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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).
New school choice legislation introduced in state House
New legislation is being considered in Harrisburg that would give both low and middle-income students access to more educational options while addressing fears that school choice might hurt public schools. Rep. Jim Christiana (R-Butler) introduced HB 2468 on Tuesday, June 12, which will expand the existing Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program, eliminate the delay […]
Two priests deemed unsuitable for ministry; accept supervised life of prayer, penance
Two priests of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Msgrs. George J. Mazzotta and Hugh P. Campbell, have been found unsuitable for ministry, the Archdiocese announced Sunday, May 20. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput announced on May 4 resolutions to eight of the 26 cases of priests on administrative leave as a result of the February 2011 Philadelphia […]
‘Home’ for many, St. Anselm’s turns 50
Far Northeast Philadelphia, the last part of the city to fully develop, was still expanding rapidly in 1962 when then-Archbishop John Krol established a new parish under the patronage of St. Anselm, a distinguished medieval doctor of the Church and Archbishop of Canterbury. Father Edmond Walsh, the founding pastor, celebrated his first Masses at a […]
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