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Lehigh Valley Catholics celebrate first American pope, Leo XIV: ‘Overwhelmed by joy and grateful to God’
Catholics in the Lehigh Valley rejoiced at the election of the first American pope, Leo XIV.
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Villanova students react to alum Robert Prevost being named Pope Leo XIV, meeting him in Rome
"We all lost our minds. And we're still losing our minds," said Mike Blake, a Villanova University senior who met then-Cardinal Robert Prevost in Rome in October. Prevost was elected pope Thursday.
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EPC track and field: Easton’s Maggie Scalzo wins fourth title in 300 hurdles
Easton senior Maggie Scalzo overcomes health scare to complete four-year sweep in EPC 300 hurdles
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![Downed trees and snapped limbs dot the landscape near Washington Boulevard, which is Route 191, and the railroad tracks near the village of Ackermanville, south of Bangor in Northampton County, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, after a tornado touched down. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-TornadoDamageBangorEarly-0507-21")
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![People gather for Habitat for Humanity Lehigh Valley’s annual She Nailed It! competition Monday, May 5, 2025, in Hellertown. The all-woman, nail-hammering relay fundraising event, now in its 14th year, supports Habitat’s homeownership and home repair programs. Seventy four-woman teams from across the Lehigh Valley compete to see which can hammer a nail flush into a board the fastest. (Amy Shortell/The Morning Call)]( "tmc-She-Nailed-it43")
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![Students and their guests arrive at the Parkland High School prom on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at Steel Stacks in Bethlehem. (Sharon Merkel/Special to The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-PARKLAND-PROM-2025-32")
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![Whitehall students and their guests arrive at Whitehall High School to board a bus to their prom Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Whitehall. (Jane Therese/Special to The Morning Call.)]( "TMC-L-WhitehallProm202518_crop")
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![Bernie Sanders, the U.S. senator from Vermont and former presidential candidate, speaks Saturday, May 3, 2025, during his Fighting Oligarchy tour stop at Lehigh University’s Stabler Arena and Convocation Center in Bethlehem. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-berniesanders-18")
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![The roof of the Five 10 Flats apartment complex at 510 E. Third St. in south Bethlehem is heavily damaged by fire Friday, May 2, 2025. (Rich Rolen/Special to The Morning Call)]( "TMC-L-Five10FlatsRolenPics-0503-11")
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Lehigh Valley couple accused of abusing, starving twin boys will face trial; doctors detail horrific conditions in testimony
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Founder of crypto platform Celsius Network is sentenced to 12 years in prison
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Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a...
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Is Pope Leo XIV — the Chicago-born new pontiff — a Cubs or White Sox fan?
Would the Chicago Cubs ask the new pope to throw out a ceremonial first pitch...
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Allentown School Board candidates answer questions on key issues: Evette D’Amore
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Bernie Sanders lays out vision for American democracy during ‘Fighting Oligarchy Tour’ in Bethlehem
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed Donald Trump’s presidency and laid out a populist vision for...