People and Events
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 […]
Roxborough students sing happy 100th birthday to parishioner
The first and third grade students of Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Philadelphia’s Roxborough section celebrated Nina Turzi’s 100th birthday Oct. 14 at the school. The children sang “Happy Birthday” to Turzi, a long-time parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish. The tech-savvy centenarian, who enjoys using the computer, also enjoys traveling to casinos […]
Salt + Light Television needs help bringing Catholic TV to American cable offerings
Salt + Light Television now offers its broadcast signal to American cable companies for cable viewers in the United States. The Toronto, Ontario-based Catholic television network has offered evangelization, faith education and live broadcast of global Church events for the past 10 years to audiences in Canada. Now Salt + Light is able to bring […]
Doylestown school honors top 7th graders, welcomes graduate broadcaster
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Doylestown held an induction ceremony Monday, Oct. 7 for 21 academically flourishing seventh grade students who were welcomed into the Blessed Duns Scotus Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. Keynote speaker for the ceremony was Marc Farzetta, host of sports radio station 610 WIP, who is an alumnus of the Bucks County School.
Lay men become candidates for ordination as permanent deacons
Twenty-one men are beginning their journey to become permanent deacons in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Bishop Michael J. Fitzgerald celebrated Mass including the Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders on Saturday, Sept. 28 in St. Martin’s Chapel at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood. The men now begin a five-year period of academic and spiritual formation before […]
Website honored for excellence
CatholicPhilly.com won the Faith-Based Standard of Excellence award Sept. 12 from the Web Marketing Association. The news website of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was the only Catholic organization to win an award in the contest this year. Last year the Archdiocese of Detroit won the award in the faith-based category, making the two websites the only two Catholic dioceses in the United States to be so honored.
New book on Padre Pio focus of event at Italian consulate in Philadelphia
To mark the 45th anniversary of the death of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, commonly known as Padre Pio, a book presentation and photo exhibit of the saint will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Consulate General of Italy in Philadelphia. The consulate is located at 150 South Independence Mall West, Philadelphia. The new […]
Professor to speak on science and religion at seminary
Professor Brad Gregory will present his talk on “Science vs. Religion? The Compatibility of Catholicism and the Natural Sciences” tonight, Sept. 12, at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood. The program begins at 7 p.m., and the cost for attending is $5. The talk is part of Archbishop Charles Chaput’s Year of Faith lecture series. Gregory is […]
Philadelphia Eagles and Chef Jose Garces help open new healthy food pantry
Christina Weiss Lurie, President of the Philadelphia Eagles Youth Partnership, and Jose Garces, award-winning Iron Chef and co-founder of the Garces Foundation, took part in the grand opening of the Green Light Pantry at Casa del Carmen on Tuesday, September 11. The Green Light Pantry at Casa del Carmen, a ministry of Catholic Social Services […]