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Alex Trebek dies at 80; host of ‘Jeopardy!’ was educated in Catholic schools
Consistently described as calm, reliable, intelligent and personable with a dry sense of humor, one priest called Trebek "America's school teacher." Near the end of his life he lauded laughter and prayer. He wished to be remembered as a man who was "kind to everybody he encountered."
USCCB president apologizes to clergy abuse victims as report is released
Expressing gratitude to Pope Francis for the report on defrocked Cardinal McCarrick, Archbishop Jose Gomez said the findings mark "another tragic chapter in the church's long struggle to confront the crimes of sexual abuse by clergy."
Fighting abuse: What Pope Francis has done during his pontificate
In more than seven years as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has issued numerous new laws and guidelines for handling accusations of clerical sexual abuse and its cover-up by church officials, as well as abuse of power by those in authority.
McCarrick report documents repeated lack of serious investigation
Although dogged for years by rumors of sexual impropriety, defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick rose in the Catholic hierarchy because of his personal contacts, protestations of his innocence and a lack of church officials' diligence, according to a long-anticipated Vatican report.
U.S. Catholics weigh in with mixed reaction on Biden win
"No matter where we might fall on the political spectrum, we must seize this moment as an opportunity to begin to heal the crippling divisions in our great nation," said Wilmington Bishop Francis Malooly.
A year later, Delco parish still mourns beloved pastor
Msgr. Joseph Corley, a "Godfather" among Philadelphia's priests, was honored during an Oct. 25 Mass at Blessed Virgin Mary in Darby, where the parish hall was dedicated in his honor.
Tennessee governor gives temporary reprieve to death-row inmate
Pervis Payne, sitting on death row since 1988 for murder, was granted a reprieve of his scheduled Dec. 3 execution. Advocates say his intellectual disability should be grounds for a permanent reprieve.
Biden says once he’s in White House, he’ll ‘unify’ the nation, not divide it
President-elect Joe Biden pledged to hundreds of supporters in Wilmington Nov. 7 that he would be a president "who doesn't see red states and blue states -- only the United States."
Pope meets with missionary priest freed after two-year captivity
Father Pierluigi Maccalli, a member of the Society of African Missions, was speechless Nov. 9 when Pope Francis told him, "We supported you, but you supported the church."
Eta deluges Central America leaving scores dead, thousands homeless
The hurricane flooded Nicaragua and Guatemala before causing devastating mudslides in Mexico. Pope Francis prayed for those suffering from the damage "aggravated by an already difficult situation due to the pandemic."