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In this hoops season, every game is a playoff game
Between COVID restrictions and snow days hampering practices and with a constricted playoff format, girls' and boys' Catholic League basketball is more intense than ever in the season's homestretch.
Initiative aims to help 1,000 poorest parishes in U.S.
Catholic Extension is seeking 1,000 faith communities to raise a minimum of $1,000 each during Lent to help the 1,000 poorest parishes in the country that are serving the poor.
S.C. governor signs abortion bill, says right to life is ‘fundamental’
A new state law prohibits an abortion if a doctor detects a fetal heartbeat after a required test. A woman who receives an abortion in violation of the law could sue for $10,000 in damages.
Mars missions can inspire next generation scientists, astronomer says
As Perseverance sends to Earth high-definition images, video and audio of the red planet, one papal astronomer hoped the fresh discoveries will inspire future explorers.
Webinar helps 120 young adults find health, growth during COVID isolation
With young adults facing isolation from their peers, family, work and church, an event by the Office for Ministry With Young Adults helped young people gain skills for psychological coping and spiritual growth during the pandemic.
Philadelphia archdiocese warning parishes about series of thefts
A Collegeville man was arrested for breaking into poor boxes at several churches. “If individuals have fallen on hard times, they needn’t be driven to thievery,” said a spokesman. “They need only ask for assistance.”
Greensburg’s new bishop is first native son to head the Pa. diocese
Archbishop Nelson Pérez was the principal consecrator of Bishop Larry Kulick, a parish priest and now the sixth bishop of the diocese that covers four counties in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Vatican expects budget deficit for 2021
A deficit of $60.3 million is expected for this year's budget, "heavily impacted by the economic crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic," said the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy.
Peru’s bishops indignant over COVID-19 vaccine scandal involving nuncio
In what is being called "vaccine-gate," Peru's top leaders, plus the Vatican's ambassador to the country, received their shots from what was to be a clinical trial -- ahead of front-line workers.
Church leaps into response to severe weather as Lent begins
The lack of electricity due to Arctic-like conditions in the southern Plains led parishes in the region to cancel Ash Wednesday Masses and the distribution of ashes for the first time in memory.