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Philadelphia priest appointed director of U.S. Bishops’ secretariat for evangelization, catechesis
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T WASHINGTON – Father J. Brian Bransfield, 41, a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, has been appointed executive director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis, it was announced Sept. 24. Father Bransfield’s appointment is effective in late spring. He has been […]
Priests discuss multi-cultural challenge of next 40 years
By NADIA MARIA SMITHCS&T Staff Writer The landscape of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will become increasingly multicultural over the next 40 years and the Church isn’t wasting time in preparing priests to better minister in this new cultural climate. More than 400 priests participated in a series of one-day workshops titled “The Missionary Component of […]
Respect life Mass draws faithful to Cathedral
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Sunday, Oct. 5, was Respect Life Sunday, and in his Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Cardinal Justin Rigali preached on the many facets of pro-life issue. “The bright-eyed smile of a newborn child and the pain-filled face of someone who is dying […]
Film to combat sexual violence premieres
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – “The Gift of Innocence,” a 20-minute DVD aimed at high school students which addresses the problem of sexual violence against teens, debuted in a program led by Cardinal Justin Rigali Oct. 6 at St. Joseph’s University’s Bluett Theater. The video was produced by the archdiocesan Office for […]
The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church
BIBLE STUDY AT VATICAN – Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the opening Mass of the World Synod of Bishops titled “the Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church,” at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Oct. 5.##M;[Read more about the Synod]## Most Christian households own a Holy Bible. […]
Police Officer Mariano Santiago honored for valor
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Police Officer Mariano Santiago will never forget Oct. 30, 2007. That’s the night he took a bullet from a would-be killer, but lived to tell the story. “I still get pain from it, especially at night,” said Santiago, who firmly believes his survival is due to the […]
Running with the boys, and winning
Sports ColumnistJohn Knebels It’s amazing how much can be accomplished when pragmatic, unselfish minds combine their resources and figure out how to make the proverbial square fit into a circle. In this case, John W. Hallahan High School’s Laura Antinucci was the square and Roman Catholic’s cross country team was the circle. When Antinucci, now […]
Retiree recommits to his Catholic faith
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T FLOURTOWN – If you arelooking for James Longon and his wife Ann during the winter months, they won’t be in St. Genevieve Parish. They’ll be snowbirding in Ave Maria, Fla., in the community former pizza baron Thomas Monaghan has developed around his Ave Maria University. “We love it […]
Boys Soccer: Carroll surprises La Salle, 4-2
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Just when déjà vu was starting to settle in, the scorers went on a rampage. When it was over, Archbishop Carroll’s boys’ soccer team had surprised La Salle, 4-2, in a non-spanision contest last week between two tough Catholic League opponents. Since Carroll – a sixth seed last year […]
Coach recalls slain McDonald as warrior on field
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Glen Galeone has coached hundreds of players during his 19 years as coach of Archbishop Ryan’s football team. Some stand out more than others, and for positive reasons in the high majority of cases. Among them is 1996 graduate Patrick McDonald, an offensive guard of the 1995 […]