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Papal honors presented at Cathedral
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – As rain poured outdoors, applause thundered indoors as the faithful of the Philadelphia Archdiocese packed the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul to congratulate 18 diocesan priests upon whom Cardinal Justin Rigali publicly acknowledged the conferral of papal honors and accompanying title “monsignor” at a vespers […]
Archdiocese responds to Haiti’s dire need
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – On Jan. 12 a magnitude 7 earthquake hit Haiti, killing tens of thousands in the capital and largest city, Port-au-Prince, and injuring and displacing hundreds of thousands more. “We come here this evening in grief and anguish, in deep solidarity with the suffering people of Haiti and […]
Capital campaign allocates millions to education
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer The $200 million archdiocesan capital campaign, “Heritage of Faith, Vision of Hope” includes an anticipated allocation of $50 million for Catholic education. Of that amount, $30 million will help fund the construction of two new Catholic high schools, and $20 million will establish two tuition assistance endowments: $18 million […]
Little Flower High School is ‘thriving’
By Jim GaugerSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – When you speak with Sister Donna Shallo, I.H.M., and Sister Kathleen Klarich, R.S.M., of Little Flower High School for Girls, the enthusiasm in their voices is almost overwhelming. They head a leadership team at the school, located in the Hunting Park section of North Philadelphia, that is […]
St. Luke teacher receives accolade
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer GLENSIDE – Had Elva M. FitzGerald not put family first, she most likely would be working as a forest ranger today. Instead, FitzGerald, 56, has devoted nearly three decades to a teaching career at St. Luke the Evangelist School in Glenside, a job that came to be when she […]
Defending state champ Carroll still best in CL
Girls basketball review By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T When you are the defending state champion, every team comes at you with an advantage. After all, beating the best immediately puts a team on the map, so the incentive factor goes to the underdog. Archbishop Carroll’s girls understand all of that first hand. After seizing […]
Blessings by St. John Neumann continue today
Philadelphia celebrates 150th anniversary of saintly bishop’s deathBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Bishop John Nepomucene Neumann, C.SS.R., was just 49 when he dropped dead on the street at 13th and Vine Jan. 5, 1860. He was given a grand funeral of course, befitting his ministry as bishop. According to his biography, there was a […]
Cardinal asks Catholics to contact legislators
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Cardinal Justin Rigali is calling on the priests of the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s 267 parishes to ask their parishioners to urge Congress to make sure that abortion funding is not included in health care reform legislation. “Your swift action and prayers in the cause of this urgent nationwide effort are […]
Meeting at North Catholic explores options
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T If they can pull it off – and it’s by no means certain – Philadelphia may be in for an innovative form of niche Catholic secondary education that has proved highly successful in 24 cities around the country. And the alumni of Northeast Catholic High School will have scored […]
Cardinal urges Catholics to sign declaration
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Cardinal Justin Rigali is asking all Catholics of the Archdiocese to join him in signing the “Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience,” an unprecedented national document that unites the voices of Catholics with other Christians to give witness to the sanctity of human life in all stages and […]