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SHINGLEHOUSE - This victory was not so dominant.It was, after all, the first round of the PIAA Class A…

Nov. 6 – MECHANICSBURG – Midway through the first half of the District 3 Class 2A men's soccer final, Fleetwood found themselves trailing by one goal.The Tigers had peppered Lancaster Catholic with one shot after another, but failed to…

The Sunni group is estimated to have over 90 million members. Their leader, Sheikh Yahya Cholil Staquf, met with Pope Francis in 2019 to present a vision for a more…

“When someone educates you, he frees you from the chains of slavery; they open your eyes,” he said, and added that Bishop Sulumeti has built health facilities in Kakamega Diocese “to continue the healing work of Christ.”…

Photo courtesy of Alannah Murphy By Alannah Murphy At the end of September 2022, an exhibition was inaugurated presenting the independent newspaper run by students from the Catholic University, the Tower. The exhibit is…

The Afterlife of Mary Queen of Scots, Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow *****Ken Currie, Chunnacas na mairbh beo (The dead were seen alive), Glasgow Print Studio *****Returning to Scotland from France in 1561 to claim her crown, Mary Queen of…

Prepare for Thanksgiving dinner discussions on family history by attending a presentation on Irish genealogy, sponsored by Pirates of Irish Persuasion & Extraction (PIPE)! Students, alumni, faculty, staff, administrators and members…

July 17, 1944-Oct. 17, 2022MARSHALL - The Christian burial mass for Dianne Eis, 78, of Marshall, formerly of Seaforth, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Marshall. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday,…

Kennedi Taylor and Natalie Beck are heading to the Class 1A State Tournament.Freshmen at Father McGivney made program history on Friday by earning a top-four spot in doubles at the Class 1A Triad Section to earn the team's first appearance…

… you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church.-- Matthew 16:18 I have indulged in a passion for puns throughout my career. While I feel blissful about it on some level, I also remember an army of English…

Franco said the morning sessions of the council, the general congregations, consisted mostly of 10-minute interventions, or speeches, by the council's 2,625 fathers. At…

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Pope Francis uses a cane as he leaves an audience with participants at a conference promoting educational…

By RHINA GUIDOS Authorities in Florida continued their rescue efforts on September 30, and Catholic parishes and dioceses across the United States moved quickly to raise aid in the aftermath of…

Week 6 of the high school football season will feature high-profile matchups, as Governor Mifflin hosts Wilson on Saturday, and Hamburg travel to Lancaster Catholic on Friday night for a clash of undefeated Division 5 Lancaster League…

St. Rose Catholic School and Cardinal Newman High School share the ongoing recovery from the devastating Tubbs fire in 2017SANTA ROSA, Calif., September 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the early morning of October 9, 2017the Tubbs Wildfire…

Since the fall of Deer, Life Defenders celebrated a number of significant victories, but there were also setbacks. Unfortunately, the Dobbs The move galvanized the militant fringe of the pro-abortion movement, and soon after the initial…

Rondale Moore's monster outing in the 2017 Class 6A State Championship game was voted the best individual performance in the history of the St. Xavier-Trinity High School football rivalry.In a Courier Journal poll that included 10 of the…

Zero.This is the number of victories of the seniors of Fremont Ross against Findlay. They had three chances to win the regular season game they want the most.Obviously Friday's home game is their last chance. No better time on Tuesday for…

As executive director of the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, Jennifer Allmon has also commented on the “politicization of the lives and dignity of migrants.” "Our nation's reluctance to address the flawed immigration system over the…

Story, photos by Dennis Kellogg LINCOLN (SNR) - Law enforcement, fire and rescue services and corrections personnel were thanked and honored as part of the annual Blue Mass at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln on September 11.…

President Biden stood this week in the atrium of the John F. Kennedy Library, talking about his 'cancer moonshot' initiative, when he quoted a letter the Kennedy family patriarch once sent to console another father who had lost a son.“You…

(ABC 6 News) - As we enter September, many are remembering one of the most memorable and tragic days in US history: 9/11.It's hard to think that 21 years have passed since that dark day in history.And for many students, many of…

