Covering Luzerne County since 1879← Back to timesleader.com
D

DAVID CRARY Associated Press

6 articles in the archive
Some Catholic abortion foes are uneasy about overturning Roe
News · Wire

Some Catholic abortion foes are uneasy about overturning Roe

NEW YORK Top leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called on the faithful to pray and fast Friday, in hopes the Supreme Court is on track to overturn the constitutional right to abortio

Levine confirmed by Senate in mostly party-line vote
Top Stories · Wire

Levine confirmed by Senate in mostly party-line vote

Voting mostly along party lines, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation s assistant secretary of health.

Catholic schools in US hit by unprecedented enrollment drop
News · Wire

Catholic schools in US hit by unprecedented enrollment drop

· February 9, 2021

NEW YORK Enrollment in Roman Catholic schools in the United States dropped 6.4% from the previous academic year amid the pandemic and economic stresses the largest single-year decline in at least

Evangelicals stick with Trump, see upside even if he loses
News · Wire

Evangelicals stick with Trump, see upside even if he loses

WASHINGTON The conservative evangelical Christians who helped send Donald Trump to the White House four years ago stuck by him in 2020. But even if Trump doesn t get a second term, some conservative

Amid pandemic, scores of US Catholic schools face closure
News · Wire

Amid pandemic, scores of US Catholic schools face closure

Catholic schools have faced tough times for years, but the pace of closures is accelerating dramatically amid economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, sparking heartbreak and anger in scores of

Boy Scouts file for bankruptcy due to sex-abuse lawsuits
News · Wire

Boy Scouts file for bankruptcy due to sex-abuse lawsuits

· February 18, 2020

Barraged by hundreds of sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the