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In the fall, Mar Qardakh School, a kindergarten through ninth grade Catholic institution, will open a high school, the Chesterton Academy of St. Thomas the Apostle, in the northern Iraq city.
Cardinal O’Hara students get to know their shepherd, Archbishop Perez
Archbishop Nelson Perez walks with students through the halls of Cardinal O’Hara High School in Springfield, Delaware County, which he visited April 26. (Photo by Olivia Cunrod)
By Matthew Gambino • Posted April 27, 2021
The shepherd of the Philadelphia Archdiocese got to know the youth of his flock Monday, April 26 as Archbishop Nelson Perez toured Cardinal O’Hara High School in Springfield, Delaware County for a pastoral visit.
The 400 students present, along with faculty and staff, were about half the total student enrollment due to the A/B scheduling of hybrid instruction offered by archdiocesan schools during the COVID pandemic. But even those students at home participated in the liturgy via livestream video from the school’s gymnasium.
As lawmakers work on COVID-19 bill, venues hope for some help
The Save Our Stages Act could give billions in federal assistance to venues shut down by the pandemic. Author: Janelle Bludau Updated: 10:25 PM CST December 17, 2020
HOUSTON Lawmakers have made it clear they’re working to authorize another round of COVID-19 relief, and that includes more stimulus checks.
And the good news: those checks could get to your bank accounts sooner this time around.
“We’re staying right here until COVID relief is out the door, Sen. Mitch McConnell said.
Lawmakers on both sides are trying to reach a compromise.