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U.S. bishops speak out against attack in Turkey
Christians should not focus on violence and let fear numb their compassion but instead should focus on faith and "reach out to our brothers and sisters in solidarity," Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz said.
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.
Holy Cross School announces awardees, scholarship recipients
The graduating eighth grade class of the regional Catholic school in Collegeville ended the school year with a Paris-themed party and many honors for academics and service June 14.
St. Joseph/St. Robert School announces graduation honorees
After the eighth grade class of the Catholic school in Warrington attended their graduation Mass June 8, several awards and certificates were presented to members of the class.
Families gather to say goodbye to St. Francis de Sales School
The Aston, Delaware County parish school closed after 121 years on June 16, preceded by a dinner celebration of remembrance and the graduation ceremony for the last eighth-grade class.
Augustinian Father John Denny dies at age 58
A native of Bryn Mawr, he was pastor of Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish in Bryn Mawr until his death from cancer. He graduated from Msgr. Bonner High School before entering the Augustinians.
Franciscan sister and Puerto Rico native dies at age 86
Sister Elsa Vazquez, O.S.F., ministered for 36 years in Puerto Rico where she served in parish ministry, religious formation, adult education, ministry to people with AIDS and visiting people in prison.
I.H.M. sister, longtime teacher in archdiocese, dies at 89
Sister Marie Cecile Reardon spent many of her 69 years in religious life teaching at schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese plus Allentown and Arlington dioceses.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister, teacher and music minister, dies at 81
A Philadelphia native, Sister Mary Agnes Kinee, I.H.M., taught in elementary schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese and neighboring dioceses. She also served as a liturgy director at two Philadelphia parishes.
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.