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IHM congregation installs new general superior, leadership team
IMMACULATA, Pa. (CNS) — Sister Lorraine McGrew was installed as general superior of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, along with other members of the congregational leadership team, at a ceremony in the chapel of the Villa Maria House of Studies in Immaculata. Sister McGrew and her team will provide spiritual leadership […]
Franklin Institute speakers address mix of science and religion
Science and religion came together in an unusual way July 12 at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. As part of its exhibit on the Dead Sea Scrolls, running until Oct. 14, the institute is hosting a seven-part lecture series about topics that compliment the scrolls. Hillary Olson, director of Integrated Programming, said planners of the […]
Needy of St. Agnes, West Chester, get a hand from St. Patrick students
On a recent overcast and gloomy day inWest Chester, the sun seemed to find its way inside St. Agnes Day Room. The cause of some of this brightness and warmth? “Operation Kids Care,” a community service program ofSt.PatrickSchoolin Malvern. On this special day, some fifth-grade students paid a visit to spread goodwill and contribute to […]
St. Edmond’s marks 100 years in South Philadelphia
Every parish is unique. Take St. Edmond Parish in South Philadelphia which celebrates 100 years on June 10. It’s probably the only Catholic Church in America built on the site of a former Chinese cemetery. It is believed to have supplied more young men to the Norbertine religious order than any parish anywhere.
Archbishop Chaput announces clerical changes
Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia, announces the following appointments
Former Philadelphia pastor found unsuitable for ministry
Father Geraldo Piñero, formerly pastor of Incarnation of Our Lord Parish in the Olney section of Philadelphia, has been found unsuitable for ministry by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput after a substantiated violation of the Standards of Ministerial Behavior and Boundaries. The Standards are conduct guidelines for clergy and church workers and volunteers implemented by the Philadlephia Archdiocese in 2003. Father Piñero had stepped down as pastor of Incarnation in November 2010 when federal authorities searched the parish rectory. No charges were subsequently filed against him.
Of six priests on leave, four cleared to return to ministry
The fate of six priests of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia placed on administrative leave after the February 2011 Philadelphia grand jury report was announced today by the Archdiocese. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., decided on the cases after “a rigorous investigative process involving over 20 experts in child abuse,” a statement from the Archdiocese said July 6. Of the six priests, four were determined to have unsubstantiated allegations against them, and they have been deemed suitable for ministry.
Fortnight for Freedom brings focus on challenges to religious freedom
The Fortnight for Freedom, an initiative of the Catholic bishops of the United States, ended on Independence Day after two weeks of efforts to increase awareness among Catholics of threats to religious freedom in America. Archbishop Charles Chaput provided a fitting end to the initiative by serving as homilist for a Mass celebrated for the […]
St. Cyprian Parish to launch Wisdom Ball for young people
The Wisdom Ball Committee at St. Cyprian Parish in West Philadelphia announces its inaugural Cotillion-Beautillion Ball and Scholarship Program. The program is designed to celebrate exceptional young men and women in the community while they attain scholarship money. Those who are accepted into the program take part in an eight-week series of workshops and activities […]
Archbishop Chaput announces clerical changes
Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia, announces the following appointments effective as noted: GRADUATE STUDIES Reverend Anthony J. DiGuglielmo, from Graduate Studies, Catholic University of America, Washington, to Graduate Studies at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, beginning with the Fall 2012 semester RESIDENCE Reverend Michael V. […]