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November a month to remember the dead, also celebrate life, says priest
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (CNS) — Death does not mean the end. “Life is changed, not ended,” said Father Gregory Labus, coordinator of the Office of Liturgy and Worship for the Diocese of Brownsville. November, he pointed out, is the month dedicated to remembering the dead. [hotblock] On All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1, Catholics honor the saints, […]
Vatican to begin trial of computer tech accused of helping papal butler
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A second criminal trial opens Nov. 5 in the little courtroom on the ground floor of the Vatican’s tribunal building, located just behind the apse of St. Peter’s Basilica. Claudio Sciarpelletti, a computer technician in the Vatican Secretariat of State, is to be tried on charges of aiding and abetting Paolo […]
Priest says prayers, rosary got him across triathlon finish line
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — After California priest Father Thomas Baker finished a grueling triathlon in Hawaii, he acknowledged that parts of the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike race and a 26.2-mile marathon were tough. That’s when, he said later, he “used the rosary, my mantras and the faces of all those praying for me to help […]
Catholic hospital systems, including Catholic Health East, mulling merger
Two of the United States' largest Catholic hospital systems, Pennsylvania-based Catholic Health East and Michigan-based Trinity Health, are exploring a consolidation that one spokesman said benefits from "mission overlap." In the Philadelphia area, CHE operates St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne; and Mercy Health System, which runs Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia and Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Mercy Suburban Hospital in Norristown and Mercy Home Health Services in Springfield, Delaware County.
After Sandy, ‘people need everything,’ says Catholic Charities official
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The damage from the wind, rain and flooding brought by Hurricane Sandy "is almost overwhelming," said Msgr. Kevin Sullivan, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York. "We're reaching out to parishes and getting them to directly assist those in critical need -- they know their own people and their neighborhoods," he said Oct. 31. Several Catholic agencies and religious communities have stepped forward to address the greatest needs of victims of the super storm.
Archbishop visits St. Joseph’s Preparatory School
During his homily he invited students volunteer to come sit with him to answer some questions on the understanding of humility and pride.
All Saints’ Day calls for deeper belief in eternal life, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The feast of All Saints should prompt Catholics to believe more deeply in eternal life, Pope Benedict XVI said. The day “reminds us of our eternal destiny, where we will dwell, as St. Thomas Aquinas says, in true and perfect light, total fulfillment, everlasting joy and gladness without end,” he said […]
Curriculum aims to help students understand range of pro-life issues
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The pro-life issue “is one of most important issues our culture faces” and “we thought the time had come for someone to take it as serious as math or science or English,” said one of the developers of a new curriculum with that aim. Camille Pauley is co-founder and president of Healing […]
Girl’s soccer semi-finals
Lansdale Catholic beat Archbishop Wood in girl's soccer on Wednesday October 24. They will face Archbishop Ryan who beat Saint Hubert the same day. The championship game will be held on October 31 at 5:30 at Archbishop Ryan. (Photos by Sarah Webb)
Archdiocese unveils new policies for handling complaints of improper conduct with minors
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia released its comprehensive Policies for the Protection of Children and Young People Oct. 31. The policies, most of which have been already in effect, become fully effective Nov. 1 and can be read at the archdiocesan website, www.archphila.org. The policies were developed and provisionally implemented since the release of the 2011 Philadelphia grand jury report on child sexual abuse in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.