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CYO Region 17 raises $13,000 for Coaches vs. Cancer
DOWNINGTOWN – The CYO basketball teams of Region 17 in Chester County presented a $13,000 check to the Coaches vs. Cancer charity Feb. 13 at Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown.Colin Costello of SS. Peter and Paul Parish in West Chester and Casey Walsh of St. Patrick Parish in Malvern presented the check to Fran […]
SS. Simon and Jude wins basketball tournament
BLUE BELL – The boys CYO varsity basketball team from SS. Simon and Jude Parish in West Chester won St. Helena’s tournament Jan. 17 in Blue Bell.After defeating St. Helena in the quarterfinals, and topping Corpus Christi, Lansdale, in overtime in the semifinals, SS. Simon Jude advanced to the championship game against Our Lady of […]
St. Agnes raises $500 for Coaches vs. Cancer
WEST CHESTER – St. Agnes’ JV and varsity girls basketball teams continued their season-long fundraiser in a regional matchup against SS. Peter and Paul, West Chester, Jan. 9. All admission fees went directly to the Coaches vs. Cancer organization, with an additional dollar add Tattoo Me Now ed for every point scored by the Stags. […]
Archdiocese responds to indictments
Reassessment of processes, new hires, begin to address concerns in Philadelphia grand jury report By Matthew Gambino PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16 – A new grand jury report has reopened for Catholics the raw wound of sexual abuse of children by clergy and personnel in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams released the report […]
Cardinal Rigali announces further actions in response to grand jury report
FEB. 16 — “Sexual abuse of children is a crime. It is always wrong and gravely evil. Protecting children, preventing child abuse and assisting victims are priorities of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia,” stated Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia. “The Grand Jury Report makes clear that for as much as the Archdiocese has done to […]
Egyptians envision a new future
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer A 31-year-old Coptic Orthodox Christian priest from Montgomery County and a 55-year-old Muslim who is an engineering professor at Villanova University share a similar childhood memory: as boys growing up in Egypt, each played soccer on teams comprised of both Coptic Christians and Muslims. Last week, the priest and […]
La Salle wins CL wrestling title, falls in states
John KnebelsSports Columnist When the Catholic League wrestling playoffs began, the only debate centered on which team would eventually finish as runner-up. The champion? That was a foregone conclusion. So on Feb. 2, inside their own gymnasium, it came as no surprise that the La Salle Explorers celebrated their third consecutive league title and fourth […]
Love of faith, science nurtured at Cabrini
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Katie Mageeney is still a senior at Cabrini College in Radnor, but she’s something of an expert in the field of mycobacteriophages (viruses that affect bacteria) and can look to a bright future in health research. She has been published in the scholarly journal BioScience, and in a peer […]
Irish bishop asks laypeople to renew Church
Bishop Noel Treanor of Northern Ireland launches ‘listening program’ By Michael KellyCatholic News Service DUBLIN (CNS) – An Irish bishop has called on parishioners to “reform and renew” the Catholic Church toward a future that is more transparent and in which leaders are accountable. Bishop Noel Treanor of Down and Connor, the diocese based in […]
Report: Church in Ireland near collapse
By Michael KellyCatholic News Service DUBLIN – Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley reportedly will tell Pope Benedict XVI that the Catholic Church in Ireland is “on the edge” of collapse due to the fallout from clergy abuse scandals. Cardinal O’Malley is one of several senior prelates charged by Pope Benedict with carrying out an apostolic visitation […]