QUINCY, Ill. — Enrollment continues to grow at Quincy University. This fall, the university welcomed 307 freshmen. This is a 33% increase from last year and marks the largest freshman class since 1992. Including all undergraduate and…

PHOENIX — For the very first time, the Roman Catholic Church Diocese of Phoenix will hold a memorial mass for those who committed suicide.It will take place on September 4at Saints Simon and Jude Cathedral and will begin at 9 a.m. sharp…

This is the cover of the book "Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America" ​​by Randall Balmer. The book is edited by Agostino Bono. (CNS photo courtesy of the University of North Carolina)"Passion Plays: How…

Pope Francis, who has raised the possibility of retiring due to declining health, has praised the humility of a 13th-century pontiff who was one of the few in history to step down rather than to reign for life.News of the Roman Catholic…

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LAFAYETTE - Bobby Metzger wasn't supposed to be the guy taking shots behind center Friday night.Not this year.Sometimes you have to expect the unexpected in football and when projected central Catholic starting quarterback Ben Mazur…

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When he said the "Our Father", his own father was on the altar beside him. Matthew and German Gonzalez became the first father-son duo in the history of the Archdiocese of Newark to celebrate their first Mass together.…

István Perczel might just be a modern-day Indiana Jones for Kerala's elite of around 60,000,000-strong The Syrian Christian community has spread all over the world. But instead of engaging in shootouts and uncovering lost treasures and…

IOn his first visit to the country, Pope Francis visited Canada from July 24 to 29. The main purpose of Francis' visit was to respond to the growing publicity of the residential schools scandal in Canada. Part of his visit was to make a…

Jesuit Father Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves, Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy. CNS photo/courtesy Society of Jesus The Catholic Church's finance chief has warned that "a very uncertain period lies ahead" for the Vatican's…

Friday, August 12, 2022 Courtesy photo/St. Vincent de Paul Parish + Expand Father John Norman blesses the St. Vincent de Paul parish building that was recently named in his honor. By Linda Peterson…

ASIA/MACAO - The International Exhibition of Eucharistic Miracles expands: Blessed Carlo Acutis conquers the hearts of visitors Macao (Agenzia Fides) - After!-->!-->…

Finally, the pope apologized on Canadian soil for the Catholic role in the shameful history of residential schools.Will apologies be accepted? A friend reminded me that forgiveness is an act of will. Each residential school survivor and…

Henry Piazza remembers the Tontitown Grape Festival when it featured 25-cent outdoor movies and glass bottles of Coca-Cola, long before there were concerts and carnival rides.Piazza, 86, lives across from the house he was born in in…

COMMENT: The Holy Father has declared that the Church must avoid collaborating with the power of the State, which seeks to destroy “the natural attachment of peoples to their values”.…

Today in History Today is Thursday, July 28, the 209th day of 2022. There are 156 days left in the year. Highlights from today's story: On July 28, 1945, the United States Senate ratified the Charter of the United Nations by a vote of 89 to…

Breadcrumb Links Local News Pope Francis, the current head of the Catholic Church, greets people outside the Church of the Sacred Heart in Edmonton, Alberta, Monday, July 25, 2022, the first stop on his penitential…

Albuquerque artist Vicente Telles who will exhibit his work at the traditional Spanish market in Santa Fe. (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal) At just 39 years old, Albuquerque santero Vicente Telles has already created…

BRIGID Dwyer was the first Australian-born teacher and her story has come to life through a biographical dictionary from the Australian Catholic University.The Biographical Dictionary of Australian Catholic Educators chronicles the lives…

NEWS FROM PAST PAGES 50 years ago — July 28, 1972 The cathedral that never was Most Honolulu Catholics would have a hard time imagining their cathedral anywhere but on Fort Street. Yet at some point plans were made to build a new cathedral…

DISCLAIMER: This story contains details that some readers may find distressing.When 48 Catholic Church entities pledged to raise $25 million for survivors under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, it was made clear that…

Inside the nearly 175-year-old man Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in Milwaukee, the church's Nichols & Simpson organ dominates the sacred space and ensemble below. What is true of the organ's imposing stature is also true of the…

Conspiracy theories have been a feature of our times for centuries. The CIA was behind the assassination of President John F Kennedy. The Bush administration played a role in the September 11 attacks. The Covid-19 pandemic was…

