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Two men join priesthood of Christ, fraternity of Philadelphia Fathers Tobin and Cavara offer the final blessing for Mass their first as new priests at the liturgy s conclusion. By Matthew Gambino • Posted May 18, 2021 Calling the ordination of two new priests “a wonderful day of blessing for the Church of Philadelphia,” Archbishop Nelson Perez celebrated a solemn liturgy Saturday, May 15 in the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in which he ordained Father Kenneth Cavara and Father Mark Tobin to the priesthood. (See a gallery of photographs from the Mass here.) Before leading the ordination rites, the archbishop said the two men from Chester County were joining “an incredible fraternity” of priests in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. ....
WHYY By Climate Action Lower Merion s protest outside Lower Merion School District headquarters. (Courtesy of Eurhi Jones) The Lower Merion School District is facing objections from local environmentalists as it looks to build new sports fields on an area covered by hundreds of trees, many of which are more than a century old. The Montgomery County district is currently experiencing its highest enrollment levels in more than 40 years and says it is the fastest-growing in Pennsylvania. For years, the district has struggled to find new space in which to expand. Back in 2018, Lower Merion School District had hoped to acquire 6.9 acres of Stoneleigh Garden, a 42-acre estate in Villanova that had been converted from a private home into a public garden, as a possible site for a new middle school and sports complex. It says the area it sought is currently a compost pile that had been earmarked for future development. The district said its current site at 1860 Montgome ....
James Serritella, Counselor in Church Sex-Abuse Crisis, Dies at 78 He advised four Chicago cardinals and advanced the U.S. bishops’ zero-tolerance policy toward clergy guilty of sex crimes. James A. Serritella with Pope John Paul II in 1997. His influence extended from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops to the U.S. Supreme Court.Credit.via Serritella family Published May 5, 2021Updated May 10, 2021 James A. Serritella, a lapsed seminarian who as counsel to four cardinals overseeing the Archdiocese of Chicago encouraged them and eventually the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to bar priests credibly accused of sexually abusing children, died on April 23 in Chicago. He was 78. ....
Posted May 4, 2021 Nine men who will be ordained permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia next month made a profession of faith and signed a solemn Oath of Fidelity before Bishop Timothy Senior, rector of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, who presided at a Liturgy of the Word in the seminary’s Immaculate Conception Chapel April 26. All ordained ministers to the diaconate, priesthood and episcopacy take the oath before ordination. In signing the oaths, the men declare publicly that they believe all that the Catholic Church teaches and they promise to be faithful to that teaching in their ministry as deacons. The ceremony is a necessary step prior to ordination to the diaconate, as it documents the candidate’s willingness to uphold the teachings of the church in the ministry he exercises. ....