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Donations boost efforts to feed the hungry throughout Philadelphia region
The Catholic Church in the Philadelphia region provides a wide range of social services to all people. One of the most basic of human needs is food, and two recent events showed the support of the community for the church’s efforts to feed and serve the needy.
Sister Mary Paula Beierschmitt, I.H.M., acclaimed artist, dies at 72
Sister Paula Beierschmitt, I.H.M., formerly Marianna Beierschmitt, died Sept. 28 in Mary Immaculate Convent, Philadelphia, in the 55th year of her religious life. She was 72 years old.
Sister Cecile Marie, I.H.M., longtime Immaculata music professor, dies at 85
Sister Cecile Marie Phelan, I.H.M., formerly Maria Patricia Phelan, died Sept. 27 in Camilla Hall, Immaculata, in the 62nd year of her religious life. She was 85 years old.
Sister Mary Terentia, I.H.M., who served at St. Barnabas Parish, dies at 92
Sister Mary Terentia Corcoran, I.H.M., formerly Rita Ethel Corcoran, died Aug. 24 in Camilla Hall, Immaculata, in the 73rd year of her religious life. She was 92 years old.
Young man’s death from flu inspires Knights educational campaign
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (CNS) -- "Every Life Matters -- Every Shot Counts" is the focus of the Knights of Columbus' Crusade Against Influenza slated to run in the Diocese of Allentown and beyond concurrent with the flu season.
California Gov. Brown vetoes bill extending statute of limitations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CNS) -- The president of the California Catholic Conference hailed Gov. Jerry Brown's veto of a bill that would have reopened the statute of limitations against private employers for child sex abuse cases -- but also would have banned lawsuits against public schools and other government agencies. The reason for a statute of limitations, which Brown said reaches back into Roman Empire times, "is one of fairness," he noted. "There comes a time when an individual or organization should be secure in the reasonable expectation that past acts are indeed in the past and not subject to further lawsuits."
Daughters of Charity to withdraw from Nashville, eight other dioceses
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) -- The Daughters of Charity, who first came to the Diocese of Nashville in 1898 to establish St. Thomas Hospital, announced they will withdraw from the diocese in the fall of 2014. Although no Daughters of Charity will be serving at St. Thomas and its clinics, the nearly 60 members of the province will be deployed to other missions.
Father McKelvey, a witty, humble priest devoted to IHM sisters, laid to rest
Father James P. McKelvey, 63, chaplain at Camilla Hall, the residence for retired Immaculate Heart Sisters in Immaculata, died suddenly on Oct. 8. Born in Phoenixville, the son of the late Raymond and Pearl (Hughes) McKelvey, he attended St. Mary of the Assumption School, Phoenixville; Bishop Kenrick High School, Norristown; Phoenixville High School and Gwynedd-Mercy […]
Goal of rally is to inspire youths to ‘do something positive for life’
CARSON, Calif. (CNS) -- Walking around the stage at the StubHub Center's tennis stadium in Carson Oct. 9, Mexican singer, actor and keynote speaker Eduardo Verastegui addressed more than 6,000 Catholic school junior high and high school students gathered for the "Christian Service 4LIFE" rally.
Pilgrimage, global rosary connects Catholics with Mary, one another
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Carmen Dupuy, a native of Venezuela, waved the American flag with excitement along with more than a thousand other pilgrims to honor Mary and the universal church.