Once the Dry Movement got the Constitution on its side, resistance to its mission intensified. Canadian distilleries shipped thousands of cases of whiskey across the border. Al Capone and other urban gangsters became fabulously wealthy,…

WASHINGTON, DC — Congregations of women religious around the world can feel overwhelmed with the care needed by older sisters, but often the resources taken for granted in developed countries don't even exist in other countries. For!-->!-->…

How will American history view the 2020 election and the implications of January 6 for the nation's future? There are already clues. One is Republicans' continued…

Arrion Rosales-Llantos By Patrick DownesCatholic Herald of Hawaii Arrion Rosales-Llantos had already enrolled in his third year at the University of Hawaii-Hilo, for courses in the administration of justice and history, when he mentioned to…

LOWELL - The Shrine of St. Joseph the Worker is a sanctuary in the heart of the city for many. Located at 37 Lee Street, the origins of the sanctuary date back to 1868. The building had been a Unitarian church, but was vacant in 1868. The…

On the right, the expression "Judeo-Christian" has become like a password: it's a short and quick way to prove your conservative ilk. "We believe that the fate of America depends on upholding the…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Archbishop of the Brazilian city of Manaus Leonardo Steiner kneels before Pope Francis on August 27, the Brazilian cleric will go down in history as the first cardinal to come from the Amazon region.…

Reading time: 6 minutesA woman is pictured in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in London on July 4, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. From January 27, 2022, churches across Britain will no longer require social distancing,…

The Tempe Elementary Board of Trustees voted on June 22 to change the names of Gililland Middle School, Hudson Elementary and Laird School because their namesakes allegedly had ties to the Ku Klux Klan in the early 20th century. Laird…

Breadcrumb Links Columnists I grew up in London, Ontario and was a close friend of Cavalier Mark Wilson at Catholic Central High School. Publication date : June 25, 2022 • 31 minutes ago • 3 minute read •…

Placeholder while loading article actionsST. CATHERINES ISLAND, Ga. - Wildfires sparked by lightning have scorched hundreds of acres on this unspoilt island off the Georgia coast, where crews are battling to protect the ruins of…

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Attribute Pennsbury's loss in Monday's PIAA Class 6A softball semifinal to a couple of things.To know: Several unusual errors.An opposing pitcher dynamites leading a starving team.And a little anticipation.“I think maybe we got a bit ahead…

The sisters will tell you that there is nothing extraordinary about them. Well, actually, Kamaryn and Kailee will. Karter is more likely to smile or laugh, then draw your attention to his image on a poster promoting St. Eugene School…

Tuesday, June 21 will mark the eighth International Yoga Day. This day offers an opportunity to reflect on some of the last year's public debates around yoga in the United States, many of which are rooted in religious…

By Catholic News Service • Posted on June 8, 2022 BROOKLYN, NY (CNS) - The loss of the St. Augustine Church Tabernacle in a burglary is a "sadening" material loss, but what brings Catholics together "is our faith in the…

The founder of People of Praise, a secretive charismatic Christian group that counts Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett among its members, was described in a sworn affidavit filed in the 1990s as exercising near total control over one…

KENT CITY — As the Division 3 Athletics Finals entered the home stretch on Saturday, Lansing Catholic coach Tim Simpson took a look at the boys standings. According to him, the championship would probably come down to the 4x400 meter…

Bergen Catholic is the No. 1 men's team and Holy Angels the No. 1 women's team in the North Jersey Golf Final Rankings.Bergen Catholic has won a trio of major titles: Big North Bergen Bracket, North Non-Public A Sectional and State…

The Catholic University of America Cardinals in Washington beat the Arlington Marymount Saints in the inaugural Pope's Cup, receiving a trophy from Bishop Michael F. Burbidge in a ceremony hosted by the diocese this month. last. “We are…

GENESEO – Frank Kelch and Drew Bryant and others reached the end of their high school baseball journey on Monday as their Brimfield/Elmwood Team reached the end of its season.The Indians gave up a seven-run second inning and couldn't…

