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Malvern Retreat House honors veterans, peace officers at tree planting
As part of Malvern Retreat House’s 100th anniversary celebration and Veteran’s Day, participants in a Nov. 11 event at the retreat house planted and dedicated a tree in honor of veterans, police, fire, peace officers and emergency responders from the past and present. The plaque for the tree reads: This tree is dedicated in honor of […]
Catholic Leadership Institute honors four outstanding Catholic leaders
Catholic Leadership Institute honored four individuals for their outstanding Catholic leadership at a banquet Nov 9 in Drexel Hill. The honorees are Lisa Brenninkmeyer (co-chair of the board and founder of Walking with Purpose), William Donohue (president and CEO of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights), Father Jack Wall (president of the Catholic […]
Our Lady of Confidence Day School celebrates “Confidence Day”
The school's program is rooted in Gospel love and embraces the value of life. Our Lady of Confidence Day School is committed to guiding students on the path to independence so they may become vital contributing members of society. The school has a second site at Bishop McDevitt High School in Wyncote (Montgomery County). Our Lady of Confidence Day School is one of four schools of special education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, which is now managed and supported by the Faith in the Future Foundation. For more information about Our Lady of Confidence Day School please visit www.ourladyofconfidence.org. For more information about Faith in the Future, please visit www.faithinthefuture.com.
Pro-lifers closely watching Nevada pregnancy case
RENO, Nev. (CNS) — Pro-lifers are paying close attention to a Nevada court case involving a mentally incapacitated pregnant woman. The Nevada Supreme Court Nov. 6 allowed a lower-court judge to continue to conduct a hearing about the pregnancy. After the court’s OK, Washoe County District Judge Egan Walker continued hearings begun Nov. 2 into […]
US bishops discuss penance, preaching, religious liberty, economy
BALTIMORE (CNS) — The U.S. bishops’ fall general assembly in Baltimore began with an emphasis on conversion and a return to the sacrament of penance. New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, told the bishops at the start of the Nov. 12-15 meeting that he could imagine […]
Bishops urged to make proposed statement on economy more substantive
BALTIMORE (CNS) — A new statement on the economy, intended as a pastoral message of hope, came in for some sharp criticism as the document was formally introduced for consideration Nov. 12 at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual fall general assembly in Baltimore. During discussion, “The Hope of the Gospel in Difficult Economic […]
St. Therese Church to celebrate Mass for St. Kateri
A Mass of Thanksgiving for the canonization of St. Kateri Tekakwitha will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 18 at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Church, Upsal and Ardleigh streets in Philadelphia. Msgr. David H. Benz, the pastor, will be the celebrant for the Mass that welcomes Native Americans and all people. A […]
Upper Darby mayor guest of St. Andrew School, Drexel Hill
St. Andrew School, Drexel Hill, will hold a political assembly Monday, Nov. 12 at 10:30 a.m. in McGettigan Hall featuring special guest, Upper Darby Mayor Thomas Micozzie. The assembly will be for St. Andrew students in second through fifth grades. Students will learn about local government first-hand from Micozzie, who has been mayor since 2009. The assembly is sponsored […]
Bishop links respect for environment to church’s sacramental life
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The link between respecting the environment and the sacramental life of the church is inseparable for one bishop overseeing a diocese that encompasses a collection of small islands in the South Pacific. Bishop Bernard Unabali of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, considers the link so unfaltering that when he baptizes a new member […]
Vatican official hopes fake papal tweets stop once official site opens
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Once the Vatican launches Pope Benedict XVI’s official Twitter feed before the end of the year, it’s hoped all the fake papal tweets will cease and desist, said a Vatican official. There are dozens of unofficial @PopeBenedict handles and usernames in a number of different permutations and languages on Twitter; many […]