Amateur Sports
Amateur Sports: Roman Catholic Soccer Coach Chronicles His Team’s Last Year
Raymond DeStephanis found out Roman would have an abbreviated 2020 fall season through social media. [continue reading…]
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Education
West Passyunk: Saint Monica’s Cares For Community At All Stages of Life
Saint Monica’s Catholic Church, located on the corner of 17th and Ritner streets in South Philadelphia, has been serving the Catholic community for decades with weekly mass and confessions, as well as community programs that [continue reading…]
Housing
Social Issues: “We’re Still There To Lift You Back Up And Figure Out What The Next Plan Is.”
Renee Hudson-Small has been the assistant director of Housing and Homeless Services, a division of Catholic Social Services (CSS), for just two years but she has worked in CSS for more than 25. Prior to [continue reading…]
Health
Kensington: Community Center Works to Serve Neighborhood’s Needs
The Community Center at Visitation (CCV) is one of many outreach facilities dedicated to improving the quality of life in Kensington. Led by Sister Betty Scanlon, a Sister of Mercy and director of CCV, the [continue reading…]
Education
Education: ‘Catholic Identity Pledge’ Meets Diversity at Local Catholic Schools
Archdiocese Catholic school students found a new document slipped into their application and entrance packets: The Memorandum of Understanding. The decree, released earlier this month from the office of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia requires all [continue reading…]
Education
Port Richmond: For Now, Parish Futures Remain In Flux
The Interstate-95 southbound ramp at Allegheny Avenue drops off incoming vehicles onto a busy street dominated by three longstanding Catholic Churches. Our Lady Help of Christians, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Aldabert [continue reading…]
Port Richmond
Port Richmond: Fate Of Nativity BVM Lies In The Hands Of The State Supreme Court
Members of the Port Richmond community continue to pray a verdict will soon be reached on a proposal to convert the abandoned Nativity BVM School into senior housing. The school closed its doors in 2008. [continue reading…]
Kensington
Kensington: Accommodating the Growing Number of Hispanic Catholics in Philadelphia
As of 2010, the United States is second behind Mexico in its expanding Hispanic population of 50.5 million. This growth is apparent in the Philadelphia, where its Hispanic population has more than doubled from 1990 [continue reading…]
Education
Bridesburg: Five Places You Need To Know
The Bridesburg neighborhood is a small area full of pride, sitting next to the Delaware River just south and east of Philadelphia’s Northeast. With a median household income average of around $43,000 and a population [continue reading…]
Education
Northeast: St. Hubert Improves Morale And Enrollment
After being slated to close almost 21 months ago, St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls in Northeast Philadelphia is stronger than ever with two new administrators, high morale and increasing enrollment rates. On January [continue reading…]