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Capital campaign helps Catholic Health Care serve the elderly
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Helping low-income elderly in the spanerse, socioeconomically disadvantaged Philadelphia neighborhoods of Port Richmond and Kensington age at home safely and comfortably is one of the action items highlighted in the archdiocesan capital campaign case statement of Catholic Health Care Services (CHCS). “The Church that they helped build is going […]
Our Lady of Hope celebrates 100 years
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Books don’t always tell the whole story. Take Our Lady of Hope Parish on North Broad Street. According to the archdiocesan Catholic Directory, it was founded just 16 years ago, but its history and traditions go way back. First there was St. Stephen Parish founded in 1843, then there […]
Concerns about Keystone Mercy’s health care coverage
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Keystone Mercy Health Plan, as featured in an Oct. 1 story in The Catholic Standard & Times, performs a valuable and necessary public service. It is the largest government-funded Medicaid health plan in the region, serving hundreds of thousands of low income people. Many of them would otherwise be […]
Harrisburg bishop named for Indiana
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Harrisburg to be the bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., and Bishop Jerome E. Listecki of La Crosse, Wis., to be the archbishop of Milwaukee. He also accepted the resignation of Bishop John M. D’Arcy, who has headed the […]
Bishops approve translations of final five sections of Roman Missal
By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service BALTIMORE (CNS) — The U.S. bishops approved the English translation and U.S. adaptations of five final sections of the Roman Missal in voting on the second day of their annual fall general assembly in Baltimore. With overwhelming majority votes, the bishops approved translations of the proper of the saints, […]
Father Judge takes Catholic League soccer title
John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Coming out of the preseason, Father Judge High School’s soccer team didn’t exactly resemble potential world beaters. After three non-league wins came the Crusaders’ first Catholic League game, a visit to league powerhouse Archbishop Ryan on Sept. 13. From that point on, everything changed. “I really liked what I saw,” […]
SEPTA strike affects Catholic school students, but not overall attendance
By George GregorySpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA -Of the 20 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, half are in the city. Students who attend these 10 schools faced a unique challenge getting to school last week as the union representing SEPTA and its workers held a strike that shut down bus and train […]
Parishes to host St. John Vianney play
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer “Vianney,” a one-man national stage production depicting the life of St. Jean Baptiste Marie Vianney, the patron saint of all the world’s priests, will be performed in five parishes across the Archdiocese Nov. 30-Dec. 4. The play coincides with the universal Church’s celebration of the Year of the Priest, […]
Workshops illuminate revised Roman Missal
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer In anticipation of the revised English translation of the Roman Missal first introduced in Latin in 2002, the archdiocesan Office for Worship is conducting a series of workshops for clergy, religious and laity. A general presentation for women religious of the Archdiocese is scheduled from 2 to 5 p.m. […]
In foreclosure: 1.5 million homeowners
St. Vincent de Paul Conference sees more need, more requests for aidBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to the CS&T Thank you very much for the help you gave my family. It was a great relief that we had one less substantial bill this month (mortgage payment).I am confident that St. Vincent de Paul himself, the patron of […]