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Triplets receive first Communion
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer NEW HOPE – The Meyer triplets of St. Martin of Tours Parish in New Hope, Bucks County, are among approximately 500 first communicants from across the Archdiocese scheduled to participate in the Corpus Christi Mass and procession at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 6, at the National Shrine of Our […]
One bishop retires, a new one is welcomed
Pope names Bishop-elect John McIntyre as Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia By Matthew GambinoCS&T Director and General Manager Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Philadelphia Auxiliary Bishop Robert P. Maginnis and named Msgr. John J. McIntyre an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese, Cardinal Justin Rigali announced in a news conference at the Archdiocesan Office […]
Villa Maria Academy Lower School students take firsts at computer fair
IMMACULATA -Students of Villa Maria Academy Lower School, Immaculata, won first place awards in three categories in the local computer fair competition. Villa Maria Academy Lower School was the only Catholic school from Chester County to compete in the state-wide computer fair at Dickinson College in Carlisle May 26. Food still in when school is […]
Nine Devon Prep seniors named National Merit Scholarship winners
DEVON – Nine Devon Prep students were named National Scholarship winners, from left, Daniel Stack, Theodore Lawrence, Robert Smith, Francisco Suero, Christopher Smith, Andrew Robie, Shane Howard, Joseph Stucynski, and Samuel Parkinson. Approximately 8,200 winners of National Merit scholarship awards are chosen from the 15,000 finalists based on the students’ abilities, skills, and accomplishments.
Mount St. Joseph Academy students honored as Champions of Caring
FLOURTOWN – Five students from Mount St. Joseph Academy were honored at the 15th Annual Champions of Caring Recognition Program on May 20 at Drexel University. The Champions of Caring program honored 75 teens from throughout the Philadelphia region for their commitment to service and social justice.
Pope John Paul II students successful at Reading Olympics
PHILADELPHIA – Students from Pope John Paul II Regional Catholic School in Philadelphia were successful at the 2010 Reading Olympics held at the Community College of Philadelphia April 30 and Temple University May 4. One team of seventh and eighth-graders and two teams of fourth and fifth-graders took home blue ribbons. The students effortlessly answered […]
Waldron Mercy Academy student leaders attend leadership workshop
MERION STATION -Waldron Mercy Academy sixth and seventh grade student leaders attended a leadership workshop presented by Merion Mercy Academy faculty. Students who attended the leadership workshop included, from left, Hannah Bushner, Daniela Colavita, Katie Lynch, Paige Hodges, Stephanie Williams and Anna Shafer.
Long lost, never forgotten
Family prayerfully remembers the brother, uncle killed in WWII By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T June 1944. Mary McDermott was in the living room of her Glenside home when she heard the shutting of a car door and without waiting for the bell she went to the door. Her son, Paul, 15, home for lunch […]
At Pius X, Kennedy-Kenrick excitement mixes with nostalgia
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer The school bell will sound for the final time at St. Pius X High School in Pottstown and Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School in Norristown in June. In September, the closing schools will be replaced by the opening of Pope John Paul II High School in Royersford, a $65 million […]
Indelible impressions
As North Catholic and Cardinal Dougherty close, their legacies live on By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T The announcement came last October, now it’s happening. Northeast Catholic High School for Boys and Cardinal Dougherty High School, both in the northeastern quadrant of Philadelphia, will close their doors forever at the end of the school year. […]