Scientists say that diamonds need
more than 350 tons of pressure per square inch and heat levels above 2200
degrees Fahrenheit to form within the earth. 

Nutritional Development Services (NDS) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is partnering with Catholic Charities Appeal (CCA) of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to distribute nearly 140 bags of produce to children and families who benefit from NDS’ Summer Meals Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

This campaign aims to provide local children and youth in need with backpacks and school supplies for the start of the new academic year.

Senior residents from Catholic Housing and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s (CHCS) Saint John Neumann Place II (SJNPII) recently received a boost thanks to new 80-square-foot community garden.

Nativity B.V.M. Place, an affordable housing development for seniors in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, operated by Catholic Housing and Community Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHCS) will host a health and wellness fair for all senior residents.

In an effort to create awareness about Heed the Call and vocations to the Priesthood, seminarians from Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary have launched Biking for Vocations. Heed the Call is the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office for Vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood.

Exactly 20 years ago, in U.S. Senate testimony just weeks after the Columbine High School massacre, I offered these thoughts: