Flyers fans have faith as run at playoff spot follows family's jersey gift to Pope Leo XIV

Trying for any kind of divine intervention to reverse the fortunes of his favorite hockey team, Philadelphia Flyers fan Mike Culin skipped traditional good-luck gimmicks for a more heavenly approach: Gift Pope Leo XIV his own customized Flyers jersey on a family trip to Italy. Only Job suffered more than Flyers fans have for most of the last five decades, yet Mike Culin always kept the faith, both on ice and on high. When the time came, Culin was ready for the ultimate one-timer — a shot at so...