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Holy Redeemer Hospital offers events, programs in October
Holy Redeemer Health System in Meadowbrook, Montgomery County, will offer several upcoming events and programs that are open to the public. Registration is required — call 1-800-818-4747 or visit the Holy Redeemer website unless otherwise noted. Bucks County Breast Friends (BCBF) Support Group: General Members Meeting Thursday, Oct. 3, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Discuss the […]
Sister of St. Joseph Mary Theresa Vesey, immigrant from England, dies at 92
Sister Mary Theresa Vesey, S.S.J., died Aug. 27 and was buried at St. Joseph Villa Aug. 30. She was 92. Sister Mary was born in an English mining town, Wigan, which was unique in its totally Catholic population, and Mary was embraced by members of the entire town. Seeking employment, her family moved to America […]
Medical Mission Sister honored for work with victims of human trafficking
Medical Mission Sister Teresita Hinnegan has long worked to end to human trafficking and teach women how to value themselves. Recently she made history through her efforts. She was awarded the first ever Dawn’s Place Life Time Achievement Award, recognizing her life’s work to empower women and stop violence against them, the Medical Mission Sisters announced Sept. 17.
Sister Mary Martin, S.H.C.J., longtime educator, dies at 86
Sister Mary Martin, who was a Sister of the Holy Child Jesus (SHCJ) for 60 years, died Sept. 5 at Holy Child Center in Rosemont. She was 86. Born in Philadelphia, Sister Mary was one of 14 children of Josephine (Monaghan) and Lewis Martin. In 1945, she graduated from West Philadelphia High School and five […]
Website honored for excellence
CatholicPhilly.com won the Faith-Based Standard of Excellence award Sept. 12 from the Web Marketing Association. The news website of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was the only Catholic organization to win an award in the contest this year. Last year the Archdiocese of Detroit won the award in the faith-based category, making the two websites the only two Catholic dioceses in the United States to be so honored.
Governor, president declare Colorado’s flood zone disaster areas
DENVER (CNS) -- Colorado Governor John W. Hickenlooper declared a state of disaster emergency in response to massive flooding across 15 counties, from south of Colorado Springs to the Wyoming border, caused by several days of heavy rain fall that began Sept. 11.
Bishop tells House any cut in food aid has ‘human, moral consequences’
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- How the U.S. House "chooses to address our nation's hunger and nutrition programs will have profound human and moral consequences," said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development.
Retired archbishop is in critical but stable condition after stroke
SEATTLE (CNS) -- Retired Seattle Archbishop Alex J. Brunett remained in critical but stable condition in an intensive care unit at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue Sept. 16, four days after suffering a stroke and undergoing surgery.
Poles welcome native son’s sainthood
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) -- A larger-than-life model of Blessed John Paul II as a younger man reaches out from the top of the exterior steps that ascend to All Saints Church, Warsaw's largest church.
Pope assures Rome priests that ‘sanctity is stronger than scandals’
ROME (CNS) -- Acting in his capacity as bishop of Rome, Pope Francis offered words of encouragement to his diocesan priests, assuring them that recent and current scandals cannot overcome the church's holiness and urging them to keep their vocations alive through love of God.