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At last, a church for Buckingham
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer BUCKINGHAM – Nine years after its founding, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Buckingham, Bucks County, anticipates breaking ground on a church within two months. On Wednesday, April 22, the parish received long-awaited approval from Buckingham Township’s board of supervisors to build the structure. Parishioners who attended the early […]
African community sees 9 confirmed
Nigerian Archbishop, Cardinal Rigali celebrate Mass at St. CyprianBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T The Blessed Iwene Tansi Igbo Catholic Community, composed of Igbo immigrants from Southeastern Nigeria and their children, welcomed Cardinal Justin Rigali and Archbishop Valerian Okeke of Onitsha, Nigeria, on April 26 to their weekly Mass at St. Cyprian Church in the […]
‘Dear Judge, thank you for saving my life’
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Judge Kevin M. Dougherty, the Administrative Judge for the Juvenile spanision of Philadelphia Family Court, was practically born into the juvenile court system. For 32 years his dad was a court crier for Family Court in the same Logan Square courthouse where he now presides, and as […]
Penn Relays produce lasting memories for all
Click here to see photos from this year’s Penn Relays By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T The University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field was an organized mass of humanity. Grade school kids, high school students and college adults donned jerseys, shorts and warm-up suits of virtually every color. Local schools with familiar names joined visitors from […]
Priesthood Jubilarians
For complete profiles of all priesthood jubilarians, see this week’s print edition of the Catholic Standard & Times. Archbishop Emeritus Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua: 60 years of priesthood began with a blessing Bishop Martin Lohmuller: 65 years of love, peace, fidelity to Church
Bishop Martin Lohmuller: 65 years of love, peace, fidelity to Church
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Retired Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia Martin N. Lohmuller, who is celebrating his 65th year of ordination as a priest on June 3, has been a bishop for the last 39 years. As vicar general in curia under the late Cardinal John Krol, he was the Archbishop’s right hand, heavily […]
Archbishop Emeritus Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua: 60 years of priesthood began with a blessing
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer “It’s hard to believe,” said Archbishop Emeritus Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua. “Here I am, 60 years a priest. It went very fast – that’s because I enjoyed it.” Cardinal Bevilacqua, now 85, was ordained a priest for the New York Diocese of Brooklyn on June 11, 1949, six days before […]
Four elementary schools participate
in Global Warming Fair
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T DREXEL HILL – Eighth grade Catholic students are concerned about global warming. More than 40 students at St. Dorothy School in Drexel Hill showcased the uses of solar energy. Another group from St. Francis of Assisi School in Norristown explored general environmental topics, while their counterparts at Nativity B.V.M. […]
Archdiocesan program addresses child safety
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer In catechism classes and Catholic school classrooms across the Archdiocese, age-appropriate lessons about child abuse and its prevention are part of the curricula. “Personal safety training for children is mandated in Article 12 of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People,” said Evelyn Brannan Tarpey, safe […]