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Lady Patriots net 12th straight lacrosse title
What an amazing season it has been for two talented Philadelphia Catholic League lacrosse rivals, the Cardinal O’Hara Lady Lions and the Archbishop Carroll Lady Patriots. Over the past 12 years Archbishop Carroll has dominated in girls’ lacrosse. Carroll head coach Lorraine Beers took over the girls’ lacrosse program in 2000, and the team has […]
After slow start, La Salle tops the Prep, 8-7
It has been remarkable seasons for the St. Joseph’s Prep and La Salle College High School boys’ lacrosse teams. The two teams faced each other May 23 in the Philadelphia Catholic League championship game at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School. La Salle edged St. Joseph’s Prep, 8-7, to take the league championship. It did not look all […]
Obituaries for June
Sister Rita Francis Fiefhaus, O.S.F. Sister Rita Francis Fiefhaus, O.S.F., 94, died May 25 in Assisi House. She had been a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for 71 years. Sister Rita Francis was born Mary Isabel Fiefhaus in Philadelphia, where she was a member of St. Bonaventure Parish. She entered […]
Promoting peace and forgiveness
The Institute for Forgiveness and Reconciliation at Chestnut Hill College, which is headed by St. Joseph Sister Catherine Nerney, works “for the forgiveness of divisions within and among human persons and communities by providing forgiveness and reconciliation at every level of life.” All things considered, that is something very much needed in the Archdiocese of […]
Increasingly on their own, women migrants face special dangers
ROME (CNS) — Increasing numbers of women are migrating alone, a situation that makes them vulnerable to violence and exploitation, but one that often shows their courage and commitment to making a better life for their families, said speakers at a conference in Rome. About 214 million people live outside their country of origin, and […]
Father Eugene Cusick, pastor emeritus of St. Bede Parish, dies
Father Eugene G. Cusick, pastor emeritus of St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Holland died Sunday, May 20. The Reception of the Body will be held at Saint Bede the Venerable Church, Holland, on Friday, May 25 at 4 p.m., followed by a viewing. A parish Mass will be celebrated at 7 p.m. Auxiliary Bishop […]
Six men ordained as priests for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Saturday, May 19 was a beautiful, sun-filled day. But even if there had been a roaring hurricane, it would have been a beautiful day inside the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, because that was the date and place where six men, after years of study and discernment, received ordination to the priesthood at […]
NATO summit, protests provide some lessons for Catholic school students
CHICAGO (CNS) — With world leaders descending on Chicago for the May 20-21 NATO summit, some Catholic school teachers were incorporating lessons about the political-military alliance for their students. And with thousands of people coming to the city to demonstrate and draw attention to focus on issues ranging from war to the environment to poverty, […]
Franciscan University drops student health insurance plan
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, is discontinuing its student health insurance plan in the upcoming school year in opposition to the Obama administration’s mandate requiring most religious employers, including colleges, to provide no-cost contraceptive and sterilization coverage in its health insurance plans. The school made the announcement to its students in mid-April […]
Obama ‘accommodation’ offers no fundamental change, USCCB attorneys say
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Although the Obama administration’s proposed “accommodation” for religious employers to the mandate that contraceptives and sterilization be included in most health plans “may create an appearance of moderation and compromise,” it does not change the administration’s fundamental position, attorneys for the U.S. bishops said in comments filed May 15. “We are convinced […]