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St. Martin de Porres’ summer program teaches non-violence, nutrition
By Denise PetersonSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Nutritional Development Services and the summer program at St. Martin de Porres Interparochial School in Germantown sponsored a Peace Day celebration Aug. 11. Children in the summer camp, ages 5 to 14, participated in the annual program to promote peace in their community. During the celebration, campers […]
Environmentalists look to Pope’s words
By Mark PattisonCatholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) – Pope Benedict XVI’s message on environmental protection, found in his new encyclical, “Caritas in Veritate” (“Charity in Truth”), has applications both in inspaniduals’ daily lives as well as in the political arena, according to leading U.S. Catholic environmentalists. “The encyclical is a very important statement for highlighting […]
Theology on Tap takes on bioethics
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Is there a moral dilemma for Catholics about cloning and stem cell research? This was the question that Father Tad Pacholczyk answered at the first session of Theology on Tap’s 2009 series, “Be Not Afraid! Bringing Faith into Our Society.” It drew a standing room-only crowd to […]
Cardinal criticizes abortion provisions in health reform bill
By Nancy Frazier O’BrienCatholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) – Although amendments to a House health care reform bill made some “helpful improvements” in protecting life and conscience, some “unacceptable features” remain that must be removed, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee told House members Aug. 11. Cardinal Justin Rigali, who heads the bishops’ […]
Schools office sets goals through 2014
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Upholding the Catholic identity in Catholic schools across the Archdiocese is the first of three goals outlined in a five-year strategic plan the Office of Catholic Education will unveil in September. “Christ is the foundation of the whole educational enterprise in a Catholic school,” the plan states. […]
Full pews at 3 dynamic parishes
Mass attendance declines may seem inevitable, but don’t tell that to the pastors of St. Cornelius Parish in Chadds Ford, St. Andrew Parish in Newtown and St. Rose of Lima Parish in Eddystone. None have a university or a tourist attraction in the backyard but all have standing room-only Masses. The common denominators? Stress on […]
October Count studies who’s coming to Mass
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T It’s five weeks and counting until the annual October Count. That’s when the ushers in all of the churches throughout the Archdiocese start counting everybody at Mass during the four weekends of the month. Why do we count? “It tells us the proportion of the registered population who would […]
Italian researchers develop heart-repair method with adult stem cells
By John Thavis Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY – Italian researchers have developed a method to repair a damaged heart using adult stem cells, and said it confirmed that the adult cells were more therapeutically useful than embryonic stem cells. “The adult stem cell is already prepared to differentiate in the tissue we want to […]
Cardinal criticizes abortion provisions in House health reform bill
By Nancy Frazier O’Brien Catholic News Service WASHINGTON – Although amendments to a House health care reform bill made some “helpful improvements” in protecting life and conscience, some “unacceptable features” remain that must be removed, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee told House members Aug. 11. Cardinal Justin Rigali, who heads the bishops’ […]
Pilot parishes exceed campaign goal
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – The 12 pilot parishes of the Archdiocese’s capital and endowment campaign, “Heritage of Faith – Vision of Hope,” can officially begin to reap what they have generously sown. Each of the 12 parishes is eligible to apply toward their campaign case statements 35 percent of the total […]