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Adult stem cells making news in courts, Congress and on football field
Stem-cell research is once again making news in Congress and the courts. But this time, it's on the sports pages too. And instead of the embryonic stem-cell research that was once all the rage, the news is in the field of adult stem-cell research, which does not involve the destruction of human embryos.
Archbishop Chaput asks Catholics to make opposition to HHS mandate known
"The HHS mandate is not simply 'bad' social policy, but precedent-setting in its disregard for conscience rights. There is no reasonable defense for a coercive approach to contraception in health insurance coverage, and Catholics need to make their opposition known firmly and immediately to the Department of Health and Human Services." -- Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia and Chairman of the PCC
Phillies phever!
On Sept. 23, students at SS. Simon and Jude School in West Chester celebrated the Phillies playoff berth by sporting Phillies attire for the day.
Press conference highlights pro life call to action
A press conference was held today at the Capitol in Harrisburg in support of pro-life legislation. In attendance were over 35 legislators as well as various leaders of pro-life constituencies. Francis Viglietta, director of social concerns for the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, said, “the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference applauds the many House and Senate pro-life legislators from both parties who are committed to advancing legislation to provide additional protections for women and unborn children. Our conference shares this goal and welcomes the opportunity to help accomplish it.”
‘God has given you a mission,’ Archbishop tells state legislators in Harrisburg
As the Catholic Bishops of Pennsylvania gathered at St. Patrick Cathedral in Harrisburg Sept. 27 to concelebrate Mass for those who serve in public office, Archbishop Charles Chaput told Catholic elected officials that God has given them a mission. “To be a politician is to have a mission. It’s a noble vocation to be a leader in the community, to help draw the community into a deep commitment to the dignity of every individual and profound respect for the common good of everyone,” he said in his homily.
Archbishop of Prague visits St. John Neumann Shrine, St. Peter the Apostle School
It really was appropriate. When Archbishop Charles Chaput and Cardinal Justin Rigali accompanied Archbishop Dominik Duka of Prague to the shrine of his countryman, St. John Neumann, on Sept. 22, the first stop was at adjacent St. Peter the Apostle School, because Philadelphia’s first saint is considered a father of Catholic education in light of the many schools founded while he was bishop. There the children enthusiastically welcomed the visitors.
O’Rourke remembered as a ‘pro’s pro’
Most people in the Delaware Valley were unaware of what Jack O’Rourke looked like, but they certainly recognized his voice. For the past 20 years, O’Rourke was the sports reporter who provided updates and summaries of Phillies games for KYW Newsradio 1060. He was, in the words of Phillies broadcaster Chris Wheeler, a “pro’s pro,” […]
Archbishop Chaput rededicates, blesses renovated St. Bede Church
In a way, when Archbishop Chaput visited St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Holland Sept. 24 to consecrate the renovated church, he was stepping into Philadelphia history.
A renovated St. Genevieve Church is blessed and dedicated
When St. Genevieve Parish was founded in Flourtown in 1955 Archbishop John F. O’Hara was Archbishop of Philadelphia. A former president of Notre Dame University, he was really big on building schools, but not so much churches. St. Genevieve is a case in point.
Two archdiocesan schools earn blue ribbons
It is quite an honor, and Corpus Christi School in Lansdale and Nativity of Our Lord School in Warminster are receiving it. There are, give or take, 130,000 elementary and high schools in the United States. Just 304 of them were named 2011 National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. Of the 14 Pennsylvania schools to receive this recognition, only two were non-public — Corpus Christi and Nativity of Our Lord.