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Japanese bishops to set up center to coordinate operations in Sendai
By Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) – Japanese church officials are setting up an emergency center to coordinate humanitarian aid operations in Sendai, the area most devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The center will be managed by Caritas Japan and will draw on the resources of numerous Catholic volunteers who have come […]
Pakistani Christian leader honored at local service
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Approximately 200 members of Philadelphia’s Pakistani Christian community gathered at St. William Church in the Lawncrest section of the city on the evening of March 12 for a memorial Mass for Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan’s Minister of Minorities, who was gunned down March 2 in Islamabad. For the […]
Pope Benedict calls for prayer for victims of disaster in Japan
By Sara AngleCatholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Saying he, too, was horrified by the images of the death and destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Pope Benedict XVI asked people to join him in praying for the victims. “May the bereaved and injured be comforted and may the rescue workers […]
Penitential service acknowledges ‘grave harm’ of clergy sexual abuse
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELHIA – The Stations of the Cross and the sacrament of reconciliation served as solemn settings for the penitential service that Cardinal Justin Rigali led to address the clergy sexual abuse crisis Friday, March 11 in the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. “We know that the expiation […]
Praying for the missions
Students at Sacred Heart School in Oxford join thousands of Holy Childhood Association members in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and across the United States in prayer for children in the missions during HCA’s National Prayer Week, the week of March 13.
In book, Pope presents Jesus as reconciler, not political revolutionary
By John ThavisCatholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In his new volume on “Jesus of Nazareth,” Pope Benedict XVI presents the passion and resurrection of Christ as history-changing events that answer humanity’s unceasing need to be reconciled with God. The 384-page book, titled “Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week – From the Entrance Into Jerusalem […]
St. Mary Magdalen CYO basketball teams shoot for a cure against cancer
MEDIA — St. Mary Magdalen’s CYO basketball teams recently hosted basketball games and fundraising activities to raise money for the Philadelphia-area Coaches vs. Cancer Program. The second annual St. Mary Magdalen Coaches vs. Cancer basketball weekend raised $6,850, which benefits cancer patients and their families across the Philadelphia region. In just two years, St. Mary […]
Tracking hurricanes at Our Lady of Ransom
Students at Our Lady of Ransom School track a hurricane as part of an e-Mission transmitted from the Challenger Learning Center at Wheeling Jesuit University. The sixth graders functioned as meteorologists, forecast specialists, zone projectors, team recorders and ETAs for the estimated time arrivals of their respective hurricanes.Students tracked and conveyed information via netbooks and […]
Lenten Reflection – spanine justice of death on the cross
By Carmina M. ChappSpecial to the CS&T How can Jesus’ condemnation to death be considered just? How is it justice that an innocent victim be given a death sentence? Only when we consider the crime can we understand the necessary conditions for justice. God the Father in heaven loves His people completely. We read in […]
21 priests placed on leave
By Matthew Gambino Addressing the clergy sexual abuse scandal in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, Cardinal Justin Rigali placed 21 priests on administrative leave from their clerical assignments Monday, March 7. Parishes where the priests had been assigned were to be informed of the action at Masses on Ash Wednesday, and again at Masses this weekend. The […]