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Cardinal O’Hara HS celebrates renovated gym
More than 150 people attended the unveiling of Cardinal O’Hara High School’s newly renovated gymnasium Oct. 19. Father John Flanagan celebrated Mass during the event, which also honored former coaches Jim Purcell and Maryann Nespoli. Phase one of the renovations took place last summer and included a new floor, new bleachers and new scoreboards. Cardinal O’Hara looks […]
Religious leaders ask Obama to move faster on normalizing Cuba ties
A letter to President Barack Obama called for a three-point plan to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba, including initiating high-level dialogue with the Cuban government; removing Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism; and lifting all restrictions on "people-to-people" travel between the U.S. and Cuba.
New pro-life group aims to ‘Reach Philadelphia’ to reduce abortions
The focus on respecting life, especially the lives of unborn children, has been a constant in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Despite the efforts of many Catholics to build a culture of life in the Philadelphia region, almost half of Pennsylvania's abortions in 2011 occurred in Philadelphia. Reach Philadelphia plans to engage in a mass media campaign to promote life and offer help to women considering abortion.
Young and old join pope to celebrate joy of family life
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Catholic wedding is not simply a beautiful ceremony; through the sacrament of marriage a couple receives from God the grace they will need to fulfill their mission in the world, Pope Francis said.
St. James High alums gather for 20th annual Communion breakfast
St. James High School Alumni Association will hold its 20th annual Mass and Communion Breakfast Sunday, Nov. 3 at 8:30 a.m. at St. Katharine Drexel Church, Chester. Auxiliary Bishop John J. McIntyre will be the celebrant of the Mass. A buffet breakfast will follow at the St. James “Doghouse,” located at 1499 E. 9th Street, […]
Rydal parish presents ‘God and Evolution’ talk by Jesuit priest
Jesuit Father John M. Braverman will present “God and Evolution,” a discussion regarding a deeper human appreciation for creation and human origins, on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Parish Center at St. Hilary Church, Rydal. The talk is hosted by the Faith Enrichment Group of St. Hilary Parish. Father Braverman is assistant professor […]
World War II vet says time as POW of Nazis deepened his Catholic faith
DUNDALK, Md. (CNS) -- U.S. Army Air Corps Cpl. Leo Wojciechowski had just unloaded bombs targeting the Blechhammer synthetic oil refinery on the Nazi-occupied Czech-Polish border when he felt his B-24 shudder. Anti-aircraft fire had struck the nose gunner's plane during the Aug. 7, 1944, mission, causing it to lose speed and altitude as gasoline flooded the rear of the compromised aircraft.
Wood vs Ryan rematch for girls soccer championship
Archbishop Ryan girls’ soccer team will face Archbishop Wood again this season for the championship. The girls from Archbishop Wood defeated Little Flower in a close 1-0 game to make it to the finals. Archbishop Ryan shut out Lansdale Catholic in a 4-0 game. The championship game will take place at Archbishop Ryan High School […]
First U.S. edition of missal in Spanish may be on the horizon
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Anyone who’s familiar with the arduous, years-long process of getting English-language liturgical texts into use might be a bit surprised to learn that there is no comparable system for single-source Spanish translations of missals and other liturgical books. In the United States, priests celebrating daily or weekly Mass, a wedding or other […]
Missionary team plants Catholicism in Mongolia, but challenges remain
PERTH, Australia (CNS) -- When Bishop Wenceslao Padilla arrived in Mongolia with two other missionary priests in 1992, there were no Catholics in the Central Asian country. His mission was much like that of the early apostles: to take Catholicism to a land that had not yet encountered it.