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This Week's Issue The Word Became Flesh Cardinal Rigali's weekly column. Read it here. Pope honors one of our own: Cardinal-elect John Foley Archbishop John P. Foley, a former editor of The Catholic Standard & Times, has been named a prince of the Church.
Cardinal
Rigali establishes Media Affairs Department
Cardinal Justin Rigali has announced the establishment of a department of Media Affairs for the Archdiocese, within which The Catholic Standard & Times and the archdiocesan Office for Communications will operate. Old
Cathedral Cemetery stones mark history of local Church
All Souls Day and All Saints Day are approaching, a time when Catholics pay special respect to loved ones who have died by visiting their graves. Bill
would support parents of children with disabilities
Women who receive a poor prenatal diagnosis may soon be automatically provided with up-to-date information about the nature of their condition and what kind of support services are available.
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For many more stories on the fascinating history or our Archdiocese, please see the April 5 issue of the paper! Cardinal-elect Foley’s friends, colleagues react to Pope’s announcement In 1984, when Msgr. John P. Foley, editor of The Catholic Standard & Times was consecrated bishop and immediately promoted to Archbishop, his many friends in Philadelphia and elsewhere were delighted for him and happily surprised that it was a double promotion. Celebrating World Mission Sunday in Philadelphia While it might seem World Mission Sunday is about the work of priests or consecrated religious working in remote and exotic locations around the world, all Catholics, by virtue of their baptism, are called to be missionaries for Christ. Reflecting
on importance of Church’s missionary activity
Homily of Cardinal Justin Rigali, Mass for World Mission Sunday, Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, October 21, 2007 St. Philomena School: Going strong at 100 Larry Mendte is the CBS Channel 3 news anchor. Bishop Edward Hughes is the retired Bishop of Metuchen, N.J. Margie Kernickie is the coordinator of Handicapped Encounter Christ. Phil Martelli is the coach of the St. Joseph’s University men’s basketball team. Bill McCusker is president of Cardinal O’Hara High School. Sister Constance Marie Touey is co-principal of St. Francis de Sales School in West Philadelphia. And they are all products of St. Philomena Parochial School in Lansdowne. That’s a lot of talent for a little school. Catholic Historical Society goes digital Welcome to the 21st century. At the stroke of a pen on Oct. 17, the Philadelphia-based American Catholic Historical Society (ACHS) entered the digital age. Gesu Beacon open house: 'The teachers … care about us' What better place to showcase Philadelphia’s Beacon programs than the rooftop recreation area of North Philadelphia’s Gesu School, with its million-dollar view of the city skyline? Print
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