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The Francis effect: Are millennials coming back? [entry-title] By Eddie Dunn and Marissa Mazza

  It’s called the “Francis Effect” – new or disaffiliated Catholics returning to the Catholic Church because of Pope Francis. But is it attracting millennials? At La Salle University, a Catholic school founded by the Christian Brothers, religion is everywhere. Especially…

The new face of American Catholicism on North Broad [entry-title] By Anthony Fleet and Zach Renitsky

Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church soars into the sky above the corner of North Broad Street and West Duncannon Avenue in the Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia. Built shortly after the turn of the century in French Romanesque style, the church…

Running for her life from Honduras to Philadelphia's Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church [entry-title] By Fernando Rios

The bells at Our Lady of Hope Church ring a singular melody that signals the conclusion of the 10:30 a.m. Spanish Mass. Inside the church on a recent Sunday, Sandra Irias is beginning her day with her nieces and nephews…

Who is Pope Francis? La Salle University religion professors paint a portrait [entry-title] By Madison Elliott and Leo Alvarez

Who is Pope Francis? The people’s pope. A practitioner of liberation theology. A man who embraces the poor, the imprisoned and others on the margins of society. A man who, despite the problems of the world, is joyful. That’s the…

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