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Ministry receives generous grants for homelessness outreach

October 6, 2021

St. John’s Hospice will renovate its vital kitchen, dining and coffeehouse spaces, thanks to support from the Connelly Foundation and the William Penn Foundation.

Phillies step up to the plate for archdiocesan ministry

October 1, 2021

For the past 18 months, the team has been providing top-shelf meals to St. John’s Hospice, which serves hundreds of men experiencing homelessness — and the dishes have been a home run for body and soul.

Homeless ministry looks to ‘Boot Up Philly,’ inspired by local saint

September 14, 2021

St. John’s Hospice in Philadelphia has launched a new campaign to provide urgently needed footwear for the hundreds of men it serves every day — an effort that would make St. John Neumann proud.

Visiting seminarians meet Philly’s homeless men ‘brother to brother’

July 27, 2021

Five young men from St. Paul Seminary in Pittsburgh recently spent a week living with clients of St. John’s Hospice — and found at the archdiocesan ministry a home among family.

Sitting down for a Philly-style meal with the homeless

June 4, 2021

Italian hoagies, soft pretzels, Tastykakes and water ice were all on the menu June 2 as Archbishop Nelson Perez shared a meal with some 100 clients, staff and supporters at St. John’s Hospice.