuit riders who traveled up and down the eastern seaboard. ...

In the Catholic faith, a sacrament is a sign instituted by Christ to express his grace. Baptism, communion, confession, confirmation, mar ...

In many ways, St. Thomas Aquinas is a church like any other. Founded over 100 years ago, it was first predominantly Irish, then predomina ...

You’ll probably notice that the decisions you make late in the day may not be as productive as the ones you make earlier. It’ ...

Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, will lead the farewell ceremony for Pope Francis in Philadelphia next Sunday, the White Hous ...

Nowhere is Pope Francis’ Latin influence more evident than at Chester County’s St. Rocco parish. The church is the center of ...

Julio Briones grew up going to Mass. He was baptized, took communion and went through confirmation. He ended up serving 12 years in priso ...

When NewsWorks last saw Soxx, she was outside of the East Kensington house of artist Jenny Drumgoole, who created the colorful c ...

Thirty-six years after ...

Philadelphians know by now that September 26 is the day Pope Francis touches down in the city for the World Meeting of Families’ sl ...

Blogger Rocco Palmo regularly breaks news on the Vatican from his home in Philadel ...

Forgive Boris Kindij for not seeming all that intimidated by an independent mayoral run that features little to very, very little name re ...

A coalition of Catholic advocates for victims of clergy abuse wants the Vatican to investigate former Philadelphia Archbishop Cardinal Ju ...

Francesca Fiore and her fiancé, Matt Kosinsky, were being so good. They started making wedding plans 18 months in advance. Last year, th ...

Camden is making 8,500 parking spots on the Delaware River waterfront available for the private vehicles of papal pilgrims. That space ha ...