St. Thomas of Villanova church bells ring for Pope Leo XIV

The Celtics take down the Sixers in a preseason game in overtime, 125-120 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026.

From the Eagles — and their many fans — in London to the U.S. women's national soccer team taking on Spain in Chester, these are our best sports photos of the week.

The Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Seattle Kraken 3-2, in a shootout on Tuesday.

The U.S. women's national soccer team takes the field for practice at Subaru Park in Chester, Pa., on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, ahead of Tuesday's match against Spain.

Inquirer photographer Tom Gralish explores Philly's public art through his lens, including the iconic Freedom sculpture at 16th and Vine Streets.

The Sixers take down the Knicks, 120-97 in a preseason game at the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.

Photos from the Eagles game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, October 4, 2026.

Scene Through the Lens with photographer Tom Gralish.

LeBron James (and his new teammates) struck a pose, the Phillies made the postseason, and the Eagles got caught in a Bear trap. These are the week’s best sports photos.

Phillies fall to Braves 6-3 in the National League Wild Card series in Atlanta, Ga. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2026.

LeBron James joins the Philadelphia 76ers during NBA Media Day at the Penn Medicine Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex in Camden, N.J., Monday, Sept. 28, 2026.

Founded in 1812, the oldest natural science museum in the Americas closed its doors to the public at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026.

Penn faced Lehigh University during a home football game Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Scene Through the Lens with photographer Tom Gralish.

Another Red October is on the horizon, the Birds are 2-0, and fall is in the air for this week’s best sports photos.

The 125-120 scoreline against the Boston Celtics was largely irrelevant, as the Sixers' star-studded starting lineup built more chemistry and received an encouraging performance from Embiid.

More than 1,200 people have been sickened this year, and the state has confirmed five deaths linked to its largest measles outbreak in 35 years.

Prosecutors say Jabriil Morgan-Cook, Naseem Worrell, and Kaleem Roland killed a member of a rival gang in 2025 because he mocked a friend of theirs who had been recently killed.

The DA suggested that the behavior of an officer and a homicide detective assigned to the case had been “arguably criminal.”

He shepherded movies like "Top Gun," "Ghost," and "Fatal Attraction."

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told South Jersey business leaders to expect the end of the Trump era during a Friday speech in Mount Laurel.