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Open doors
New state-of-the-art Pope John Paul II High School ready to welcome students to their first year in its halls By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer UPPER PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP – Pope John Paul II High School, the $65 million- state-of-the-art archdiocesan secondary school in central Montgomery County, officially opens its doors to more than 900 students […]
A home for Spanish-speaking Catholics
St. Rocco Center dedication, groundbreaking for church marks growth of Catholic community in Chester County By George GregorySpecial to The CS&T AVONDALE – “It is a special day made possible through the hard work of many people,” said Cardinal Justin Rigali as he dedicated the new St. Rocco Mission Center in Avondale, and broke ground […]
Two bishops ordained for Archdiocese
By Lou Baldwin and Christie L. Chicoine PHILADELPHIA – Bishops John J. McIntyre and Michael J. Fitzgerald became the 25th and 26th auxiliary bishops in the history of the Philadelphia Archdiocese as each was ordained to the episcopacy Friday, Aug. 6, at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. Cardinal Justin Rigali served as […]
OYYA hosts soccer tournament for Hispanic young adults
By Andrea MontilloSpecial to The CS&T BENSALEM – Approximately 60 young men ages 18 to 30 who represented five different parishes from around the Archdiocese traveled to our Lady of Fatima Parish in Bensalem July 31 for the second annual Torneo de Fútbol Juvenil (Soccer Tournament) sponsored by Hispanic Ministry in the Office for Youth […]
O’Hara grad hopes to start bowling club at Cabrini
John KnebelsSports Columnist As long as they can remember, Krista Callaghan’s parents said their daughter has been blessed with initiative. “She doesn’t take no for an answer,” said Krista’s father, Dan. “When she sees something that she wants, she isn’t afraid to try to go get it.” So when Krista Callaghan was interviewing for admission […]
The faces of hunger
St. Francis Inn in Kensington brings volunteers and community together to share meals, hope and love By Msgr. Francis Carbine Special to The CS&T As you drive south on Kensington Avenue from Lehigh Avenue toward Girard Avenue in Philadelphia, your eye will be surprised by a large, bright, yellow mural of St. Francis of Assisi. […]
450 attend national conference in Pa.
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T BLUE BELL – Catholics throughout the Delaware Valley were among those who attended the 2010 National Theology of the Body Congress last week. It was a full house at Normandy Farm Hotel and Conference Center on the campus of the Blue Bell Country Club for the July 28 to […]
Sometimes, call to priesthood takes its time
By Matthew GambinoDirector & General Manager Kevin Mulligan has played countless golf courses. Always sure of his ability to strike the ball well or choose the right club. Never afraid of sand bunkers or fairway roughs in which the ball might lie. Confident that on a course, he’s never alone. But it was Good Friday […]
Numbers tell of change, growth
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Statistics and population trends are important in parish planning. Consider this: St. Brendan Parish was founded in the Germantown section of the city in 1925 and suppressed just nine years later. St. Hubert, a German national parish, was founded in the Tacony section of the city in 1924 but […]
Roman Catholic grad’s road opens onto the world
‘Sometimes young people are underestimated’ By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T If anyone challenges Stefan Johnson to a game of “Show and Tell,” there is an overwhelming chance that he will emerge victorious. Among his most prized possessions is a framed hand-written letter from President Barack Obama that rests proudly on the mantle piece of […]