Posted by kristenmccann on June 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
FROM COUNTY ROSCOMMON IN IRELAND TO NORTHPHILADELPHIA By Joanne Ennis and Eileen Troxell Saint Malachy Parish in North Philadelphia is celebrating its 160th jubilee. The first parishioners of Saint Malachy were part of the great migration from Ireland in the 1850s. They fled famine and tyranny to find a new life in America. They labored in [...]
Category Arts and Entertainment, Features, Local News · Tags Castle Quilters, church, Eileen Troxell, Ireland, Joanne Ennis, Philadelphia, Quilt, Quilting, Roscommon, St. Malachy
Posted by kristenmccann on April 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment
By Charles McMahon You have clearly been following instructions that have come from the Vatican in the past three decades regarding the divulging of priestly crimes to civil authorities. The letter from the Sacred Congregation for Clergy, dated January 31, 1984, stated that “The files of a Bishop concerning his priests are altogether private; their [...]
Category Local News, People, Viewpoint · Tags Cardinal Justin Rigali, Catholic, Charles McMahon, church, Clerical Abuse, letter, Nancy Mortimer O'Brien, priests, SNAP, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, Voice of the Faithful, VOTF
Posted by kristenmccann on March 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Chicago resident Barbara Blaine, President of SNAP and herself a victim of sexual abuse by a Catholic priest in Toledo, Ohio was present at the February 13th demonstration outside the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul in downtown Philadelphia. About 50 people including victims of clerical abuse, family members and supporters—some holding childhood photos of [...]
Category Events, Local News, People, Uncategorized · Tags abuse cases, Barbara Blaine, Cardinal Justin Rigali, Catholic, church, Clerical Abuse, Philadelphia Archdiocese, Protests, Sabina Clarke, SNAP, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
