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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."
St. Charles seminarians step up to serve, again, during pandemic
A century ago seminarians helped bury Philadelphia’s dead in a pandemic. This year they are keeping hungry people alive during the current COVID-19 pandemic by serving at Caring for Friends.
Head of U.S. bishops offers Biden congratulations
Archbishop Jose Gomez said in a statement that "Now is the time for our leaders to come together in a spirit of national unity and to commit themselves to dialogue and compromise for the common good."
Sixty years after JFK, nation to get second Catholic president in Biden
Thirty-three men between George Washington and John F. Kennedy served as U.S. president. It took 172 years for a Catholic, Kennedy, to win the presidency, and another 60 years for the second, Joe Biden.
News organizations project Biden elected U.S. president
Major U.S. news organizations projected Democrat Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States, making him the second Catholic in the country's history to be elected to the nation's highest office.
Catholics nod to postelection divisions, see much work ahead
The nation's political divide was never going to be solved by the final tally of presidential votes or when the political signs came down, say religious sisters and other Catholic leaders.
Catholics urged to pray for ‘clarity, peace’ after election
The Catholic Medical Association Nov. 5 urged Catholics around the country to pray a novena or rosary in the midst of the unsettled 2020 presidential election and demonstrations in several states.
Only in 2020: Devon Prep soccer goes from winless to state playoffs
The Tide pushed through an 0-12-1 start and captured three huge wins over formidable Catholic League opponents to advance to the PIAA Class 2A tournament.
Prayer, silence and ‘falling in love with God’ key to vocations
As the Catholic Church in the U.S. marks National Vocation Awareness Week, cultivating a deep spiritual life remains central to discerning the call to religious life, say two archdiocesan experts.
Report on ex-Cardinal McCarrick to be released Nov. 10
The Holy See will release a long-awaited report on the investigation about the ascent to power and sexual misconduct of now-disgraced former U.S. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick.