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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…

Tucson Salpointe Catholic elder Sergio Ruiz de Chavez had planned the celebration for his first goal in Tuesday night's 4A Men's Championship game.After finishing a stray ball to the back post, he ran towards the corner flag and performed…

The Spring 2022 Bernard J. Lonergan Lecture features Dr. Anne M. Carpenter as she presents "The Glory of God, in Part, Is You" Bernard Lonergan, Interiority and Theological Aesthetics. Join us on Walsh Library Beck rooms March 24, 3:30…

A tender and loving farewell to the Bishop Emeritus of Victoria, Remi De Roo, included “the warm greetings of Pope Francis, who joins us in mourning and thanksgiving, and who sends his blessing.” This greeting was…

As has been said many times, Fr. Benedict Bartsch's opinion piece does not reflect my views on the relationship between the LGBTQ+ community and Catholicism.…

As a public historian of black women, I have always enjoyed the fact that Black History Month and Women's History Month follow each other in the United States. Having 59 (or in leap years, 60) consecutive days to…

Onot Valentine's day, millions of people give flowers, chocolates and cards to their lovers. There are different versions about the origin of Valentine's Day. The first says that in the third century AD, there was a Roman priest named…

His funeral was held on Saturday at St Andrew's Cathedral in Victoria Remi De Roo, the former Catholic Bishop of Victoria, was remembered on Saturday as a church 'prophet and pilgrim', a pioneer of reform and an advocate for social…

Given all this uncertainty, it's understandable that many European sites claim ownership of Valentine's remains. Churches benefit greatly from any concrete connection to a saint, says Bitel. “The more the saint is known, the more pilgrims…

No one could say for sure if it was the best night in the history of Paramus Catholic's wrestling program.But all things considered, it was certainly like that.In a win-win final bout, second Dan Rella sent the crowd into a frenzy when he…

Throughout my life, whenever we talk about black history, we always seem to focus on many of the same giants: Frederick DouglassMadam CJ Walker, George Washington Carver, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., etc. They were all great…

Pro-life protesters are seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on December 1, 2021, the day judges heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization over a Mississippi law banning most abortions after…

Parishioners gathered at the Vietnamese Catholic Center in Santa Ana on the morning of February 1, some wearing the traditional Vietnamese "Ao Dai" and even more wearing red, the color associated with good luck and prosperity, for a mass…

The facts of Francis Bacon's life are those that tend to envelop interpretations of his work: he was an alcoholic, an atheist, a gambler and a homosexual in an intolerant era. This heavy customization is not so surprising given…

NAME - Megan WintersRESIDENCE - Canton AGE - 18THE SCHOOL - GlenOak High SchoolMPC- 4.633COLLEGE CHOICE – Anderson University in South Carolina.PARENT - Jennifer and Michael WintersDESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS – Athletic, Charismatic,…

Why is it so important to include the fact that David cut off Goliath's head?…

Standing in the family hardware store on Main Street in Carrick-on-Suir, Fiona Hearn recalls how Father Richard Geoghegan gave his son First Communion 15 years ago.…

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Published on: 01/20/2022 - 04:05 A potentially explosive report into the handling of child sexual abuse in the Catholic…

Hasbrouck Heights has long been one of New Jersey's top Group 1 teams in boys' and girls' athletics, indoors and outdoors.The Aviators have won dozens of league, county group and state section competitions. But before last Thursday night,…

Fort Lauderdale (CBSMiami) - This is the largest stormwater management project in Fort Lauderdale's history, and it involves two of the neighborhoods most in need of help with flood mitigation."It basically depends on my shins, I'm taller…

Friday, January 14, 2022 By Linda Petersen Intermountain Catholic SALT LAKE CITY - During Christmas time, many Catholics in Utah were generous in their donations to help the poor and needy. As a new year begins,…

Saint Paul is not an ordinary saint. It is unique. And the Church calendar reflects the extraordinary role it played in the revelation of God. It was he who brought the gospel to the world beyond Israel. He is credited as the author…

The holidays started with a truce: we promised the possibility of shopping and sightseeing in addition to the obligatory visits to museums and churches.I recently spent five days in Milan with my wife, our preschooler, two teenagers and my…

In his first three months as the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis' first director of operations, Bill Lentsch said he spent a lot of time listening and learning. This included meeting with…

Although scientists have made great strides in medicine, genuine care and listening to those in pain should always be at the forefront of any therapy, Pope Francis said. "Patients are always more important than their…

