People and Events
King of Prussia school prays rosary, learns of missions
October is the month of the rosary and also mission awareness, so students at Mother Teresa Regional Catholic School prayed the Living World Mission Rosary and heard from a missionary speaker Oct. 13.
Living rosary in Exton honors Mary, helps the hungry poor
Students and family members at SS. Philip and James School, Exton, prayed and acted out scenes of the glorious mysteries of the rosary. The students also raised money to donate cans of soup to be given to the poor.
Prayer partners meet on feast of Guardian Angels
The kindergarten and seventh grade prayer partners from Presentation B.V.M. School, Cheltenham, met for the first time Oct. 2.
Villa Maria Academy students receive honors
Seniors Emily Legaard and Kelly Wright have been named National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalists, and seven other seniors were named commended students in the program.
Medical Mission Sisters celebrate 75 years in Philadelphia
Archbishop Chaput will celebrate a Mass Oct. 27 at the Medical Mission Sisters' headquarters in Fox Chase. The order was invited to minister in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by Cardinal Dennis Dougherty in 1939.
Claver Award goes to TV Mass producer
Annette DiMedio will receive the 2014 Claver Award on Saturday, Nov. 15, presented by the Philadelphia Central Committee of the Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary.
Family recalls St. Katharine Drexel’s generosity
Today is the 14th anniversary of the canonization of St. Katharine Drexel. She is well known for charity to oppressed people in America, but she also helped needy local families during the Great Depression, as one member of that family remembers today.
Devon Prep student wins science award from Google
An interest in the environment and desire for a cleaner and safer world recently earned Devon Prep freshman Matthew Siracusa of Newtown Square a local award and regional finalist recognition in the 2014 International Google Science Fair.
Philadelphia pastor named national chaplain to Slovak group
Father Thomas Nasta, pastor of Our Lady of Ransom Parish, was elected as national chaplain of the First Catholic Slovak Union last month in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia priest named monsignor by Pope Francis
Father Gregory J. Fairbanks, ordained a priest for the Philadelphia Archdiocese in 1990, was named a Chaplain of His Holiness by Pope Francis. Msgr. Fairbanks works at the Vatican as an official of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.