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New priest finds calling to young adult ministry through Ultimate Frisbee

May 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Gregory Miller plays Ultimate Frisbee during the annual "Cassock Classic." / Credit: Father Gregory Miller

CNA Staff, May 26, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Father Gregory Miller is a recently ordained priest for the Archdiocese of Phi… […]

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Pennsylvania priest spent $41K in parish funds on cellphone games, police say

April 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

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CNA Staff, Apr 29, 2024 / 12:40 pm (CNA).
A Pennsylvania priest was arrested this week after police say he misused tens of thousands of dollars in parish funds to purchase video games. Father Lawrence Kozak has … […]

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St. John Neumann, promoter of Catholic education in the U.S., is celebrated today

January 5, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

The National Shrine of St. John Neumann at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Philadelphia. / Credit: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 5, 2024 / 16:40 pm (CNA).
Every Jan. 5 the Church celebrates the feast of … […]

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Pope Francis appoints three new auxiliary bishops for Philadelphia Archdiocese

December 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishops-elect Keith Chylinski (left), Efren Esmilla, and Christopher Cooke. / Credit: Sarah Webb/Archdiocese of Philadelphia

CNA Staff, Dec 8, 2023 / 13:59 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis on Friday appointed three new auxiliary bi… […]

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Philadelphia Archdiocese settles for $3.5 million in sex abuse lawsuit for deceased priest

August 10, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

The Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. / Credit: Mehdi Kasumov/Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 10, 2023 / 15:21 pm (CNA).
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with a man who acc… […]

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Auxiliary Bishop Michael Fitzgerald retires after 4 decades serving the Archdiocese of Philadelphia

May 24, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Michael Fitzgerald on the day of his consecration as a bishop on Aug. 6, 2010. / Archdiocese of Philadelphia YouTube screenshot

Rome Newsroom, May 24, 2023 / 05:45 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Philadelphia’s Bis… […]

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Archdiocese of Philadelphia and former priest named in lawsuit alleging cover-up of rape

April 26, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Kevin McGoldrick is a former priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. / YouTube/Kevin McGoldrick

Boston, Mass., Apr 26, 2023 / 14:45 pm (CNA).
A woman is suing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for covering up the “mass sexual abuse” of a pries… […]

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Miraculous Medal Shrine in Philadelphia elevated to basilica  

January 29, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

The Miraculous Medal Shrine in Philadelphia was elevated by the Vatican to the status of basilica this week. / Miraculous Medal Shrine

Washington D.C., Jan 29, 2023 / 06:30 am (CNA).
The Vatican recognized the Miraculous Medal Shrine, located i… […]

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Archbishop offers condolences to those mourning after Philadelphia fire

January 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Nelson Perez of Philadelphia. Courtesy photo. / null

Philadelphia, Pa., Jan 5, 2022 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
Following a fire in a Philadelphia apartment building that killed at least 13 on Wednesday, the city’s archbishop offered condolenc… […]

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City of Philadelphia to pay $2 million to Catholic foster care agency in settlement

November 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Sharonell Fulton has fostered more than 40 children through Catholic Social Services. / Photo courtesy of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

Philadelphia, Pa., Nov 23, 2021 / 16:08 pm (CNA).
The city of Philadelphia will pay Catholic Social Ser… […]

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