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Decades of success at North, Dougherty
John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Last week’s announcement that both North Catholic and Cardinal Dougherty High Schools will be closing at the conclusion of this school year has certainly led to significant reminiscing. Take, for instance, the athletic teams. North Catholic began in 1926 and Dougherty followed 30 years later. Both schools waited two school […]
Priests’ journey recalls St. John Vianney
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Three priests of the Philadelphia Archdiocese recently walked where the patron saint of all the world’s priests once walked when they participated in the International Priests’ Retreat in the Village of the Holy Curé of Ars, France. The Sept. 27-Oct. 3 retreat was held in conjunction with the universal […]
Meeting calls for action on immigration reform
By Denise PetersonSpecial to The CS&T “As Catholics, it is our moral responsibility to uphold the cause of the immigrant.” Words like those were echoed by speaker after speaker and by more than 100 participants at the Justice for Immigrants Regional Convening at Malvern Retreat House last week. The convening was held Oct. 7-9 in […]
Major concerns still exist in health reform bills, bishops say
By Nancy Frazier O’BrienCatholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) – None of the major health reform bills before Congress adequately addresses the concerns raised by the U.S. bishops in the areas of abortion, conscience protection, immigrants and affordability, said the heads of three major committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Oct. 8. One of […]
History of high schools tracks changing times
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T You could call it a case of succeeding too well. The chief reason given for the impending closing of Northeast Catholic High School for Boys and Cardinal Dougherty High at the end of the current school year is declining enrollment. North Catholic (nobody who ever went there actually called […]
Two high schools to close
Low enrollment forces closures of Dougherty, North Catholic (Click here for more resources on High School closings)By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Cardinal Dougherty High School and Northeast Catholic High School for Boys in Philadelphia will close in June 2010 at the conclusion of the school year, due to declining enrollments and rising […]
More resources on High School closings
Statement from the Archdiocese of PhiladelphiaVideo of announcement press conferencePhoto GalleryChart of enrollment history of Cardinal Dougherty HS, 1960-2009Letter to parents of Cardinal Dougherty High SchoolChart of enrollment history of Northeast Catholic HS, 1960-2009Letter to parents of Northeast Catholic High SchoolWeb site of Cardinal Dougherty HSWeb site of Northeast Catholic HS
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Cardinal Dougherty, Northeast Catholic to close at end of year
tylesheet”> By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Cardinal Dougherty High School and Northeast Catholic High School for Boys in Philadelphia will close in June 2010 at the conclusion of the school year, due to declining enrollments and rising costs to maintain the schools, Cardinal Justin Rigali announced at a 7 p.m. press conference […]
Bishops cite concerns in health reform
By Nancy Frazier O’BrienCatholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) – The Senate Finance Committee made some progress toward a more affordable health care reform plan but failed to address concerns about abortion, conscience rights and the health of immigrants, officials of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said after the committee finished its work on its […]