People and Events
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Pope Francis drinks mate, the traditional Argentine herbal tea, as he arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 30. The drink was given by a person in the crowd. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
St. Agnes in West Chester hosts community art exhibit
St. Agnes School in West Chester recently hosted a one-night art exhibition during the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce Gallery Walk. The Oct. 4 exhibit featured alumni and friends of St. Agnes School, including Max McCourt, an animator and caricature artist and 2003 graduate of the school. Chester County resident John Hannafin, a 1992 […]
Ancillae-Assumpta wins grant to study local historic sites
Representatives from ING's Unsung Heroes Award program presented administrators from Ancillae-Assumpta Academy in Wyncote with a $2,000 grant for its winning program aimed to help students make a connection between the area where the students go to school and the history they study. The Montgomery County school was one of three winners in Pennsylvania.
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy names Lintner new director
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy in Wyncote, Montgomery County, has named Amy Lintner as its new director. Sister Dorothy Beck, U.S. provincial superior of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, made the announcement Oct. 2.
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Rosalyn Paye, 2, paints a pumpkin during a fall festival at St. John Bosco School in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., Oct. 27. (CNS photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass)
Cardinal O’Hara HS celebrates renovated gym
More than 150 people attended the unveiling of Cardinal O’Hara High School’s newly renovated gymnasium Oct. 19. Father John Flanagan celebrated Mass during the event, which also honored former coaches Jim Purcell and Maryann Nespoli. Phase one of the renovations took place last summer and included a new floor, new bleachers and new scoreboards. Cardinal O’Hara looks […]
Roman Catholic fundraiser sees record night, honors top lawyer in city
Roman Catholic High School raised $215,000 at its annual Greater Philadelphia Area Leadership Award dinner Oct. 17 at the Union League in Philadelphia. It was the highest amount raised in the 22-year history of the event, which has raised more than $2 million for scholarships and tuition assistance at Roman Catholic.
SS. Simon and Jude School names student council officers
SS. Simon and Jude School, West Chester, proudly announces the new student council for the 2013-2014 school year. Members of the council and teachers and administrators shown above include: First row, from left: Christina DiGiulio, Abigail Foster, Julia Repetto, Brendan McLaughlin, Aidan Rae, Christopher Datz and Joseph Magnotta. Second row, from left: teacher Jackie Dryfoos; […]
Event shines light on new John Paul the Great University
Attendance at a “come and see” event exceeded expectations as more than 50 local people learned more about John Paul the Great Catholic University at a meeting hosted by Matthew and Maryanne Pinto Saturday, Oct. 12. The university was founded in 2006 in San Diego, Calif., and is dedicated “impacting the culture for Christ,” according […]
Students of SS. Philip and James, Exton, pray living rosary
All the pre-K through eighth grade students of SS. Philip and James School, Exton, as well as family members, gathered in the schoolyard Oct. 1 to participate in a living rosary devotion. Students represented the beads of the rosary, while sixth graders portrayed a tableaux of the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary: the Baptism of […]