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Teens enjoy day of fun, prayer to aid their public witness of Catholic faith
Approximately 200 teens and their adult chaperones enjoyed a day of exploring the Catholic faith, and having fun too, March 3 at Archbishop Carroll High School, Radnor. Formerly the archdiocesan Teen Convocation, the event was renamed Generation Phaith this year by the young people themselves, who helped organize the day of workshops, prayer, music and games.
Exton Catholic school gathers donations for school, Chester County Food Bank
Students of SS. Philip and James School, Exton, donated non-perishable food items and monetary contributions Feb. 28 to the Chester County Food Bank in Downingtown. The drive took place along with the fundraising efforts for Spring Fling 2013, the major fundraising event for the school scheduled for April 6. SS. Philip and James is relying […]
Chamber music quartet performs at morning Mass, afternoon concert in Berwyn
The Music at Monica’s series presents the Pyxis Piano Quartet performing a concert of works by Bach, Brahms and Mozart on Sunday, March 10 at 3 p.m. at St. Monica Church, Berwyn. A free-will offering will be accepted. The quartet consists of Meredith Amado, violin; Amy Leonard, viola; Jie Jin, cello and Hiroko Yamazaki, piano. The group will also perform […]
Cheltenham Catholic school students enjoy trip to nature center
The student Prayer Partners of Presentation B.V.M. School in Cheltenham visited the Silver Lake Nature Center in Bristol Feb. 20 for a field trip. They watched sap drip from a maple tree and were able to taste it. Students used stethoscopes to hear the sap running inside the tree. Students also saw and touched pelts from […]
Catholic Professionals hosts next meeting March 14
The Catholic Professionals of Greater Philadelphia group welcomes speaker Brian Gail for its next meeting Thursday, March 14 from 5:50 to 8 p.m. at the Life Center at Malvern Retreat House in Malvern. Gail, a marketing executive, lecturer and author, will speak on the role of the laity in the Catholic Church. CatholicPhilly.com and PhaithMagazine.com […]
CCHD awards $800,000 to three groups working on immigration reform
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Three faith-based organizations working to reform the country’s immigration laws are set to receive $800,000 from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. The grants to the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, Migration and Refugee Services of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the PICO National Network will bolster campaigns […]
Venezuelan president Chavez changed nation, had rocky relations with bishops
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CNS) -- Hugo Chavez, a socialist president who transformed Venezuela while acting as chief protagonist in what was one of the worst Catholic Church-government relationships in Latin America, died March 5. He was 58.
Sistine Chapel goes from tourist magnet to polling place for pope
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Sistine Chapel’s transformation from a world-famous tourist site to the prayer-filled space where cardinal electors will choose the next pope is under way. Vatican workers have begun installing protective panels to cover the mosaic tile floors, and mini-scaffolding will raise a false floor level with the altar and eliminate any […]
Cardinals agree to media blackout of pre-conclave meetings
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Citing unauthorized press reports on their preparatory meetings for the upcoming papal election, the College of Cardinals agreed to a media blackout similar to one observed before the previous conclave in 2005. A briefing for journalists by New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan and Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George was cancelled at the last minute March 6. It would have been the third by U.S. cardinals since the start of the meetings.
Conscience-protection bill for HHS mandate introduced in House
The Health Care Conscience Rights Act would offer a full exemption from the U.S. Department Health and Human Services' mandate for individuals and health care entities that refuse to provide, pay for, or refer patients to abortion providers because of their religious beliefs. A sponsor said it is possible that the bill could be folded into a continuing resolution being considered by the House to keep the federal government operating beyond March 27.