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At school and on the street, young people learn ways to break cycle of violenceBy Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T Catholic school parents received a letter March 11 notifying them about an incident in which a student at St. Andrew School in Drexel Hill was arrested for carrying two guns into school. Within the city […]
Catholic Charities needs help ‘now more than ever’
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer Coordinators of the Archdiocese’s 2009 Catholic Charities Appeal are counting on area Catholics to help them help those in the area most adversely affected by the country’s economic crisis. “We’re not asking anybody to give more money this year – we’re asking more people to give,” said Deacon John […]
Former ambassador to Holy See visits McDevitt
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T WYNCOTE – Bishop McDevitt High School’s imaginative Jubilee Series of lectures honoring the school’s 50th anniversary came to a conclusion April 29 with a thought-provoking presentation by former Ambassador to the Vatican Raymond Flynn. Flynn, a three-term mayor of Boston and ambassador to the Holy See from 1993 to […]
After 44 years, Neumann College becomes Neumann University
By Jim GaugerSpecial to The CS&T ASTON – When Neumann College in Aston, Delaware County, was founded in 1965 as Our Lady of Angels College its primary mission was the education of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. There were 115 students. Today there are more than 3,000 students, and the institution has a […]
Two Delco cluster parishes initiate review of schools, religious education programs
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T DELAWARE COUNTY – At the request of the pastors and with the permission of Cardinal Justin Rigali, Delaware County’s Cluster 64 and Cluster 65 parishes are undergoing a review of the state of Catholic education through elementary schools and religious education programs in their area. Cluster 64 includes Sacred […]
Seminarian gets scholarship from parish
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer WYNNEWOOD – Just when he needed it most, the goodness of the faithful of the Philadelphia Archdiocese came through for Charles Ravert, a seminarian at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood. In this case, it was early winter when he was notified he had been named the recipient of […]
Two West Catholic students get scholarships
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – As newly minted Gates Millennium Scholars, West Philadelphia Catholic seniors Jichang Ni and Patrick Osuagwu will be able to pursue their undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees at the college or university of their choice without paying a penny toward tuition, room and board.##M;[readmore]## “It feels like I […]
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D.C. Shrine sees 1,200 from Philadelphia
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T WASHINGTON – May 2, the first Saturday in the month of Mary, was an ideal time to hold the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, an event traditionally held every other spring. Because the Church is celebrating the 2,000 […]
Resources for child protections available year-round at Archdiocese
By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINECS&T STAFF WRITER April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. But in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, advocacy for youth is addressed each day of every month. “In the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, efforts to foster a network of child abuse prevention and child protection are a year-round commitment,” said Evelyn Brannan Tarpey, the safe […]