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Veterans Day commemorated at Our Lady Help of Christians School
Our Lady Help of Christians School in Abington was honored to have seven veterans, representing all military branches, visit and speak to the children on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11. The day began with a prayer for veterans followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. The first-grade class then led the singing of “God Bless America.” […]
Third annual “Apple Pie 7s” rugby tournament to raise funds for youth aquatic education program
On Friday, Nov. 25, for the third year in a row, local high school and collegiate rugby players will participate in the Josias A. Sterling Memorial “Apple Pie 7s” Rugby Tournament to honor the memory of Josias, who tragically lost his life when he was swept away by a riptide in July 2009. He played […]
Speakers push for reauthorization of US religious freedom commission
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Current and past members of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom urged Congress Nov. 17 to keep the rights-monitoring agency alive and said its work must be given higher priority in foreign policy. The commission’s congressional mandate technically expired Nov. 18, but an extension until Dec. 16 was included in the […]
St. Monica School students learn Mandarin Chinese
When Victoria Dougherty was preparing to adopt her daughter, Kelly, from Taiwan almost three years ago, she began to learn Mandarin Chinese. “I didn’t want to have a 6-year-old who was unable to communicate with me,” said Dougherty, who with her husband Ted, daughter Kelly, almost 9, and son Teddy, 6, live in Phoenixville and […]
Image of Christ as Navajo shepherd among church’s distinctive features
TOHATCHI, N.M. (CNS) — The blue trim on the white church’s steeply pitched roof cuts a sharp angle against a darker blue sky. The small wood-frame building is St. Mary’s Church in Tohatchi, on the Navajo reservation. In a front window is an image of St. Katharine Drexel, the Philadelphia heiress and founder of the […]
Nutritional Development Services unveils new design of Christmas card
Every year the archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services (NDS) offers a 10-card pack of Christmas cards as a fundraiser for its Community Food Program. The program helps purchase food for area food cupboards and soup kitchens. [hotblock] Every year, a new design is added to the pack. This year’s design is Mary’s Child. It is available […]
Young Hispanics gather at vocation meeting
While some were busy on Friday making a fuss over the significance of the date 11/11/11, a group of about 35 high school age youths from various North and South Philadelphia groups gathered at the Bevilacqua Community center in Kensington on for a vocational evening. The evening consisted of an exhibit from about 15 religious […]
Cardinal urges Senate to drop abortion funding in appropriations bills
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo called on members of the U.S. Senate to remove four provisions “that pose a direct threat to innocent human life” from a package of three appropriations bills for fiscal 2012. “At a time when Congress is tempted to reduce even vitally important programs that serve the poorest and […]
Archbishop Chaput appoints 12 deans, divides archdiocesan regions into deaneries
As part of the ongoing reorganization of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Archbishop Charles Chaput has announced the appointment of 12 deans throughout the Archdiocese. “The role of the deans offers a better means of communication between the Archbishop, the priests and the people,” said Msgr. Arthur E. Rodgers, coordinator for Archdiocesan Planning Initiatives in the […]
School Choice rally energizes capitol
Nearly 50 Pennsylvania Catholic schools were represented at a rally in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday, Nov. 15 in support of school choice. Hundreds of students, teachers and school staff advocated for school choice legislation that includes a voucher program and an increase to the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program.