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Cure of Glen Mills man final step to sainthood
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer GLEN MILLS – Look no further than the backyard of the Philadelphia Archdiocese to meet the recipient of the final miracle needed for the Oct. 23 canonization of Blessed Luigi Guanella, an Italian priest of the 19th and early 20th centuries who founded the Servants of Charity. The congregation […]
Retired Cardinal speaks about revolts in Egypt, Middle East
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Cardinal John P. Foley is keeping a watchful eye on the revolution in Egypt and other nations in the Middle East, despite his recent retirement and resignation as grand master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. The organization helps to raise funds for the works of […]
St. Hubert wins first indoor title
By John KnebelsSports Columnist He just keeps getting better. Already an athlete with an impressive resume in both football and track, Cardinal O’Hara senior Tyler Gallen entered the Catholic League indoor track championship on Feb. 6 at Widener University with nothing to prove. But when you are an established athlete, motivation comes from within. “Anything […]
‘Deja vu’ for La Salle’s swimming champs
John KnebelsSports Columnist The swimmers have heard the many jokes, and they are able to laugh at all of them because they are all complimentary. Some say that Catholic League swimming should be separated into two leagues; one being La Salle, the other being all the rest. Others advise making a deal with a trophy […]
A deacon for life
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Deacon Alvin (Al) Clay III, 53, who is assigned to Immaculate Conception Parish in Jenkintown where he has been a parishioner for the last 18 years, will be honored Feb. 27 by Pennsylvanians for Human Life (PHL) at their annual Celebrate Life Banquet at the Springfield Country Club. Deacon […]
New efforts address sex abuse concerns
By Matthew Gambino The Catholic Church in Philadelphia continues to reel in the wake of a Philadelphia grand jury’s Feb. 10 report on clergy sexual abuse and the subsequent arrest of current and former priests and a lay person in the Archdiocese. Last weekend one of the priests named in the report, Msgr. William J. […]
Cardinal John Foley retires in Philadelphia
By Christie L. Chicoine CS&T Staff Writer DARBY – Cardinal John Patrick Foley, 75, is retiring and resigning from his post as grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem in Rome. The former editor of The Catholic Standard & Times and a former director of the Pontifical Council for Social […]
State champs remembered at St. Basil
JENKINTOWN – St. Basil Academy recently recognized its distance medley relay team that won last year’s state championship with a banner to be hung in the school gymnasium. Comprised of Liz Barrett, Regina Wilson, Katie Cassidy and Megan McGarrity, the girls also competed in the Distance Medley Relay at the Nike Indoor National Championships in […]
St. Denis wins two JV titles
The fifth and sixth grade CYO boys basketball team from St. Denis Parish in Havertown recently captured the Region 32 crown defeating St. Katherine of Siena of Wayne 36-31 in the championship. This was the second year in a row that boys have won the title. The girls JV team from St. Denis also defeated […]
Gwynedd-Mercy College’s tennis clinic receives national service award
GWYNEDD VALLEY – The United States Tennis Association (USTA) awarded its 2010 National Adaptive Service Award to Gwynedd-Mercy College’s tennis clinic Feb. 13. The free clinic, called Touch of Tennis, is for community members with special needs. Jim Holt, who is Gwynedd-Mercy College’s head tennis coach and a special education teacher at Wordsworth Academy in […]