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Full pews at 3 dynamic parishes
Mass attendance declines may seem inevitable, but don’t tell that to the pastors of St. Cornelius Parish in Chadds Ford, St. Andrew Parish in Newtown and St. Rose of Lima Parish in Eddystone. None have a university or a tourist attraction in the backyard but all have standing room-only Masses. The common denominators? Stress on […]
October Count studies who’s coming to Mass
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T It’s five weeks and counting until the annual October Count. That’s when the ushers in all of the churches throughout the Archdiocese start counting everybody at Mass during the four weekends of the month. Why do we count? “It tells us the proportion of the registered population who would […]
Italian researchers develop heart-repair method with adult stem cells
By John Thavis Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY – Italian researchers have developed a method to repair a damaged heart using adult stem cells, and said it confirmed that the adult cells were more therapeutically useful than embryonic stem cells. “The adult stem cell is already prepared to differentiate in the tissue we want to […]
Cardinal criticizes abortion provisions in House health reform bill
By Nancy Frazier O’Brien Catholic News Service WASHINGTON – Although amendments to a House health care reform bill made some “helpful improvements” in protecting life and conscience, some “unacceptable features” remain that must be removed, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee told House members Aug. 11. Cardinal Justin Rigali, who heads the bishops’ […]
Pilot parishes exceed campaign goal
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – The 12 pilot parishes of the Archdiocese’s capital and endowment campaign, “Heritage of Faith – Vision of Hope,” can officially begin to reap what they have generously sown. Each of the 12 parishes is eligible to apply toward their campaign case statements 35 percent of the total […]
Stem cell breakthrough: Scientists reprogram skin cells in mice to be pluripotent
By Nancy Frazier O’BrienCatholic News Service WASHINGTON – The work of two teams of Chinese scientists who created live mice from induced pluripotent stem cells is “another demonstration that researchers don’t need to destroy embryos” to achieve stem-cell advances, according to a pro-life official at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The research done by […]
Their brother’s a bishop
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer As newly ordained Auxiliary Bishop Timothy C. Senior continues to do his part to build up the Church as a priest and now as a Bishop, he can be certain that his siblings, Jim Senior and Myra Senior DiNicola, will continue to do their fair share as devoted laity […]
Morris to be inducted into Big Five hall
PHILADELPHIA – Roxborough resident Bill “Speedy” Morris, head basketball coach at St. Joseph’s Prep, has been selected for induction into the Philadelphia Big Five hall of fame. Morris, who coached at LaSalle University for 17 years, will be part of the hall’s 2010 class. Morris had a very successful tenure at LaSalle, beginning in 1984 […]
OYYA sponsors local soccer tournament
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T At 9 a.m. on July 25, approximately 100 young men aged 16 to 30 representing seven different parishes attended Mass at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Bensalem, Bucks County, before participating in a soccer tournament sponsored by archdiocesan Hispanic Ministry in the Office of Youth and Young Adults […]
SS. Simon and Jude puts $70,000 toward science
By JIM GAUGERSpecial to The CS&T WEST CHESTER – Sister Margaret Rose Adams, I.H.M., principal at SS. Simon and Jude School in West Chester, is always searching for challenges for her students, grades kindergarten through eight. The goal is to prepare the students for a complex world, one where science is an integral part. “We […]