In a recent commentary for NCR, anti-abortion and disability lawyer Madison Chastain argues that criminalizing abortions won't stop them, because having access to abortions isn't what causes them. “We can recognize…

Fifty-four years ago, Celtic sent a box of stripes to help a non-Championship club in Essex reach a cup final. Racing for the Walton Cup clash in 1968 in Lisbon Lions kit was enough to spur Catholic United to a 2-1 victory over Haden!-->…

Today in History Today is Wednesday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2022. There are 213 days left in the year. Today's highlight in the story: On June 1, 1813,!-->…

Hamilton College at 2002012, 10 years agoTwo hundred years ago—May 26, 1812—the New York State Board of Regents issued a statement declaring “that a college…shall be and is hereby founded and established and is named Hamilton College.”…

"Los Angeles is the Great Gatsby of American cities," Kevin Starr, the California history columnist and former state librarian, wrote many years ago. The City of Angels has of course been renowned for over a century for those who have…

It's a bit of a truncated schedule for one of the newcomers to semi-pro soccer in the Lansing area, Cap City Athletic 1847. The club will play in United Women's Soccer, filling the void left by Lansing United, who folded following the…

FRIDAY MAY 6DWAYNE HAGGINS CONCERT at Niagara Coffee Haus, 8 Exchange St., Millis. 8-10pm (doors open at 7:45pm) With Dwayne Haggins "the love child of Hank Williams and Sam Cooke" and "the John Legend of rockabilly". Sponsored by Ferrimy…

Eboo Patel began his efforts to bring people of different faiths together for dialogue and service projects in a basement office on the northwest side.He kept his day job and piloted a practical Chrysler Cirrus sedan through the streets of…

Today in History Today is Monday, May 9, the 129th day of 2022. There are 236 days left in the… Today in History Today is Monday, May 9, the 129th day of 2022. There are 236 days left in the…

By David Crary National AP Editor Even as a young adult, Shannen Dee Williams - who grew up black and Catholic in Memphis, Tennessee - knew only one black nun, and a fake one at that: Sister Mary Clarence, played by Whoopi…

A graduate of York Catholic High School made history in East Stroudsburg women's lacrosse.On Monday, Kayleigh Pokrivka was named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East Division Women's Lacrosse Defenseman of the Year. She is the first…

Among the women…

Recommendation: The Politics of Untouchability: Social Mobility and Social Change in a City of India by Owen Lynch (Columbia University Press, 1969) The Politics of Untouchability: Social Mobility and Social Change in a City in India by…

Wynn Bruce, a 50-year-old Buddhist and climate activist, set himself on fire outside the US Supreme Court last week, sparking a national conversation about his motivation and whether he may have been inspired…

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — Over the past nine months, the topic of content standards for social studies education has been a controversial one. The problems started in the summer of 2021 when the Department of Education (DOE)…

For readers of this column, you already know that I attended schools in Chenango Forks and spent much of my youth riding the bus through the hamlet of Chenango Forks until many of us call still 'old school'. I went to play bingo at the…

Father Augustus Tolton, pictured in an undated photo. Born into slavery in Missouri, he was ordained a priest on April 24, 1886 in Rome. He is the first recognized African-American priest ordained for the American…

Father Augustus Tolton is pictured in an undated photo. (CNS photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Chicago Archives and Records Center)QUINCY, Ill. (CNS) - The local ABC-TV affiliate in Quincy, where Father Augustus Tolton was…

The beautiful tradition of Ukrainian Easter egg art…

But Haas, who began tracking attacks on northern Colorado parishes when he noticed they were on the rise, said he saw other potential motivations for some of the incidents. He noted that the increase coincided with the start of the…

Father Stu? He's not an ordinary priest, he's a cool priest. A tough priest. A priest who swears (a lot), a priest with a history of alcohol and boxing. That's the story told by the film's poster, which features a diptych of star Mark…

April 10, 2022 FRANCOIS KRISHNAN Colombia, Sri Lanka PA Thousands of Sri Lankans gathered in the country's main business district and Christian clergy marched through the capital on Saturday to observe a day of protest…

Kathy Matthews can't remember her first career victory in 1977, but she hasn't forgotten her first championship at Union Catholic.In her first season at the helm, she led Union Catholic to a banner season, winning the Union County…

