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Altar server sees dream realized
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Thirteen-year-old George Paul “G.P.” Harmansky has always had an aspiration – to be an altar server at a Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. The parishioner of St. Aloysius in Pottstown fulfilled that aspiration Sunday, Feb. 22, as he assisted at […]
Carroll surprises, beats Wood for championship
PCL girls’ basketball By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T At one point during the season, Cardinal O’Hara’s girls’ basketball team woke up one morning and was ranked first in the nation. A few miles away, Archbishop Carroll’s girls took notice but went about their business in workmanlike fashion. Then a few days later, O’Hara was […]
Neumann-Goretti proves its power as CL champs
PCL boys’ basketball Sports ColumnistJohn Knebels It had the potential to be considered an all-time classic, but key injuries have a tendency to detract from the overall attraction when two outstanding sports teams meet each other in a mega-important contest. Take, for instance, the Catholic League boys’ basketball championship Monday night at the jam-packed and […]
North gives students a leg up on tech job skills
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T In today’s dismal economy, any program that gives young people entering the job market a competitive edge can be a real asset. Northeast Catholic High School’s Microsoft Academy does just that. The academy, an accredited school within a school, is in its second year of operation, and at this […]
St. Pius X Parish offers marriage program
By Nadia Maria SmithCS&T Staff Writer BROOMALL – Ascension Press has teamed up with St. Pius X Parish to pilot a new marriage enrichment program. The two-day program will be held the weekend of March 13-14 at St. Pius X. Renowned author and speaker Christopher West will talk about the late Pope John Paul II’s […]
Roman receives $425K donation
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – James G. McSherry, who died in 2006, had two great loves in life – Roman Catholic High School, from which he graduated in 1940, and St. Stephen Parish, where he was raised. St. Stephen closed in 1993, and it couldn’t be helped; his high school is another […]
Bishop Welsh, former seminary rector, dies at 87
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T Bishop Thomas J. Welsh, 87, retired Bishop of the Diocese of Allentown and a former Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, died Feb. 19. Bishop Welsh was also the founding bishop of the Diocese of Arlington and a former rector of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood. Cardinal Justin Rigali will […]
At St. Cyprian Parish: Cardinal Rigali presents recollections of his service to Church in Africa
By Arlene EdmondsSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Cardinal Justin Rigali shared his first-hand experiences traveling through the African continent at a celebration in honor of Black History Month Sunday, Feb. 22 at St. Cyprian Parish in West Philadelphia. A standing-room-only crowd came to hear Cardinal Rigali’s address at the event sponsored by the archdiocesan […]
Community gathers for funeral
of Officer Pawlowski
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia Police Officer John Pawlowski was laid to rest Friday, Feb. 20, following a funeral Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. Pawlowski, 25, a five-year veteran of the police department died in the line of duty Friday, Feb. 13. A member of St. […]
Capital campaign launches
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Cardinal Justin Rigali called on all Catholics to join him in making a sacrificial commitment to a capital and endowment campaign to benefit the entire Archdiocese. “Our combined gift will make a lasting contribution to the future of the Church of Philadelphia,” the Cardinal said in announcing […]