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Hall of Famer Kundla began coaching career with Catholic schools
Before John Kundla, who died July 23 at 101, became a Hall of Fame basketball coach with the Minneapolis Lakers, he started his coaching career at Ascension Catholic School, where he also taught, after graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1939.
Philadelphia Archdiocese to be consecrated to Our Lady of Fatima
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia will be entrusted to the care of the Blessed Virgin Mary in honor of the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima Oct. 15 at a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Chaput.
‘We are bridge builders’: Maronite Catholic youth gather in Lebanon
The July 15-25 event, organized by the Maronite Patriarchate Youth Pastoral Office, followed the World Youth Day model.
Study says nixing TPS immigration program would harm economy
Citing the contributions of hundreds of thousands of immigrants in Temporary Protected Status, a study says ending the program -- as some in the Trump administration want -- would negatively impact the economy.
FCC approves merger of Relevant Radio, Immaculate Heart Radio
Combined, the two stations have about 120 AM and FM stations and "repeater" towers for smaller cities. Relevant broadcasts mostly in the East and Midwest, Immaculate Heart in the West and Plains states.
International gathering celebrates 50 years of baptism in the Spirit
Followers of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal came back to where it all began. Some 6,200 of them gathered for the 2017 Jubilee Conference July 20-23 in Pittsburgh under the theme of "Rivers of Living Water."
Strong-willed American woman remains saintly role model
You may know plenty about St. Katharine Drexel, but do you know about another 19th century Philadelphian, Cornelia Connolly? Her marriage was like a soap opera, but the Catholic convert held firmly to her faith.
Mary’s Central Shrine hosts talk on ‘Mary and the Way of Beauty’
Speaker Bill Donaghy will discuss the Virgin Mary in art on Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Miraculous Medal Art Museum, at the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal in Germantown.
Phila.’s new D.A. relies on Catholic education to serve, not to judge
Kelley B. Hodge, who takes over the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office from her disgraced predecessor, is an active member of St. Raymond Parish. She has worked as a defense attorney and a prosecutor.
China tells mainland media how to refer to retired Hong Kong bishop
Chinese propaganda chiefs have ordered mainland journalists not to describe outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun as the "emeritus" bishop of Hong Kong, but to instead use the word "former."