ESCANABA, Mich. (WLUC) — In Escanaba, students are back in the classrooms of Holy Name Catholic High School: A Chesterton Academy for the first time in 50 years. As part of the Chesterton Academy Network, it is a classic Catholic academy –…

NEW BEDFORD — A new Catholic school resulting from the merger of St. James-St. John and Holy Family Holy Name the schools will be known as Saint Teresa School of Calcutta, diocesan and school officials announced Thursday.The name chosen is…

But Golabek's hauntingly beautiful music is something of a time machine.And it takes him back to the late 1930s, to war-torn Europe during one of humanity's darkest episodes, when the murderous Nazi regime was in its most utter and terrible…

Friday 01 April 2022 By Laura Vallejo Intermountain Catholic BOUNTIFUL – To celebrate the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines, which was March 17, Filipinos in the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake…

Berks Catholic Boys coach Snip Esterly is the new Reading Rebels coach, the team announced on Friday. Esterly, the winningest coach in Berks High School basketball history, replaces Sergio Afre, who led the team to a 2-2 record in the…

Reading time: 3 minutesTanya Plibersek speaks at a February meeting of the Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT. Photo: Giovanni Portelli/The Catholic Weekly Failure to explain Labor's values ​​contributed to the party's loss in…

UKRAINIAN VILLAGE — Students from four Catholic schools in Chicago gathered Monday afternoon in the Ukrainian Village to pray for Ukraine. Students and teachers from St. Pius V in Pilsen, St. Mary Star of the Sea and St. Nicholas of…

UNCASVILLE — Donovan Clingan chose to turn down prep school openings and instead stayed at Bristol Central, to honor his mother and stay with his senior teammates.There was another reason Clingan decided to stay home: to win a state…

TAUNTON — There was no getting around it for the Scituate High Boys basketball team.Like the three teams that came before it, the No. 13 Sailors came up against the buzzsaw that is top seed Malden Catholic on Wednesday night.The Sailors…

Hoover's Elijah Barker, Louisville's Will Aljancic, GlenOak's Breezie Williams, Northwest's Lily Bottomley and Fairless's Grace Lyon lead Stark County honorees on All-District Coaches Association boys' and girls' basketball teams 4.The…

At the beginning of February 24, Mariya Fedyna heard the thud of Russian bombs hitting military bases not far from her home in Lviv, the main city in western Ukraine. Since then, it's been like a bad dream. Fedyna, a linguist and…

Source: Catholic unionThe Catholic Union has called for a renewed focus on universal, inviolable and inalienable rights as part of plans for a new bill of rights proposed by the government.Following a review of the Human Rights Act, the…

Under Fire in Ballymacandy: How 'The Troubles' Came to an Irish Village Ballymacandy: The Story of a Kerry Ambush by Owen O'Shea (Irish Academic Press, €14.95/£12.99) In his latest book, Kerry historian Owen O'Shea provides an unbiased…

Five years ago, after Mark Amatucci hired Todd Karpovich and Joe Baker to help write a book chronicling Amatucci's four decades as a high school and college basketball head coach, the heart of the objective of the project was clear.…

History links East Lansing, Michigan – The Spartan Men's Golf Team will host the ninth annual…

Two West Hartford teams met Tuesday night in the semifinals of the CCC tournament, with Northwest Catholic defeating Conard. Jalen Hamblin of Conard shoots. He was Conard's top scorer on Tuesday night with 22 points. Conard vs. Northwest…

BALTIMORE (CNS) — Sandra Williams Ortega was stunned to see two high-ranking ROTC executives standing on her porch as she walked home from classes at Morgan State College in Baltimore. The news they brought to Ortega's parents was even more…

After finishing third in the tough Catholic League Central Division basketball race, Orchard Lake St. Mary's acquitted themselves well once the Bishop tournament began.The Aiglons used a balanced offense Saturday night to beat Novi Detroit…

Lincoln Perry, aka Stepin Fetchit. WIKIMEDIA/Contribution Lincoln Perry's story begins in Key West but does not stay long on the island. He was born Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry on May 30, 1902 in Key West, making him a conch…