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First week of school for students
Students at St Lucy Day School and Archbishop Ryan School for the Deaf were welcomed on their first day by Sr. Margaret Fleming IHM, principal, along with Jacqueline Coccia, Superintendent of Elementary Schools, and H. Edward Hanway, Chairman of the Faith in the Future Foundation . Archbishop Charles Chaput led a prayer service for students, faculty and parents then blessed the new Mater Dei Catholic School in Lansdale for their first day. Mater Dei Catholic School is one of the new regional schools of the archdiocese. It is formed from the mergers of Saint Rose of LimaSchoolin North Wales, St Stanislaus School in Lansdale, and part of Saint Maria Goretti in Hatfield.
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St Joseph Parish in Downingtown Hold Topping Off Ceremony In Church Building Project
DOWNINGTOWN, PA - August 17, 2012 - Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Parish in Downingtown, Chester County celebrated a Topping Off ceremony at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, August 20, at the site of the new church, 460 Manor Avenue, Downingtown, PA.
St. James High to hold all-class reunion
St. James Alumni Association’s 14th annual summer all-class reunion will be held Aug. 11 at Westy’s Irsih Pub in North Wildwood from 3 to 8 pm. Tickets are available at the Doghouse, 1499 E. 9th St., Eddystone; DiMeglio Insurance Agency, Aston; Maximillian’s, Boothwyn; and E Footwear, Brookhaven. Tickets are $20 in advance by Aug. 5 […]
Former coach arrested for allegedly making false claims of sex abuse against other coaches
A former lacrosse coach at Lansdale Catholic High School was arrested July 17 in Montgomery County for allegedly sending false claims of sexual abuse by coaches at the school in anonymous emails to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Timothy Udinski, who last coached boys’ lacrosse at Lansdale Catholic in the 2010-2011 season, was charged with harassment and stalking by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
Archbishop Chaput announces clerical changes
Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia, announces the following appointments
2012 Catholic grade school consolidations/closings
Bucks County Assumption B.V.M., 55 E. Bristol Ave., Feasterville, 19053 Closed, partnering with St. Bede the Venerable at St. Katharine Drexel Regional Catholic School, Holland St. Bede the Venerable, 1053 Holland Rd., Holland, 18966 Closed, partnering with Assumption B.V.M. at St. Katharine Drexel Regional Catholic School, Holland St. John the Evangelist, 728 Big Oak Road, Morrisville, 19067 […]
Advocates celebrate school choice success
School choice advocates are celebrating a victory in Harrisburg! Governor Tom Corbett signed the tax code bill that expands the existing Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program, eliminates the delay for some companies that wish to contribute, and creates another category of tax-credit supported scholarships called EITC 2.0 targeted at students in neighborhoods with perpetually […]
Launching the fortnight for freedom — by Archbishop Charles Chaput
Read a speech by Archbishop Chaput delivered June 20 in Indianapolis to a group of Catholic journalists on the eve of the “Fortnight for Freedom,” a national campaign of teaching, witness, and prayer against the abortifacient and contraceptive mandate and in favor or religious freedom.
2012 Financial Report of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Click to read the detailed annual financial report of the Archdiocese and its related entities and offices (PDF).