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Brazilian beach volleyball player says Catholic school taught values
RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS) — In the Catholic classroom, the beach volleyball player learned the value of discipline and humility. Olympian Maria Elisa Antonelli, 28, credits her Salesian education as teaching her valuable lessons and recognizing her potential. “I received some very good lessons about life, and I learned how to be a professional player […]
Mississippi abortion clinic stays open; Indy abortion law overturned
JACKSON, Miss. (CNS) — A federal judge allowed Mississippi’s only abortion clinic to remain open while it continued to work toward compliance with a new state law permitting only certain doctors to perform abortions there. District Court Judge Daniel P. Jordan III of Jackson partially lifted the injunction on a law that had been scheduled […]
Archdiocese welcomes not one, but two new superintendents of schools
The one shall become two. Former archdiocesan Superintendent of Schools Mary Rochford, who retired at the end of the school term in June, is succeeded by two women in a position that splits the responsibilities Rochford held. Dr. Carol A. Cary is the new Superintendent of Secondary Schools and Jacqueline P. Coccia is the new Superintendent of Elementary Schools, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Office of Catholic Education (OCE) announced July 19.
Friends reflect on Bishop-elect Nelson Perez before his ordination July 25
When Felicia Navarro thinks of Bishop-elect Nelson J. Perez, she feels a sense of irony. Navarro felt called by God to leave her hometown in the Diocese of Rockville Centre, on Long Island in New York, two years ago to become the director of religious education (DRE) at St. Cecilia Parish in Coatesville, Chester County. […]
Catholic family conference coming to region this month
The 2012 East Coast Catholic Family Conference is coming to Trenton, N.J., Saturday, July 28. Titled “Embrace the Family of God,” the all-day Catholic event at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton will feature devotions such as the rosary, confessions, the Divine Mercy chaplet, eucharistic adoration and procession, as well as Mass celebrated by Trenton Bishop David […]
Former coach arrested for allegedly making false claims of sex abuse against other coaches
A former lacrosse coach at Lansdale Catholic High School was arrested July 17 in Montgomery County for allegedly sending false claims of sexual abuse by coaches at the school in anonymous emails to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Timothy Udinski, who last coached boys’ lacrosse at Lansdale Catholic in the 2010-2011 season, was charged with harassment and stalking by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
More than a slogan: St. Thomas More grads plan to support Catholic schools ‘forever more’
Their web site is “stmforever.com” and the alumni of St. Thomas More High School, which had a brief run in West Philadelphia from 1936 to 1975, truly mean it. It easily has one of the most active and loyal alumni bases in the Archdiocese and they annually show their affection for their old school and […]
IHM congregation installs new general superior, leadership team
IMMACULATA, Pa. (CNS) — Sister Lorraine McGrew was installed as general superior of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, along with other members of the congregational leadership team, at a ceremony in the chapel of the Villa Maria House of Studies in Immaculata. Sister McGrew and her team will provide spiritual leadership […]
Cleveland Poles celebrate parish’s reopening with joyful Mass
CLEVELAND (CNS) -- A congregation of more than 1,000 packed into the historic 94-year-old St. Casimir Church on Cleveland's east side stood, made the sign of the cross in Polish and began reciting a decade of the rosary. The unified voice of prayer July 15 was the first offered in the ornately decorated church in more than two-and-a-half years. The prayers served as a prelude to the first Mass in St. Casimir since Nov. 8, 2009, when the parish was suppressed under a diocesan reconfiguration plan that saw 27 parishes close and another 41 merge to form 18 new parishes.
New profession of faith seen as ‘public way of witnessing’ to beliefs
ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) — In a move that will go into effect Sept. 16, Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde has directed that a “profession of faith” declaring assent to all church teachings be made by all teachers of the faith, including catechists, youth ministers and religion teachers in the diocese. The policy, announced in a […]