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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Convocation for high school teens is March 6
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer RADNOR – Catholic teenagers across the Archdiocese can prove it is “cool to be Catholic” by attending the second annual Teen Convocation for high school age students Sunday, March 6, at Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor, Delaware County. The daylong event, sponsored by the archdiocesan Office for […]
iPhone confession app ‘no substitute’ for the sacrament
By John ThavisCatholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A Vatican official said a new iPhone application can help Catholics prepare for confession, but cannot substitute for the sacramental encounter between a penitent and a priest. “Confession: A Roman Catholic App” for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch was recently released as a way for […]
Grand Jury report brings indictments
In a reprise of 2005’s sensational grand jury report of sexual assaults by clergy in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams released a new report by a grand jury investigating similar abuse during a press conference at his office Feb 10. While the 2005 report detailed dozens of cases of sexual abuse […]