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Prediction? Pain for Catholic League foes in District football action
With the regular season over, all but one of the league's 14 teams will compete in the PIAA District tournament. John Knebels offers summaries and fearless predictions of this weekend’s six games.
U.S. Justice Department says it was misled in immigrant teen’s case
In its petition, the Justice Department said it was about to appeal a lower court decision allowing the teen to have an abortion when it realized she had already had the procedure early that day.
One goal suffices as La Salle edges Roman in tense final
In its 1-0 Catholic League soccer championship win, the Explorers repeated last year's success over a Roman Catholic team loaded with underclassmen. La Salle also advanced to the state playoffs.
U.S. opioid epidemic affects not only addicts but families and budgets
The opioid crisis may have sneaked up on the United States, but few would dispute President Donald Trump's assertion that it is now a national emergency.
Sales exec to take leadership of Archbishop Ryan HS
Michael Barnett, a telecommunications executive and 1990 graduate of Ryan, has been named the new president of the archdiocesan school in Northeast Philadelphia. He is a business leader and former teacher.
Week’s events help all Catholics to encourage vocations
There is something for everyone, from young children through adults, in the Philadelphia Archdiocese to mark National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 5-11. It's part of an effort to build a culture of promoting vocations in the church.
Jesus shows that death is not the last word, pope says
Our hope in Christ "does not disappoint," Pope Francis said at a Nov. 3 memorial Mass honoring cardinals, archbishops and bishops who died this past year.
Puerto Rico still facing ‘unprecedented level of need,’ say U.S. bishops
To date, more than 70 percent of Puerto Rico is without electricity and running water. Other islands, including the U.S. Virgin Islands, are also facing challenges in their recovery.
English Catholic, Anglican leaders: Palestinian homeland needed for justice
They used the centenary of the Balfour Declaration, in which Britain declared its support for a Jewish state, to press for a two-state solution to decades of strife between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples.
War brings only death, cruelty, pope says at U.S. military cemetery
"No more, Lord, no more (war)" that shatters dreams and destroys lives, bringing a cold, cruel winter instead of some sought-after spring, Pope Francis said looking out at the people gathered for an outdoor Mass at a U.S. war memorial and cemetery.