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Catholic League basketball playoff schedule
Play-in rounds have begun, and boys' and girls' teams are competing toward the championship to be played Feb. 24 at the Palestra.
All-Catholic team named for boys basketball
Ja’Quan Newton of Neumann-Goretti was named MVP of the Catholic League, and Roman Catholic's Chris McNesby was coach of the year. Players on first, second and third teams were named.
Catholic League final standings
Before the start of Catholic high school basketball playoffs, we list the standings for girls and boys teams in the Catholic League, plus the Catholic Academies League.
In snow and cold, chronic homeless find rest at Hub of Hope
“The least of the brothers and sisters” may resist the homeless shelter system but they find hope in a Project HOME ministry in Philadelphia. All share in care, kindness and a bottomless pot of coffee.
Pope to engaged couples: After ‘I do,’ comes ‘may I, thank you, sorry’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Greeting thousands of engaged couples on the feast of St. Valentine, Pope Francis told them not to be afraid of building a permanent and loving relationship in a culture where everything is disposable and fleeting.
New York bishops urge ‘love, respect’ for people with mental illness
ALBANY, N.Y. (CNS) -- The Catholic bishops of New York urged compassion and acceptance for people suffering from mental illness in a new pastoral statement, and the state Catholic conference, their public policy arm, issued specific policy recommendations related to those with mental illness.
Washington state’s bishops back governor’s moratorium on death penalty
SEATTLE (CNS) -- Washington state's Catholic bishops praised Gov. Jay Inslee for declaring a moratorium on the use of the death penalty in the state and applauded him for urging there be "a public conversation on capital punishment."
Belgium passes law to allow euthanasia for small children
BRUSSELS (CNS) -- Belgian legislators voted to make their country the world's first to allow euthanasia for small children, despite vigorous opposition from the Catholic Church and all main religious groups.
Catholic schools in city will close again Friday due to snow
The schools marked a second straight day without classes as the region copes with a major storm that dumped about a foot of snow over a 24-hour period.
Milwaukee Archdiocese files reorganization plan with bankruptcy court
MILWAUKEE (CNS) -- Attorneys for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee filed the archdiocese's reorganization plan Feb. 12, with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.