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(Brett Hondow/Pixabay) By Gina Christian • Posted April 8, 2021 Philadelphia’s soaring rates of homicide and gun violence are down to deep-rooted causes – and the solution ultimately lies in the hope offered by the Gospel, along with concrete action, say several archdiocesan clergy. Since January, the city has seen a 33% increase in homicides over 2020, with at least 129 victims. As of April 6, there were 96 fatal shootings, with another 418 nonfatal gun attacks. Last year was its own grim milestone, marking a 30-year high in Philadelphia’s murder rate, and exceeding the 2019 homicid...

MLK’s dream is now our task to realize, says archbishop Archbishop Nelson Pérez speaks at a Jan. 18 archdiocesan interfaith prayer service in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. hosted by St. Dorothy Parish in Drexel Hill. During his reflection, the archbishop said the dream envisioned by the slain civil rights leader is now "the task at hand for each one of us to make it come true.” (Photo by Sarah Webb) By Gina Christian • Posted January 19, 2021 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. understood that “pure love in the imitation of God the Father” remains the ultimate antidote to ...

Posted December 28, 2020 Some 60 faithful braved torrential rains to ring in Christmas with a midnight Mass at St. Cyprian Parish in Philadelphia’s Cobbs Creek neighborhood. (All photos by Gina Christian.) A young parishioner bears a statue of the infant Jesus during the entrance procession for midnight Mass at St. Cyprian Parish in Philadelphia’s Cobbs Creek section. A statue of the infant Jesus rests in a Nativity scene at St. Cyprian Church in Philadelphia. During the parish’s Dec. 24 midnight Mass, pastor Msgr. Federico Britto said that Christmas “achieves a great leveling off”...

Christmas levels divisions by lifting all, says West Phila. priest A statue of the infant Jesus rests in a Nativity scene at St. Cyprian Church in Philadelphia, Dec. 24. During midnight Mass, pastor Msgr. Federico Britto said Christmas “achieves a great leveling off” by ending divisions and “lifting us all up.” (Photo by Gina Christian) By Gina Christian • Posted December 28, 2020 Amid pandemic and social unrest, the birth of Jesus heals divided communities, said a West Philadelphia priest. During his homily for Dec. 24 midnight Mass, Msgr. Federico Britto, pastor of St. Cyprian Pa...