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The Catholic Medical Association is urging faithful to pray a novena or rosary for clarity and peace in the midst of the unsettled 2020 presidential election: https://catholicphilly.com//catholics-urged-to-pray-for-c/

As the Catholic Church in the US celebrates National Vocation Awareness Week (organized by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops), experts from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and St. Charles Borromeo Seminary say that prayer, silence and "falling in love with God" are essential to discerning a call to religious life: https://catholicphilly.com//prayer-silence-and-falling-in/

The managers at Martha’s Choice Marketplace (an emergency food assistance site operated by Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia) have teamed up to set their mission to music in a new video -- and you're invited to sing along, because "we're all in this together": https://catholicphilly.com//food-pantry-fights-hunger-wit/

Before and during #ElectionDay, hundreds of area faithful gathered at parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to pray: https://catholicphilly.com//hundreds-of-faithful-join-in-/

#ICYMI: Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia recently teamed up with the Pros Fore Clothes Foundation (a nonprofit started by a few PGA golf pros) to provide clothing to several Chester area residents: https://catholicphilly.com//golf-pros-catholic-social-ser/

#ICYMI: Update on the #SCOTUS case in which Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (represented by Becket) seeks to return to providing foster care, while upholding the agency's core beliefs and mission: https://catholicphilly.com//supreme-court-looks-for-compr/

#ICYMI: Archbishop Nelson Perez recently helped St. Monica Parish in South Philadelphia celebrate its 125th anniversary: https://catholicphilly.com//at-125-years-st-monica-remain/

#ICYMI: Archbishop Nelson Perez has written a commentary on the foster care case that was before #SCOTUS this morning, a suit brought on behalf of Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by Becket: https://catholicphilly.com//archbishop-perez-foster-mothe/

The St. William Pakistani Catholic Church will celebrate a Nov. 8 Mass at St. William Parish LawnCrest for #ArzooRaja, a Pakistani Catholic teen who recently endured kidnapping, forced conversion and marriage to a middle-aged abductor -- an experience shared by some 1,000 Pakistani religious minority girls each year: https://catholicphilly.com//local-pakistani-faithful-rall/

Three young women with disabilities who lived at St. Edmond's Home for Children (part of Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia) now have their own fully ADA-compliant residence, thanks to the generous support of the Women's Auxiliary of St. Edmond's Home for Children. Balancing independence and care, St. Philomena Cottage is "a dream realized" and an important step in meeting the needs of adults with disabilities, said administrators: https://catholicphilly.com//young-adults-with-disabilitie/

A Baby's Breath Crisis Pregnancy Centers & Home is marking its 20th year of helping women in crisis pregnancies: https://catholicphilly.com//a-babys-breath-marks-20-years/

Archbishop Nelson Perez shared his thoughts on the upcoming #SCOTUS hearing of oral arguments in the matter of Sharonell Fulton, et al. v. City of Philadelphia. This case centers on the right of Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to conduct its foster care program in a manner consistent with the tenets of the Catholic faith: "Essentially, we are being told that the Catholic Church must leave its faith at the door if it wants to serve those in need. But our faith compels us to do this work and we have a right to conduct ourselves according to the tenets of our faith. My hope is that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of upholding the Catholic Church’s First Amendment rights." Full text at https://www.inquirer.com//fulton-catholic-social-services-

All are called to holiness on #AllSaintsDay - and every day: https://catholicphilly.com//calling-all-saints-including-/