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Autistic teen turns basketball phenom

GREECE, N.Y. – The story line was already compelling enough: Autistic team manager makes varsity basketball debut in final home game ... continue reading

Catholic student spells way to national 2nd place

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – For Willie Johnson, an eighth-grader at St. James School in Falls Church, the word "interstitial" meant the ... continue reading

Where do honeymooners go?

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AKRON, Ohio – Planning a honeymoon isn’t simple. Couples have to decide when to take it, how long to stay, and where to go. ... continue reading

Boy Scout honored for saving baby brother's life

Image of PHILADELPHIA TEEN HOLDS BABY BROTHER SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER SAVING HIS LIFE Joseph McCabe cradles his brother Riley, now 18 months old, after Riley fell asleep at St. Cecilia Church in Philadelphia. Joseph will always remember July 20, 2005, as the day he saved the life of Riley, then 9 months old. The 13-year-old Boy Scout per formed the Heimlich maneuver on the infant after he swallowed a piece of tape and began choking. (CNS/Catholic Standard & Times)

PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – Joseph McCabe will always remember July 20, 2005, as the day he saved the life of his baby brother Riley, who ... continue reading

Sewing ministry provides comfort for grieving parents

TULSA, Okla. – When a baby is stillborn or dies shortly after birth, "no one is ever prepared," said Maggie Smith, perinatal ... continue reading

Program provides prom dresses and lessons in safe dating

Image of Samantha Mosher, prevention educator at the Sexual Assault Service Center of Guardian Angel Community Services, sifts through donated gowns at the center in Joliet, Ill, in early April. Nearly 40 girls attended a safety course on dating and then received a free prom dress, shoes, jewelry and other accessories gathered in a drive organized by Mosher for the first time this year. (CNS photo)

JOLIET, Ill. – A Joliet Catholic program that provides free prom dresses for high school girls not only focuses on clothes and ... continue reading

Internet education programs available to parents

Image of CHILD LOGS ONTO INTERNET - A child uses the computer area at the Quince Orchard Public Library in Gaithersburg, Md., in this 2003 photo. Linda Pacheco, assistant director of public programs for the Bristol County Sheriff's Office in Massachusetts, told Providence Diocese leaders that students rarely realize that the information they post and messages they send on the Internet can be viewed by millions of people, and put them at risk. (CNS)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A generation ago, parents worried about their children getting in with the wrong crowd. Today, they worry the wrong ... continue reading

Loving marriage can benefit society, pope says

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VATICAN CITY – Only total, self-giving love based on marriage between a man and woman can form a solid enough foundation for building ... continue reading

Video game industry asked to improve games ratings for parents

Image of CHILDREN PLAY VIDEO GAMES – Although video game companies have a voluntary age-based rating system to govern sales, alarm bells have been ringing because studies show many retail stores do not enforce the policy. (CNS)

WASHINGTON – Multiple studies have been conducted about content in video games related to violence, sexual themes and profanity that ... continue reading

Tips for hiring a wedding photographer

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The story of your wedding day is entrusted both to memory and photography. Both fade over time, but good photography can bring back many ... continue reading

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