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Year of the Priest begins
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Pope Benedict XVI has declared the Year of the Priest June 19, 2009, through June 19, 2010. Cardinal Justin Rigali is calling on area Catholics to participate in the archdiocesan celebration, which he has named, “Holy Priests for a Holy People.” “Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, […]
Hollywood producer makes films with a message
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Steve McEveety isn’t your typical Hollywood producer, and his film, “The Stoning of Soraya M.” proves that. It’s not a feel-good flick, but it does confront a very serious social problem – mistreatment of women – and that’s the whole point of making it. In a telephone interview with […]
Real Presence among us
Updated By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Demonstrating their love for Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament, a large contingent of first communicants and their families joined Cardinal Justin Rigali in an outdoor eucharistic procession in the streets around the perimeter of the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul on the feast […]
Six African-American students honored with Mitchell scholarships
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Six students are the recipients of the second disbursement from the Msgr. John Mitchell Memorial Scholarship Fund. Four current archdiocesan students and two graduating eighth-graders were presented with their scholarship prizes at a reception hosted by the Office for Black Catholics at the Archdiocesan Office Center on […]
For young searchers, vocation congresses lead to answers
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T Young people will be talking about vocations this month. First, on Tuesday, June 16, sixth-to eighth-grade boys will spend the day at St. Charles Seminary for the third Brothers of Borromeo Vocation Congress. Then, on Wednesday, June 24 it will be the sixth to eighth-grade young women’s turn to […]
Our Lady of Hope School to close
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Our Lady of Hope Elementary School, on North Broad Street in the Logan section of the city, will close at the end of this school year, 2008-09, it was announced June 5. Cardinal Justin Rigali accepted the recommendation of the pastor, Father Ephren V. Esmilla, that the school close. […]
Archdiocesan capital campaign reaches another milestone
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Archdiocese’s capital and endowment campaign, “Heritage of Faith – Vision of Hope,” recently reached another milestone: $66.1 million, or one-third of its $200 million goal, has been raised. In May, the 43 parishes that comprise the campaign’s second track began early visits of parishioners and […]
‘Delighted’ at spanine Providence Village
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T staff writer For the past 14 years, Bishop-Elect Senior has served as chaplain and as a priest in residence for developmentally disabled women at spanine Providence Village in Springfield, Delaware County, a residential facility of Catholic Social Services. “All of us are delighted here that he has made bishop,” said Rosemary […]
Praise from predecessor at Catholic Human Services
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T staff writer From 1997 to 2004, Bishop-elect Senior served as the Secretary for Catholic Human Services (CHS). Catholic Health Care Services (CHCS) and Catholic Social Services (CSS), the largest provider of social services in Pennsylvania, operate under CHS.##M;[read mpre]## From 1992 to 1997, he served as Deputy Secretary of CHS and […]
Former Seminary Classmates Will Soon Be Brother Bishops
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T staff writer Timothy C. Senior entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood in the fall of 1978. He was ordained a priest for the Philadelphia Archdiocese May 18, 1985, by Cardinal John Krol at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. A seminary classmate at St. Charles was […]