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Miraculous Medal Shrine to celebrate 9-day solemn novena
Over 10,000 people are expected to come through the doors and pray for those they love during the solemn novena liturgies celebrated at the Miraculous Medal Shrine at 500 East Chelten Avenue in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. All are welcome. Starting Nov. 18 the shrine to Mary, Mother of God will be celebrating its […]
Knights of Peter Claver plan banquet, announce Claver awardee
Sister of the Blessed Sacrament Mary Norbit will receive the 2013 Claver Award during the annual banquet of the Knights of St. Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary on Sunday, Nov. 17 at the Springfield Country Club, 400 Sproul Road in Springfield, Delaware County. The luncheon begins at 1 p.m.
Sister Anne Phyllis Ryan, teacher in Philadelphia and Nigeria, dies at 95
Sister Anne Phyllis Ryan, who was a Sister of the Holy Child Jesus for 74 years, died Nov. 7 of respiratory failure at Holy Child Center in Rosemont. She was 95. The daughter of Ann (Anderson) and Joseph Ryan, Sister Anne Phyllis was born in Rosemont and was the eldest of two children. After graduating […]
Previews and predictions: Catholic schools set for football finals
St. Joseph's Prep plays in the PIAA District 12 final on Saturday as does Archbishop Wood in the AAA city title. West Catholic goes for the AA city championship Friday night. Our sports columnist John Knebels fearlessly predicts the games' outcomes (for entertainment purposes only, of course.)
St. Joe’s Prep ends 8-year Catholic League championship drought
The Prep beat five-time defending champion La Salle, 30-20, Nov. 8 to capture the AAAA league title. Prep quarterback Chris Martin threw three touchdowns before leaving the game after the final score with an injury.
Bishops approve 2014 budget, 3 percent assessment increase for 2015
The 2014 budget that was presented to the bishops was "deemed to be more transparent than previous presentations," said a report by the USCCB Committee on Budget and Finance, which is chaired by Philadelphia native Bishop Michael J. Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston, W.Va., who also is USCCB treasurer.
Secular Christmas seen as encroaching on Christian Advent season
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Already.
Caritas Philippines leader calls typhoon devastation ‘unimaginable’
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) -- The devastation brought on by Super Typhoon Haiyan is on a scale so big it is "unimaginable," said Jesuit Father Edwin Gariguez, head of Caritas in the Philippines. "This is beyond our capacity," he said. With about 600,000 people displaced by the storm, the task of getting aid to Filipinos posed a challenge in terms of coordination and the logistics.
Belgium’s faith leaders: Don’t allow kids to decide on own euthanasia
BRUSSELS (CNS) -- The president of the Belgian bishops' conference joined other faith leaders who criticized proposed legislation to extend euthanasia to children and dementia sufferers, warning the measure risks "destroying the functioning of society."
Family businesses win victory in suit over HHS mandate
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -- A Catholic family in Madison, Ind., that owns a vehicle lighting manufacturing company won an important religious liberty victory in a Nov. 8 ruling handed down by a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. An appeals judge ruled the family and their company cannot be compelled to provide abortion-inducing drugs, sterilizations and contraceptives to their employees in their company health plan as required under the Affordable Care Act.