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Sophs, juniors power Archbishop Wood’s state championship run
Katie Greenburg (14 points,13 rebounds in the state title game) was one of only two seniors of a squad that started the year at 4-6 but went on to capture the Catholic League and PIAA class AAA titles March 19.
Staggered at start, Roman regroups to win state crown
Carried by the play of three star classmates -- especially Lamar Stevens and his 27 points -- Roman Catholic easily beat a Pittsburgh powerhouse for the Cahillites second straight class AAAA PIAA championship.
Crowd outside Supreme Court rallies against federal HHS mandate
Sisters from the Carmelites, Dominicans and Little Sisters of the Poor -- whose contraceptive mandate case was heard March 23 by the high court -- sang "Salve Regina" and other hymns in a peaceful rally in Washington.
Holy Week is memorial of God’s infinite mercy, pope says at audience
The Easter Triduum is a memorial to a love story "that gives us the certainty that we will never be abandoned in life's trials," he said.
Amid prayer and fear, Muslim refugee family thanks pope for help
Likes millions of refugees around the world, Hassan packed up his family to flee violence and to try to find a safe place where his children could grow and thrive.
New York high school teacher among scientists who ‘heard’ sound in space
NEW YORK (CNS) — Through long years of research by scientists, including a physics teacher at Regis High School in Manhattan, gravitational waves have been directly measured, confirming the last prediction of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity. On Sept. 14, the faint “chirp” of two black holes colliding 1.3 billion light-years away was heard […]
Ultimate relief from mandate may lie beyond the courts, say plaintiffs
"Ultimately," said Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, "the solution is the elections and moving the elections in the right way."
Pope condemns ‘cruel abominations’ of Belgium attacks
"To all, I ask that you persevere in prayer and in asking the Lord in this Holy Week to comfort the hearts of the afflicted and to convert the hearts of those people taken in by cruel fundamentalism," the pope said.
Need for church role seen in shortcomings of U.S.-Cuba relations
"It is time for some of our leadership in the Catholic Church to take a stronger stand with the Cuban government and demand more; it is time to stop dancing around them," Andy Gomez said
Churches say Holy Land violence must end, occupation is root cause
The church must speak out against the continuing Israeli-Palestinian violence and remind people of their responsibilities, said representatives of the Catholic ordinaries of the Holy Land.