In FIBA World Cup host Philippines, basketball is life
Manila, The Philippines Reuters It may be dwarfed by other nation’s sporting prowess, but the Philippines’ fervour for basketball is gigantic, and enthusiasm for the sport is only intensifying ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, which opens in Manila on Friday. Basketball is played everywhere and by almost everyone in the Philippines, which […]
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Chicago, US RNS Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt starts and ends every day the same way. With joy and gratitude. It’s a practice that has been serving Chicago’s beloved Catholic sister, better known simply as “Sister Jean”, for a century now. “God’s been very good to me, keeping me as healthy as possible and keeping me […]