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Newman Club led to call to service
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Sister Karen Owens, a Sister of St. Joseph who was recently named director of the Cardinal Bevilacqua Community Center in Kensington’s Visitation B.V.M. Parish, brings youthful enthusiasm to her challenging new ministry. Come to think of it, religious life in itself is a challenging new ministry for […]
Bishop Senior to join Gov. Rendell for Sept. 11 interfaith service
Bishop Timothy C. Senior, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia, will represent Cardinal Justin Rigali at an interreligious service Saturday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. in Philadelphia to commemorate the anniversary of September 11, 2001. Participants at the service will pray for peace and healing, particularly in light of the possible Quran burning in Florida. Governor Ed […]
Msgr. Thomas J. Scanlon dies at 79
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Msgr. Thomas J. Scanlon, a former pastor of Resurrection of Our Lord Parish in Northeast Philadelphia and a former rector of St. Joseph’s-in-the-Hills Malvern Retreat House in Malvern, died Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 at St. Mary Manor in Lansdale, where he had been a retired priest in residence. He […]
St. William starts fund for Pakistani victims
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – A collection is being taken up at St. William Parish in Northeast Philadelphia for Pakistani Catholics of the Philadelphia Archdiocese whose families have been personally affected by the flood in Pakistan. The parish has a large number of Pakistani Catholics, many of whose relatives continue to suffer […]
St. Athanasius-Immaculate Conception goes paperless
Green is the way to go these days, and if schools aren’t doing it how else will kids learn to get with the program? At St. Athanasius-Immaculate Conception School in Northwest Philadelphia, more and more material is available electronically, cutting down on paper and reproduction and processing costs.{{more}} “We’ve always put the school calendar and […]
Visitation Parish takes over governance of Cardinal Bevilacqua Center
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – The Cardinal Bevilacqua Community Center in the Kensington section of Philadelphia is under new management. Formerly administered by archdiocesan Catholic Social Services (CSS), as of July 1 it was turned over to nearby Visitation B.V.M. Parish. “This is a unique opportunity for CSS to collaborate with a […]
Church focuses on missal
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Archdiocese is launching a comprehensive, yearlong parish-based plan of preparation to receive the new English translation of the Roman Missal. Catholics in the United States will begin using the third typical edition of the long-awaited missal at English language Masses in the United States the […]
Cardinal Rigali, USCCB leaders condemn plans to burn Quran
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) – The chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have joined in condemnation of plans by a small Florida Pentecostal church to burn the Quran on Sept. 11. “All acts of intolerance aimed at a religious community should find no place in our world, let […]
Golden Panthers begin inaugural season
By John KnebelsSports Columnist ROYERSFORD – At some point, the sparkle associated with a brand new school will fade. The beginning of the academic year will no longer induce sporadic visits from media, and rivalries will start to be forged as opponents become more familiar. But that’s in the future. For now, the student-athletes and […]
Holy Child Academy receives grant
DREXEL HILL – Holy Child Academy received a $5,000 grant from the Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Fund to support its continued field house renovations. The grant money will be used to purchase and install new bleachers. As an anchor in the Upper Darby community, the field house is one of the most utilized areas […]