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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Medieval order gives top honor to Cardinal
By Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer WYNNEWOOD – Three ancient orders of the Catholic Church came together to honor Cardinal Justin Rigali in a solemn Mass and reception Friday, May 23 at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and the Order of Our Lady of Mercy (Mercedarians) joined […]
Dr. King Through The Eyes Of Artists
(CBS) There is an exhibition honoring the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Charles Wright Museum of African American History. {{more}}“I feel that these great artists have done a remarkable job of capturing my husband’s spirit in their renderings in a way that touches the hearts of their viewers,” said Coretta Scott […]
Bush: War on terrorism? only beginning?
WASHINGTON (CNN) — After seeking to rally Americans with his State of the Union address, President Bush set out Wednesday to push his agenda in a two-day tour of three Southeastern states. {{more}}Traveling to North Carolina, Florida and Georgia, the president is expected to promote education, security, health and volunteerism initiatives that he announced Tuesday […]