Catholic leaders are speaking out against immigration enforcement in President Donald Trump’s second term. One Chicago priest’s protest strategy? Walking from Pope Leo’s childhood home in Illinois, through Pennsylvania, on his way to Ellis Island in New York.

A resolution approved by the state House designates this week as "Pennsylvania Education for Youth Experiencing Homelessness Week." State Rep. Ismail Smith Wade-El of Lancaster County is a co-sponsor of the resolution.

Also in Harrisburg, state lawmakers are investing in childcare. This year’s state budget includes a $25 million fund for childcare workers.

There's positive news in Pennsylvania's latest education assessments. The scores show improvements in math proficiency and graduation rates.

A new White House initiative is aimed at reshaping how young people transition out of foster care. Pennsylvania experts share their reactions.

A new study finds higher rates of skin cancer across central Pennsylvania's "farm belt" including Dauphin, Cumberland and York counties.

Internal probes uncovered errors in chemo treatment and toxic leadership by Penn State's cancer chief. That's according to reporting - bringing those probes to light - by our partners at Spotlight PA.

Pennsylvania and its county and local governments are on track to spend nearly all of the $13 billion received in federal pandemic relief funding by the end of 2026.

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