Second Sunday of Christmas“No one has ever seen God;it is the Only Begotten who is closest to the heart of the Father,who made it known ”. (Jn 1:18)These words of John at the end of our Gospel this…

Senior Jack seidler sat on the floor after a post-game photo at RWJBarnabas Health Arena on Thursday night with the WOMB Christmas Classic Championship within reach and left a simple but meaningful line: "It feels good to win."After two…

In recent months, a certain slice of the conservative media has worked to arouse outrage against critical race theory. Unsurprisingly, many of these attacks show little or no awareness of the content of critical race theory and the issues…

“Glory to God in the highest heavens, and peace on earth to those on whom his favor rests” (Luke 2:14). Christmas Eve Because Christmas takes place on a Saturday this year, the…

Rome - A huge, 16 volumes The life of the saints, first published between 1872 and 1877, informs me that here in the Eternal City, the feast of Christmas first became a separate celebration of the ancient feast of…

Andover coach Dave Fazio has been around long enough to know when a good winter is ahead for his schedule. He's never been as optimistic as he is for this season. Led by a remarkable frontcourt with 6-9 Aidan Cammann and 6-7 Logan…

Springfield, Ill., Dec. 17 2021 / 17:01 Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on Friday signed the repeal of the state's parental abortion notice law, a move that has sparked dismay among Catholics and pro-lifers in the state . Under the repeal,…

Thousands of films are released around the world each year, but few films make history from theaters. Play Jennifer lopez, Biographical file "Selena”Now part of the selected list United States Library of Congress For…

MAYFIELD, Ky. (CNS) - Mourning, prayer and determination to rebuild shattered lives, homes and businesses in Mayfield followed one of the most powerful tornadoes in U.S. history that wiped out the town of 10,000 in western Kentucky on the…

Needing only a victory to claim the first state title in the history of the football program, the Catholic defense Marin was not going to be denied on Saturday. The Wildcats scored two touchdowns on defense and a fourth quarter shutout of…

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - It was the game everyone expected to happen this season from the time the District and Regions were released as part of the FHSAA's one-year reclassification cycle due to COVID- 19. And on Thursday night, it…

The Catholic Students' Association is an official campus organization that enables students to form friendships and grow in their faith together. The organization has gained new members each semester and is open to all Southeastern…

It's a high school battle straight out of the movies - East Van versus Westside Vancouver - and a rivalry fueled by the fact the two schools haven't faced each other in two years as the COVID pandemic forced…

It was in this week of December 1688 that one of the worst anti-Catholic riots in Scottish history took place. It has come to be known as the Holyrood Riot, but this is a misnomer as anti-Catholic mobs have gathered across…

By Adele Chapline Smith • Catholic Information Service • Posted on December 3, 2021 NEW YORK (CNS) - An addition to the high-grossing Dangerous Dinosaurs franchise that began with…

Pope Francis said he would come as a "pilgrim" to beautiful Greece and Cyprus in a pre-recorded message on November 27 ahead of his visit to the two countries from December 2-6. “Dear brothers and sisters of Cyprus and…

WASHINGTON (CNS) - On November 28, 2020, when Pope Francis raised 13 new cardinals from around the world - including Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop of Washington - the pontiff reminded them of the importance of remaining "a close…

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, November 28, 2021 / 06:52 On the first Sunday of Advent, Pope Francis reminded Christians that an essential ingredient in living an alert and joyful life is prayer. “Be awake, keep your…

On a night that saw rare offensive struggles for the Catholic Knights of Montgomery, the Montgomery Academy…

In tribute to Black Catholic History Month, Jadoo Trace 2 will be renamed in honor of civil rights activist…

"I believe that the best way for the Church to understand the new movements of social justice," said the president of the USCCB, "is to understand them as pseudo-religions, even replacements and rivals of Christian beliefs.…

By Dr Raymond HébertThomas More University Part 21 of our series, “Retrospect and Vista II”: Thomas More College / University, 1971-2021. Thomas More College coach Jim Connor…

Through: Bill Beckner Jr. Thursday, November 18, 2021 | 7:40 p.m. The sisters of the Central Catholic Parish of Greensburg, from left to right, Sydney, Natalie and Sarah. Natalie is a senior defenseman and Sarah is an…

I was 26 years old and I was getting married when I learned about the arrangement between my parents.Mom came to live with me and my new wife, and we got stuck inside during an ice storm. Over the endless weekend, my mother, probably in a…

