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In remembrance of Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua
Click on links to the obituary, reflections and other materials about the late Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua's life and legacy. Comments of Archbishop Charles Chaput at end of funeral Mass for Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua Cardinal Bevilacqua remembered as 'a good man, a great leader who accomplished many things' Rites preceding the entombment of Cardinal Bevilacqua take place at Seminary Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua dies at the age of 88 Pope Benedict XVI sends condolence telegram on death of Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua Cardinal Justin Rigali's statement on the death of Cardinal Bevilacqua Statement of Bishop David A. Zubik on the death of Cardinal Bevilacqua Statement of Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M., on the death of Cardinal Bevilaqua Comment of Auxiliary Bishop John J. McIntyre on the death of Cardinal Bevilaqua
Rites preceding entombment of Cardinal Bevilacqua take place at Seminary
The solemn rites preceding the entombment of Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul began Monday, Feb. 6 at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, his last place of residence, with a private viewing for family, friends and the seminary community. At 8 a.m. the body of the late Cardinal was formally […]
Hydraulic lift falls outside Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul
A construction worker was injured when a hydraulic lift toppled onto Race Street Monday, Feb. 6 in front of the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. He was taken to Hahnemann University Hospital and was listed in stable condition. Work was being done on the exterior of the Cathedral rectory when the lift tipped over. Police blocked […]
Parishes in Northwest Philadelphia, Coatesville join in planning effort
Seven parishes in Northwest Philadelphia and four in Coatesville, Chester County, are nearing a Feb. 15 deadline for submitting a recommendation to Archbishop Charles Chaput to merge, consolidate or close some of the parishes. Detailed study of parish life in Pastoral Planning Area (PPA) 540, which includes parishes of the Germantown, Mount Airy and Oak […]
Cardinal Bevilacqua remembered as ‘a good man, a great leader who accomplished many things’
When the student body of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary was called to chapel late Monday evening, Jan. 31, by a tolling bell they knew there had to be a serious reason. There was. Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, they were informed, had died in his sleep at approximately 9:15 p.m. As a community, along with Bishops John […]
Meet the new director of the Office for Hispanic Catholics
Although Joann Roa is first generation American, the daughter of immigrants from Nicaragua, when she entered college she never dreamed that one day she would one day become director of the Office for Hispanic Catholics in Philadelphia, the office she assumed in January. Born and raised on Long Island the sixth of seven children of […]
CPA leader says Catholic press key to covering religious liberty issues
CHICAGO (CNS) — Catholic Press Month, celebrated in February, “comes at a particularly critical moment” this year, said Greg Erlandson, president of the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada. The nation’s Catholic bishops “have made clear their concern with recent government regulations and the threat such regulations pose to religious liberty,” said […]
Cardinal Rigali’s statement on the death of Cardinal Bevilacqua
KNOXVILLE –Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, offered the following statement upon the death of Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua: On the death of Cardinal Bevilacqua, I extend to his family my personal and prayerful condolences. I recall with admiration all his pastoral efforts to serve the people of God in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and […]
Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua dies at the age of 88
Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, died on January 31, 2012 at the age of 88. Cardinal Bevilacqua died in his sleep at 9:15 p.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, where he had resided since his retirement. Cardinal Bevilacqua served as Archbishop of Philadelphia from February 11, 1988 to October 7, 2003. He […]
Statement of Bishop David A. Zubik on the death of Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua
Bishop David A. Zubik released the following statement on the death of His Eminence Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, retired Archbishop of Philadelphia and tenth bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh: It is with great sadness that the clergy, religious and faithful of the Diocese of Pittsburgh heard of the death of Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua. We remember […]