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Bernardine Franciscan sister dies at 77
Sister Rayangela Czarnota was a native of Chester who served for 56 years in the Franciscan religious order, mostly as an educator.
Parishes in Philadelphia, counties to merge in latest wave of planning
Parishes in South Philadelphia and Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery counties will see some churches become worship sites as communities merge into 13 new, larger parishes in geographic areas with high concentrations of Catholic churches. Changes in clergy assignments in the Philadelphia Archdiocese were also announced.
Parish sings joyfully of its milestone anniversary
Corpus Christi Parish in Lansdale is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a slate of concerts, including the visit of two guest choirs last month.
Neumann-Goretti stays the championship course, wins another baseball title
The Saints topped rival Roman Catholic twice in three days by a combined score of 22-1 to emerge convincingly as this year’s Catholic League champ. It was N-G's third title in four years and fourth in the past six.
Pa. diocese files suit against HHS mandate
The Diocese of Greensburg in western Pennsylvania and Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt filed suit in a U.S. District Court May 27, claiming the regulation known as the HHS mandate infringes on the church’s religious liberty.
Catholic Leadership Institute transitions its own leadership
Founder and longtime board chairman of Wayne-based CLI, Tim Flanagan, is stepping aside for a new chair, Mike Emmi. He is a former leader of technology firms and a member of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Strafford.
Deal to lease archdiocesan cemeteries closes, workers retain jobs
The agreement to lease 13 Catholic cemeteries operated by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia became final May 28. The cemeteries will remain Catholic under the deal with Levittown-based StoneMor Partners. The archdiocese will gain $53 million initially with $36 million more coming over the next 35 years.
Mass on Capitol Hill sends bishops off to lobby on immigration
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- As a half-dozen bishops celebrated Mass at a church on Capitol Hill before beginning a day of lobbying members of Congress on immigration reform, the event itself gave a sense of the many layers of effort they were undertaking.
Pentecost marks ‘life-changing power of God’s presence,’ cardinal says
The church's celebration of Pentecost highlights the "life-changing power of God's presence" believers receive through the Holy Spirit, said Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl.
Spain’s ‘Camino’: Walking it takes a month, making a film five years
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The famed 500-mile "Camino" trek from southern France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, takes pilgrims about a month or a bit more, depending on the pace, the pilgrim's fitness, any hurts sustained along the way, sightseeing and the like.