Tag: Pope Francis

Maria GrassoTourism

From WrestleMania to the World Cup: How Philadelphia Lands Some of the World’s Largest Events

For more than 25 years, Maria Grasso has played a key role in establishing Philadelphia as a premier destination for meetings, from the Republican National…

VFTCB team members gathered at the Freedom from Hunger Drive.Nonprofit

Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Kicks Off 10th Fall Freedom from Hunger Drive

The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board’s (VFTCB) 10th Annual Fall Freedom from Hunger Drive kicked off with a kitchen takeover at Siloam Baptist…

two kids walking on campusEducation

Gwynedd Mercy Receives Funding From Lilly Endowment Thriving Congregations Grant

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…

A sign of wooden blocks sitting on a lawn that spells out Delaware CountyPhilanthropy

The Foundation for Delaware County Welcomes 2 New Board Members

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…

Chase Bank has opened more than 50 branches across the city over the last 5 years, and many more are on the way. A specific one is at Broad & Walnut Street, which was formerly a WawaBanking & Finance

Chase Bank To Open New Branch At Former Wawa Flagship Location in Center City

The former location of Wawa’s flagship location in Center City had been vacant since it chose not to reopen in 2020 due to the…

Van Allen and others gathered on a train platform while on the synod in Rome.Education

Gwynedd Mercy University Alumna Attended Global Synod in Rome

Alyssa Van Allen ’23 participated in a synod held in Rome in the fall of 2023, prompted by Pope Francis’ call in 2021 for Church…

Ed Harris Marketer of the YearTourism

Discover Lancaster CEO Named 2023 Marketer of the Year by Local Chapter of the American Marketing Association

Ed Harris, the President and CEO of Discover Lancaster, has been named 2023 Marketer of the Year by the Saint Joseph’s University Chapter of…

Neumann University’s food bank for students, the Knights’ Pantry, is a prominent sustainability initiative on campus. Pictured are pantry founders, Professor Rina Keller and Mary Beth Davis.Environment

Neumann University Named a Top U.S. Campus for Climate Action

The Catholic Climate Covenant has recognized Neumann University as one of the top three Catholic campuses in the country for climate action and environmental sustainability…

Casa Scalabrini, an organization that welcomes refugees and migrants and integrates them into the local community in Rome, is a Foundation grant recipient. Shown are Brother Gioacchino Campese, C.S., General Director at Casa Scalabrini; Dave Savage, Executive Director of The Papal Foundation; Kimberly and Kevin Shea, Stewards of Saint Peter; Connor Shea; and Marianna Occhiuto, Head of Partnerships, Scalabrinian Agency for Cooperation and Development.Philanthropy

Chester-Based Papal Foundation Sends Help Where It's Needed

The Chester-based Papal Foundation has been doing the work of the Catholic Church since 1988, reports CatholicPhilly.

In 2023 alone it has given $14…

Garrett Brown, left, with the Steadicam talking to Sylvester Stallone.Technology

Inventor of ‘Steadicam’ Creates New Walker/Wheelchair Device

Haverford High School graduate Garrett Brown, known for inventing the Steadicam nearly half a century ago changing how movies were made, has now come up…

Art

German Director of Documentary on Pope Francis Inspired by Chadds Ford’s Andrew Wyeth

Wim Wenders, the German director of a documentary on Pope Francis, counts Chadds Ford artist Andrew Wyeth among his biggest influences, writes Carl Peters for…

freedom from hungerHealthcare

Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board Augments Fall Hunger Drive with Online, Spring Edition

To help Montgomery County food pantries and soup kitchens recover from exhausting resources over the holidays and prepare stock for summer, the Valley Forge Tourism…

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Pope Francis Named Carroll Grad the New Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of the Military

Father Joseph Coffey, a graduate of Archbishop Carroll High School was named a new auxiliary bishop by Pope Francis for the Archdiocese for the Military…

An aerial view of the Neumann University campusEducation

Archbishop Perez to Address Neumann’s Winter Graduates

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…

Archbishop Nelson Perez signed a cause of beatification package.Religion

Bonner Priest Father Atkinson a Step Closer to Sainthood

Father Bill Atkinson is one step closer to sainthood, writes Chris O’Connell for fox29.com.

After an hour-long ceremony at Villanova University Oct…

Miles, a Conshohocken corgi, is decorated as a Wawa hoagieRetail

Wawa: Big Enough and Beloved Enough to Offer the Pope His Choice of Hoagie

The cult of Wawa represents the best of what Philadelphia has to offer, writes Meghan McCarron for eater.com.

When the pope visited Philadelphia in…

Commerce

Msgr. Joseph Corley, Welcoming All at Darby BVM, Remembered at Building Dedication

Msgr. Joseph Corley, former pastor at Darby BVM, is still being remembered and honored a year and half after his death as the parish recently…

Commerce

Villanova Student's Mission Promoting Type 1 Diabetes Research Put Her in Touch With a President and a Pope

Morgan Panzirer , a Villanova University biology major, started writing a book about Type 1 diabetes when she was a seventh grader.

Now that book is…