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Catholics Gather In Philadelphia To Protest Vatican-Ordered Reforms

Dozens of Catholics gathered in Sister Cities Park for a vigil to protest the Vatican’s crackdown on the women religious. The vigil is just one of dozens of protests nationwide.

2012/05/22

Funeral Ceremonies Begin For Late Cardinal John Foley

Cardinal Foley will be moved to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Friday morning for another public viewing, funeral mass, and burial beneath the high altar.

2011/12/15

(Cardinal John Foley at the KYW Newsradio studios in 2009. Photo by Ed Fischer)

Cardinal Foley Remembered As ‘Great Communicator’

For many, Cardinal Foley was known as the voice of Christmas Midnight Mass at the Vatican, but in the world of broadcasting, his influence goes much further than that.

2011/12/12

Cardinal Foley’s Funeral Expected To Draw High-Profile Church Leaders

The funeral for Delaware County native Cardinal John Patrick Foley, who died Sunday, is expected to draw high-profile clerics from across the globe to Philadelphia.

2011/12/12

Cardinal John Patrick Foley, 76, Dies

Beloved Cardinal John Foley, who served two popes in the Vatican and provided the commentary for Christmas Midnight Mass at the Vatican for 25 years, passed away in his sleep at about 3 a.m. in Villa St. Joseph in Delaware County.

2011/12/11

Some Masses To Be Allowed At Closed Allentown Churches

An eastern Pennsylvania diocese says it will allow some Masses to be celebrated at six closed churches, but they will remain closed.

2011/11/05

Mark Abrams conducts an exclusive interview with Cardinal Justin Rigali. (Credit: Adam Fox, CBS 3)

Cardinal Justin Rigali To Retire, Vatican Could Name Successor Tomorrow

Cardinal Justin Rigali came to Philadelphia from a posting in St. Louis in 2003. He was named the 12th bishop and eighth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by Pope John Paul II, who also made him a cardinal.

2011/07/18

Vatican Releases New Guidelines For Preventing Sex Abuse Of Minors

Accusations of abuse have popped up in places as far apart as Los Angeles and Ireland. Now the Vatican is demanding Diocesan bishops make preventing clergy sexual abuse a top priority.

2011/05/16

SNAP Members Not Enthused About Pope’s Beatification

As the late Pope is honored in front of thousands in Rome, a group of protesters from the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests gathered in front of the Basillica of Saints Peter and Paul to remind the world about what they call the Vatican’s silence.

2011/05/01

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Pope John Paul II: The Journey To Sainthood

CBS sister stations CBS 3 and KYW Newsradio 1060 will team up to broadcast live coverage of the Mass of Beatification of Pope John Paul II on Sunday, May 1, 4 to 6 a.m. The Mass, which is being held in St. Peter’s Square in Rome, will be celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI.

2011/04/30