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Residences of Syrian archbishops in Aleppo ransacked
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Fighting in Aleppo, Syria, has not spared the residences of the local Melkite and Maronite Catholic archbishops, according to the Vatican’s Fides news agency. The residence of Melkite Archbishop Jean-Clement Jeanbart was ransacked during clashes Aug. 23. The archbishop and several priests who live in the building had fled a few […]
California archbishop apologizes after drunken driving arrest
OAKLAND, Calif. (CNS) — Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, to be installed in October as archbishop of San Francisco, was arrested in San Diego early Aug. 26 for driving under the influence. The archbishop, a San Diego native, had his mother in the car. In an Aug. 27 statement issued from the Diocese of Oakland, which […]
After college acceptance, next challenge for many is paying tuition
WASHINGTON (CNS) — After finally being accepted into college, the only headaches left for students are how to fit a dorm room into a car for move-in day — and how to afford that tuition. On June 29, Congress voted to keep the interest rate for Stafford federal student loans at 3.4 percent; it would […]
Message from girl’s first Communion balloon returned 11 year later
EDGEWOOD, Iowa (CNS) — In 2001, Abbie Steger, then in second grade, took part in a tradition that has been going on for decades at St. Mark Church in Edgewood. On the Sunday after Easter, the small, tightknit parish’s first Communion class stands on a lawn outside the church and releases balloons. The colorful spheres […]
Former archdiocesan CFO sentenced to 2-7 years in prison for theft of nearly $1 million
The former chief financial officer of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will spend the next two to seven years in state prison for embezzling more than $900,000 from the Church over seven years. Common Pleas Court Judge Ellen Ceisler sentenced Anita Guzzardi, 44, to prison at a hearing Aug. 24 in Philadelphia on her third-degree felony conviction of theft by deception. Guzzardi will also serve seven years’ probation on two other convictions, forgery and unlawful use of a computer. She had pleaded guilty to the three charges July 29.
Devon Prep students shine in national solar car event
While we all endured the extreme heat in the Philadelphia area this summer, a group of Devon Preparatory School students were hoping for as much sunshine as possible in Dallas, Texas. Devon Prep’s solar car team recently took second place in the national 2012 Solar Car Challenge at the Texas Motor Speedway, and without the […]
Chicago Cardinal plans treatment after tests show cancer cells
CHICAGO (CNS) — For the second time in his 75 years, Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago is facing the cross of cancer. The Archdiocese of Chicago released a statement Aug. 17 announcing that two days earlier, Cardinal George underwent a procedure at Loyola Medical Center during which doctors found cancerous cells in his kidney […]
In Britain, ongoing struggles over laws regulating euthanasia
MANCHESTER, England (CNS) — Tony Nicklinson, a man paralyzed from the neck down following a stroke seven years ago, wept before television cameras after he was told that he had lost a two-year legal battle to change the law on euthanasia. Three High Court judges rejected the claim brought by Nicklinson, 58, and another stroke […]
Colleges look at ways to train students for jobs in tough economy
WASHINGTON (CNS) — When one thinks of Catholic colleges and universities, one typically imagines an institution with a strong liberal arts base and bachelor’s and advanced degrees in white-collar professions. While that remains the case, a few Catholic colleges are looking at the stagnant economy and how they can respond to it. These schools have […]
Oregon judge rules no employer link between abusive priest and Holy See
PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) — An Oregon federal judge ruled Aug. 20 that the Vatican was not the employer of a priest accused of molestation and dismissed a 10-year-old attempt to hold the Holy See liable for sexual abuse. The lawsuit filed by a Portland-area man attempted to hold the Vatican responsible for him being molested […]