Tag: Archdiocese of Philadelphia

During the summer of 1844, rising anti-Catholic sentiment in Philadelphia boiled into the streets of Kensington and Southwark, leaving 14 dead and dozens injured…

Brookhaven Borough Council has decided that the Saint Joseph’s Family Hope Center doesn’t have to move, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY.

The Center…

The Gwynedd Mercy University Board of Trustees has announced five new members — Dr. Jie Du, Melissa Fitzpatrick, Christopher Pacheco, Dennis Pfleiger Jr., and Sister Regina…

Dr. Maureen Reusche, the first woman to lead the Haverford School District, is retiring after nine years as superintendent at the end of the 2024…

Gwynedd Mercy University has received a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support an innovative program titled “We are the Now of…

The Foundation for Delaware County has elected two new board members, Kevin Dow and Donna Crilley Farrell, to the Foundation’s board of directors.

Several…

A mental health residential treatment facility will not be going into a former Don Guanella School building at Delco Woods in Marple, writes Kenny Cooper…

The former campus of John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School in Center City has been sold to an entity tied to the chairman of…

A n April decision by Marple Commissioners that rezones Delco Woods zoning as open space triggered two legal actions May 14 from Delaware County, writes…

There hasn’t been a baptism at Immaculate Heart of Mary church in Chester since 2017.

In 2023, the church had only two masses.

On…

The building near West Catholic Prep High School is named in honor of an iconic American host, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine.

What was…

A church community effort raised over a million dollars to remove an asbestos ceiling at St. Laurence Church in Upper Darby, writes Julie Ashton for…

The twin Keller brothers, who both serve as local postmasters with the U.S. Postal Service, followed the example of their father when looking to…

Archbishop Nelson J Perez will address the graduates at Neumann University’s winter commencement on Dec. 21 and receive an honorary degree from the university…

Ben Fileccia, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Engagement at the Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association, spoke with DELCO Today about the hospitality “gene” he…

With the sale of the Archbishop Prendergast High School to Delaware County Community College, plans are to retain the front of the building but gut…

There’s a new book by Lt. Col. David E. Kelly, USMC, Ret., of Springfield that tells the real stories of active-duty U.S…

A $750,000 state grant has been earmarked for the transformation of the former Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School property in Drexel Hill into new…