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Pennsylvania’s Catholic schools face uncertainty in pandemic era | Opinion

St. Basil Academy, an all-girls high school in Jenkintown, announced this month it will close at the end of the school year, exemplifying an unfortunate trend.

Lori Carrozza, second-grade teacher at Cardinal John Foley Regional Catholic School, helps her students and guides them to write the letter k in cursive during class on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. The pandemic has threatened the finances of Catholic schools in the region.
Lori Carrozza, second-grade teacher at Cardinal John Foley Regional Catholic School, helps her students and guides them to write the letter k in cursive during class on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. The pandemic has threatened the finances of Catholic schools in the region.Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / Staff Photographer