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Capital campaign passes $150 million mark
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer The archdiocesan capital and endowment campaign, “Heritage of Faith, Vision of Hope,” recently reached another major milestone, raising in pledges and gifts more than $156 million, or 78 percent toward a $200 million goal. By April 13 Catholics across the Archdiocese had contributed $156,396,053 to the campaign. The Archdiocese […]
Unable to meet registration goals, St. Joseph, Stella Maris schools to close
Breaking News By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer St. Joseph School in Collingdale, Delaware County, and Stella Maris School in South Philadelphia will close in June due to declining enrollments and increasing operational costs, the Philadelphia Archdiocese announced late Friday afternoon, April 9. “It was our hope that through registration and fundraising efforts, Stella Maris […]
Her mission has been music
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Over 68 years as a church organist Mary Babin has gotten to see a lot of people in the pews. “I had the best seat in the house, and I met most people by the tops of their heads,” she said. Now, after a 38-year run at Sacred Heart […]
Catholic Athletes for Christ fosters faith in athletes
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T RADNOR – When two dozen young men and women assembled at Archbishop Carroll High School for meetings of Catholic Athletes for Christ (CAC) on March 3 and 17, they may not have realized they were pioneering an entirely new ministry for a group founded primarily to support the Catholic […]
Neumann-Goretti starts baseball season 4-0
John KnebelsSports Columnist After a team wins a championship, the good news for the collective runners-up is the conventional wisdom that maybe next year things will be different. In the case of Catholic League baseball, maybe not. The Neumann-Goretti High School team, which outlasted LaSalle 3-1 in last year’s eight-inning championship pitching duel, looks almost […]
Sharing lives and family
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Violane Gillyard and Sharon Jones are related neither by blood nor formal adoption but are as “family” as you can get. Gillyard has been caring for Jones for 23 years under Catholic Social Services and Life Sharing Through Family Living, a foster care program that places people with intellectual […]
Cardinal Rigali pledges support for victims
The following comments were excerpted from Cardinal Justin Rigali’s homily during the Chrism Mass April 1 at the Cathedral. Click here for the full homily. We are spiritually close, in prayer and with fraternal affection, to all who bear the Cross of Christ and share its weight. Recent reports in Europe of sexual abuse by […]
Concerns continue over handling of abuse
By Cindy WoodenCatholic News Service VATICAN CITY – Even as Pope Benedict XVI was focused on solemnly marking the death and resurrection of Jesus, Vatican officials tried to respond to criticism of the way Catholic leaders have handled the clerical sex abuse scandal, and they vigorously defended the Pope. As Pope Benedict arrived to celebrate […]
Men’s club helps South Philly parish thrive
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – The men’s club at Sacred Heart Parish in South Philadelphia is into renewal. Outwardly, that means refurbishing 19th century buildings, but far more important, it means renewing faith among its members and their families. What makes the parish story compelling is that, on the surface it would […]
Easter Sunday: ‘Walk in newness of life’
For more of the Cardinal’s Holy Week homilies, click here. Homily of Cardinal Justin RigaliEaster Sunday MassCathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and PaulApril 4, 2010 Dear Friends in the Risen Christ, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for […]