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Our Lady of Port Richmond School receives $60K grant
The award by the Philadelphia School Partnership will allow the Catholic regional school in Philadelphia's Port Richmond neighborhood to renovate classrooms and expand its special education program.
At 100, St. Andrew’s is seeing impressive growth
Celebrating its centennial, the Drexel Hill parish plans to build a new gym and center. Its school, eyed for closure just five years ago, is growing fast due to an innovative tuition model that may soon preclude a parish subsidy.
Archdiocesan senior center in North Philadelphia gets $80K grant
The Norris Square Senior Center will use the money from the Pennsylvania Lottery to upgrade its kitchen facilities and better serve at-risk seniors who annually enjoy 37,000 hot lunch and breakfast meals.
Senate panel strips retroactivity provision from bill on sex abuse suits
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on June 28 to amend HB 1947, the bill that aims to lift the statute of limitations on lawsuits for sexual abuse going back decades. The new amendment would allow civil suits going forward.
St. Gabriel’s gets 3 grants totaling $62K, mostly for tech upgrades
Among the grants for the archdiocesan system that educates and cares for at-risk young men is a project in which boys who rebuild properties damaged by crime will now convert a barn into a workshop.
In Philadelphia visit, Indian cardinal praises respect for family and religion
Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, major archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, visited with church officials to discuss Catholic Christian communities in India and, with recent migration, in the United States.
Pope John Paul II HS names new president
Jason Bozzone brings long experience in fundraising and recruitment to the archdiocesan high school in Royersford, after working for years at the college level including Temple University.
Pa. House passes ban on two types of abortions
The House overwhelmingly approved a bill to prohibit abortions that dismember the unborn child limb by limb, and abortions after 20 weeks when the child can feel pain and risks to the mother increase.
With new leaders, archdiocese aims to rejuvenate youth ministry
In a major development, Archbishop Chaput has bolstered the church's ministry by naming a new director and associate director for Youth and Young Adult Ministry, with robust support from a Catholic Life 2000 fund.
Graduations up for at-risk youth in St. Gabriel’s System
The Catholic Social Services-run system for youth entrusted to it by Philadelphia Family Court reports one of the highest high school graduation rates in 30 years. Grads leave with a diploma and career training.