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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 […]
Bonner baseball team learns winning isn’t everything
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Great games. Clutch performances. Upset victories. Playoff wins. For any high school athlete, experiencing any or all of those sports-related occurrences will usually result in a lifetime memory. They will serve as conversation pieces at future reunions; late-night trips down memory lane when in the presence of future children […]
Promoting self-awareness, leadership in girls
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA GRANT – Honor Blackburn loves working with kids, and that’s a good thing. Running a Catholic Social Service (CSS)-sponsored Beacon Program after school at St. Martin de Porres Interparochial School in Germantown requires empathy with young people. “I feel like it is family there, and I want to […]
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 […]
Cardinal Rigali comments on President Obama’s invitation to Notre Dame
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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 […]
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 […]