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St. Barbara Parish to hold Mardi Gras party
A “Mardi Gras Cabaret” sponsored by the St. Barbara Social Trendsetters, Knights of Peter Claver & Ladies Auxiliary, #326, will be held Saturday, Feb. 9 in the St. Barbara Parish Hall, 54th St. and Lebanon Ave. in Philadelphia from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets price is $15 and includes set-ups and beer. BYOB and BYOF. Come dressed for […]
Known for keeping many friendships, Msgr. Degnan dies at 91
Born Aug. 20, 1921 in Norristown, the son of the late Henry B. and Elizabeth E. (Boyle) Degnan, he attended St. Patrick School in Norristown and West Catholic High School before entering St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. He was ordained May 22, 1948 by Bishop J. Carroll McCormick, and his first assignment was as parochial vicar […]
Don Guanella Village, serving intellectually disabled men, switching to cottage homes for care
An era will end when, as announced recently, Don Guanella Village begins to move from a full campus-based program to smaller, community-based group homes. The facility for intellectually disabled men in Springfield, Delaware County has been run by archdiocesan Catholic Social Services for almost half a century.
Students learn about being a missionary during Catholic Schools Week
Sister Lisa Valentini, of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, spoke Jan. 29 to students at Maternity B.V.M. School in Philadelphia. Many schools and religious education programs in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia scheduled a missionary presentation during Catholic Schools Week. Through the sacrifices of the Missionary Childhood Association members, children in missions […]
The Pope’s tweets and retweets: Study analyzes @Pontifex traffic
ROME (CNS) — In his first month on Twitter, Pope Benedict XVI sent two dozen mini-messages in nine languages, generating more than 270,000 comments and responses from other Twitter users, according to a study conducted by an Italian Jesuit magazine and an Italian new-media consulting firm. While some of the comments were harsh and even […]
Harbaugh parents know one son’s team will win, another will lose in Super Bowl
BALTIMORE (CNS) — When the Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers on Thanksgiving night in 2011 — and John Harbaugh beat younger brother, Jim, in the first NFL matchup of coaching brothers — Jack Harbaugh peeked into the Ravens’ locker room after the game. Jack Harbaugh, John and Jim’s father, was impressed by how […]
Musial recalled as a man who made ‘nobodies’ feel like ‘somebodies’
ST. LOUIS (CNS) -- A funeral Mass Jan. 26 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis for Stan Musial -- "a true American hero" -- brought comfort to those mourning the loss and a call for others to emulate his life of kindness to all. (Watch videos of Bishop Richard Stika's homily and broadcaster Bob Costas' words of remembrance.)
Judge calls HHS suit filed by Washington archdiocese and others, ‘premature’
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Jan. 25 dismissed a lawsuit filed against the federal contraceptive mandate by the Archdiocese of Washington and its co-plaintiffs, saying the case is premature in light of the government’s “promises to amend the mandate.” “Importantly, this ruling was not based on the merits […]
Sister Maria Angelica McGovern, I.H.M., dies at 86
Sister Maria Angelica, I.H.M., formerly Mary Catherine McGovern, died Jan. 19 in Camilla Hall, Immaculata, in the 68th year of her religious life. She was 86 years old. Born in Philadelphia, Sister Maria Angelica entered the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1944 from Nativity B.V. M. Parish in […]
Mayor Nutter proclaims Catholic Schools Week 2013 in Philadelphia
Bishop Daniel Thomas led the students and staff of Immaculate Heart of Mary School, in the Andorra section of the city, in a prayer liturgy Monday, Jan. 28 to kick off Catholic Schools Week in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.