A video about all three PIAA football playoff games involving teams from the Times coverage area on Tuesday.GIRLS 4YMoon (18-1-1) vs. Central Dauphin (22-0)Details: Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Hollidaysburg High SchoolScouting the Tigers: WPIAL…

John Edward Moriarty, 87, of Monrovia, died of this life on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at his home. He was married to Marguerite Moriarty. Born September 23, 1934 in Taunton, MA, he was the son of John Edward Moriarty and Rose Margaret…

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - An idea to recognize the historic significance of Segundo Barrio and hundreds of community properties is now a reality. Almost 700 properties are part of the historic district of Segundo Barrio,…

Saturday's New Jersey Track Conference Catholic Championship saw a familiar champion and another who stood atop the tag team standings for the first time in the event's 60-year history.For St. Peter's Prep, No.17 in the NJ.com Top 20,…

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Sects are by no means a new phenomenon. A number of mysterious religions existed both in the classical world, promising recruits benefits in this life or the next. The popularity of these religions was understandable. For ordinary…

WASHINGTON (CNS) - US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas submitted a lengthy document on Oct. 29 that he hopes will lead to the eventual end of a policy to keep asylum seekers at home. United States on the Mexican side of the…

I was born at the end of Baby Boom in a Sicilian neighborhood. Our parish served immigrants from two villages: Serra di Falco and Monte d'Oro. Each village had a feast day, and for both it was Marian: Our Lady of Sorrows and Our Lady…

West Hall has a reputation in Rensselaer for its cryptic, otherworldly nature. When I first arrived at RPI, one of the first things I heard on campus were the West Hall ghost stories. Rumor has it that the building was originally a 19th…

As someone who identifies as gender queer, Mestiz @, materialist and Catholic, L Heidenreich brings a unique perspective to the study of history that is hard to find in most classrooms. “I loved my history…

AMSTERDAM - Sam Zurlo has become a part of local history, covering the town and the Mohawk Valley for decades as a longtime reporter for The Daily Gazette and hosting a radio show on WCSS. “He was there when the…

PIAA's Top Class 2A Women's Golf Team remains in District 10.Only now, it is Hickory, and not North East, that holds this distinction.The Hornets became the first district golf program outside of Erie County to win a title in this…

Were you confused earlier this month? Was October 11 Columbus Day or…

In this week Tower History section, we will collect relevant, historical or humorous excerpts from all previous editions of Towers 99 years of existence. Compiled weekly by Tower Staff. 99 years of Tower can be read here.…

CHICAGO - Football has always been a guy-dominated sport, but two sisters from Windy City are showing guys a thing or two this season.De La Salle Institute in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood is all about girl power these days with not…

In an interview with Vatican News last week, Cardinal Semeraro said that "the figure of the postulator and the office he occupies continue to be important and, at the same time, delicate".…

ROSEMONT, Penn. - Megan Rice, nun and Catholic peace activist who spent two years in federal prison when she was 80 after breaking into a government security complex to protest nuclear weapons, has died. She was 91 years old.Rice died of…

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Anderson received the Totus Tuus Prize - known as the "Catholic Nobel" in Poland - at the Royal Castle in Warsaw on October 9.…

The same institutional and ethical divide, it seems, stretches across the Atlantic, connecting America and France. Yet the ways in which the two nations measured these earthquakes reveal very different approaches.The Spotlight team's…

A ceremony in May marked the unveiling of a Texas Ranger cross commemorating Luis Castañon. Cheryl Briseño Garcia and William Gonzales, descendants of Luis Castañon, unveiled the…

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Michelle Bachmann has done so many strange and questionable things with the Bible that at first it seemed like just another example. here is what she said while speaking recently: When the government forces private companies to fire…

The Academy of the Sacred Heart at Grand Coteau this week kicked off its third century on Louisiana soil in…

Pictures from last month of border officers on horseback whipping helplessly Haitian asylum seekers are just the latest horrific example of the inhuman mistreatment this country inflicts on human beings seeking a…

For lack of a better term, three Catholic parishes in the North End of New Bedford merged into one to form the new parish of St. Gabriel the Archangel. The change takes effect Oct. 11, but according to the Fall River Diocese, it has been…

French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, who resigned his post as Archbishop of Lyon in 2020, is pictured in a church in Mosul, Iraq, July 24, 2017. A new report on clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in France, to be published on…