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Young people welcome Archbishop before procession, Mass
Twitter report: Installation of Archbishop Charles Chaput
Cardinal Rigali leads Archbishop Chaput to the cathedra. The Archbishop takes cathedra at 2:27 pm. It's official...
Installation of Archbishop Charles Chaput
Procession begins at 1:30 p.m, Mass at 2 p.m. We will be updating this site throughout the day, please check back frequently. Also, follow us at @CSTPhiladelphia on twitter for live tweets from the installation, and at www.facebook.com/CatholicStandardandTimes for photos and updates as the installation takes place. The archdiocesan web site will begin live streaming the installation from 1:30 p.m. at archphila.org/home.php
Calendar of Events
The Miraculous Medal Shrine in Philadelphia will hold its regular Monday novena on Sept. 19, Father Sylvester Peterka, C.M., will preach on “Our Lady of Mercy”; and on Sept. 26, Father Richard Kehoe, C.M., will preach on “St. Vincent de Paul.” For more information, including additional Mass and novena times, contact the shrine at 215-848-1010. […]
Archbishop Chaput’s Coat of Arms Installed
Archdiocesan high schools will open on schedule despite strike
Teachers from the Association of Catholic Teachers rejected the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s contract offer Sept. 6 and have gone on strike a day before archdiocesan high schools are slated to open. Archdiocesan high schools will open, however, staffed by administrators and non-union employees, according to Mary Rochford, archdiocesan superintendent of schools. “Every school has its […]
St. Eleanor parishioners make it to Mass despite flood waters
Every minute of every day and night the Mass is being offered somewhere in the world. St. Eleanor Parish in Collegeville celebrated Mass in the dark, even as Collegeville lost power and was being flooded by downpours from Hurricane Irene Sunday Aug. 28.
Vatican responds to Irish government report on clergy sexual abuse
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican forcefully denied it undermined the Irish bishops’ efforts to protect children from sexual abuse and characterized as “unfounded” claims the Vatican tried to interfere in government investigations regarding Church handling of sex abuse cases. The Vatican recognizes “the seriousness of the crimes” detailed in a government report about cases […]
Seeing the face of Jesus
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John told us all about what Jesus said and did, but not one of them mentioned what He looked like. The vaguely European-featured Jesus with a brown beard and hair was pretty much the standard for most of history, at least until Rembrandt Van Rijn, the greatest painter, draftsman and printmaker of the Dutch Golden Age came along. In the mid-17th century he and his students at his Amsterdam studio painted a series of at least eight heads of Christ which set the liturgical art world on its ear.
Change can bring spiritual lift, fresh outlook
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) —When Nancy Frankowski walks to church, she is confronted with scaffolding covering much of her beloved Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul so that workers can refresh the exterior of Philadelphia's 147-year-old Catholic structure. While it's a temporary eyesore, the Philadelphia Catholic says she is looking forward to seeing the building restored to its original grandeur. She is also looking for a renovation of sorts for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia when it welcomes Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, formerly of Denver, who succeeds the retiring Cardinal Justin Rigali Sept. 8.