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False promises, economic illusions feed some migrants’ dreams
It's not only Central Americans in cities who are fleeing their country because of gangs. Rural residents believe the only way to build a home and start a family is to work in the U.S. But their rose-colored dreams meet harsh realities.
Pope calls all Catholics to be missionaries of God’s mercy
We need to let ourselves be forgiven," Pope Francis said on Divine Mercy Sunday, calling for people to embrace confession, since the sacrament "is not about ourselves and our sins, but about God and his mercy. We -- all of us -- need this badly."
‘Refuse to turn away’ from terrors of genocide, say local scholars
On the April 8 commemoration of the six million Jews killed by Nazis during World War II, two Saint Joseph's University professors call for increased vigilance against discrimination and hatred.
Cardinal O’Hara captures school’s first-ever state hoops crown
The Lady Lions avenged their PCL loss and captured the PIAA Class 5A title March 27, led by Maggie Doogan and Annie Welde, the latest in a long line of Delaware County basketball standouts.
Philly parish hosts high-tech bingo to benefit school
At Immaculate Heart of Mary in the city's Andorra section, the classic game moves online for an April 10 fundraiser that will reduce the school's carbon footprint.
Noelle Baxter, leader among leaders, marches team to state crown
The Archbishop Wood senior didn't score a point in the PIAA Class 4A final, but her selfless orchestration helped her team win, earning the accolades of her coach and teammates.
West Catholic girls’ role players drive team to PIAA title
With their nationally ranked superstar contained, the Lady Burrs relied on the team approach and won their second consecutive state championship. Yet it was coach Beulah Osueke's final game.
Group seeks stepped up reunification of border families
Interfaith religious activists want the Biden administration to increase family reunification and fix the Trump administration's policy that separated some 5,500 immigrant children from their families.
A look at top-5 lists of facts from Catholic Church around the world
The Statistical Yearbook of the Church, published last month, offers 500 pages of charts and statistics on church life in every region of the world and nation -- China being the key exception.
Nations not working together seen as biggest failure of pandemic
If the lessons of this pandemic are not learned -- including the need for trust and honest transparency -- more people will needlessly die in future calamities, said the U.S. head of a Vatican COVID commission.