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Servicio, in any language

By NADIA MARIA SMITHCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA ─ Several priests in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are hitting the books to learn Spanish. {{more}} Some stay local, others travel abroad, but they all do it to better serve the Hispanic Catholic community. “The community is growing every day,” said Father Vincent Tung The Pham, a parochial […]

St. John in Ottsville invites Catholics to renewal of faith

By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer OTTSVILLE – St. John the Baptist Parish is inviting Catholics across the Archdiocese to enjoy the beauty of Bucks County and to renew their faith by participating in its mission, “Renewing God’s Family,” Aug. 13-20. Young or old, single or married, the parish mission has something for everyone, such […]

Feeding the body, feeding the soul

By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – So far this summer, archdiocesan Nutritional Development Services has distributed more than one million meals and snacks to children at various sites, thanks to the federally funded Summer Food Service Program. Along with the sandwiches, juice, fruit and cookies dispensed, NDS also promotes nourishment of the spirit. […]

Carroll’s 8th lacrosse title a credit to coach

By John Knebels Of all the significant accomplishments engineered by Catholic League high school teams over the years – and there have been plenty – Archbishop Carroll’s girls’ lacrosse squad’s eight-year winning streak might be the most impressive. Critics might say that Carroll has established itself as an elite program in a sport that continues […]

Ryan’s new girls basketball coach ready for ’08 season

Ever since she was a grade school basketball player at St. Bernard’s, Jackie Hartzell knew she eventually wanted to coach.A lot of that, she said, was influenced by her father, Rich, then a St. Bernard’s assistant to Joe Kelly.“It was a special time,” said Hartzell. “We had a lot of really good players on that […]

Path of life

By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer CHERRY HILL, N.J. – After a historic, three-day convocation titled “Life, Justice and Family: Partners in the New Evangelization,” Cardinal Justin Rigali rallied those in attendance to return to their dioceses with new insights on promoting human life and dignity. He further challenged them to serve “in new, creative […]

Local events recall historic teaching in life

By NADIA MARIA SMITHCS&T Staff WriterPHILADELPHIA – Two hundred people packed the Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute for the grand finale of a week-long commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical on Human Life, Humanae Vitae.{{more}}Members of various city parishes took turns praying outside of the Planned Parenthood facility at 12th and Locust […]

Local teens travel to Sydney for World Youth Day

By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T A pilgrimage isn’t really a pilgrimage unless there is a bit of hardship along the way. It makes reaching the goal even more exhilarating. A group of 67 Philadelphia-area pilgrims, mostly teens with a few young adults and chaperones, discovered this during a July 10-25 pilgrimage as they traveled […]

First communicants attend memorable Corpus Christi Mass

By Christie ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Nearly 6,000 Catholics gathered for Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul and an outdoor procession to show their love for Jesus Christ in the Eucharist on the Feast of Corpus Christi Sunday, May 25. {{more}} The big crowd included 1,200 children who earlier this […]