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Cardinal O’Hara High School names new president
Thomas Fertal becomes the third president of the archdiocesan high school, effective June 1. He led Lancaster Catholic High School as principal since 2010.
St. Anthony of Padua teacher recognized for excellence in teaching
Dana Smith, 7th grade teacher at St. Anthony of Padua Regional School, earned top elementary school teacher honors from the readers of the South Philadelphia Review. See the full story on Southphillyreview.com.
La Salle High edges Holy Ghost Prep, 2-1, in hockey tourney
The Explorers needed an overtime period to get past tenacious HGP and their hard-luck goalie Peyton Jones, who made 44 saves. The victory propelled La Salle into the finals against St. Joseph's Prep in the Class AAA bracket of the Flyers Cup ice hockey tournament.
Archdiocese reports new data that show stronger finances
Audited financial statements for more than a dozen entities of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia show that donations from the Catholic community plus gains from investments have resulted in modest surpluses, in several cases, from the previous year's losses.
Roman Catholic High School student named a Gates Millenium Scholarship finalist
Alexander Tieu, a senior at Roman Catholic High School, has been named a finalist in the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholars Program.
20 permanent deacon candidates to receive ministry
The men in their fourth year of preparation for the permanent diaconate will receive the ministry of Acolyte on Saturday, March 15 at 10:30 a.m.
Healing Mass for victims of clergy sexual abuse
Archbishop Charles Chaput will celebrate a Mass for healing for victims of clergy sexual abuse and preach the homily on Saturday, March 22 at 5:15 p.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia.
Buddhists donate funds to rebuild typhoon-damaged Philippine church
TACLOBAN, Philippines (CNS) -- On a recent Sunday morning, the congregation at Santo Nino Parish in Tacloban crammed into a space one-third the true size of the church. The crowd spilled out onto the courtyard, which had two big gray tents bearing the logo of a Buddhist foundation.
Social media, smartphones give young people a new look at Lent
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- This is not your parents' Lent. That's pretty clear when smartphone alarms -- sounding like police whistles -- ring at mealtimes on Fridays along with text messages from the "meat police" offering reminders such as: "Hey, it's Friday, drop the cheeseburger!" The Friday no-meat reminder comes through the Lentsanity app produced by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. By the third day of Lent, the app -- which also offers plenty of Lenten resources - already had more than 10,000 downloads.
Three archbishops to pray for peace in Ukraine on Sunday
Archbishops Chaput and Soroka will participate in a prayer service Sunday, March 16 in the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Philadelphia.