October 2021

October 30 — Kissinger's Church, 715 Berkshire Blvd., Wyomissing, will host a gospel show with Jeff Krick Sr. next Saturday at 4 pm. Doors open at 3 p.m.St. Michael's Church, 529 St. Michaels Road, Tilden Township, will…

West Hall has a reputation in Rensselaer for its cryptic, otherworldly nature. When I first arrived at RPI, one of the first things I heard on campus were the West Hall ghost stories. Rumor has it that the building was originally a 19th…

WASHINGTON - When President Joe Biden met Pope Francis in the Vatican on Friday, he presented the pontiff with a century-old, hand-spun cloak from a church in the nation's capital with a long history and a liberal bent.But it was not the…

Support Peterson for PC School BoardParents are attending school board meetings across the United States, hoping to find a listener. Victoria Peterson, candidate for the City of Port Clinton School Board, is a children's advocate - a…

ROME - After a six-week diplomatic uproar over a scuttled submarine deal and accusations of American duplicity, President Biden made an individual effort on Friday to mend barriers with French President Emmanuel Macron admitting that ,…

As someone who identifies as gender queer, Mestiz @, materialist and Catholic, L Heidenreich brings a unique perspective to the study of history that is hard to find in most classrooms. “I loved my history…

In a recent sermon, a deacon from my local Catholic church recounted a humorous anecdote about a group of Protestants entering Heaven after dying in a bus crash. Saint Peter greets them and tells them to quietly walk past a certain group…

SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - Advance voting is still underway in Texas, and voters will be making big decisions about the future of the state's constitution.In total, there are eight proposed amendments, and while they are all important, there…

Saint-Pierre church, Llanbedr y Cennin. Photo courtesy of Caru Conwy website ABERGELE, CONWY:Saint Paul Methodist Church: Sunday October 31, morning service at 10:30 am, led by Reverend K Morgan.BEDDGELERT,!--kg-card-end:>!--kg-card-begin:>…

The Catholic Church should play a leading role in protecting the environment and combating climate change, said the bishop who is the commissioner for environmental and climate issues at the German bishops'…

The Hellenic State Council, Greece's highest administrative court, ruled on Tuesday to ban kosher and halal slaughter, according to the Pan-Hellenic Federation for Animal Welfare and the Environment.The federation had asked…

On Friday morning, when President Joe Biden has an official audience with Pope Francis, some heads will explode. For a certain type of Catholic, Biden represents a repudiation of their understanding of their own…

AMSTERDAM - Sam Zurlo has become a part of local history, covering the town and the Mohawk Valley for decades as a longtime reporter for The Daily Gazette and hosting a radio show on WCSS. “He was there when the…

The reverend of a Catholic church on the south side calls for police surveillance in the area after the theft of a golf cart and lawn equipment. The priest of a church on the south side asks the police for…

New York's largest police union on Monday asked a judge to allow unvaccinated police officers to continue working, despite the city's recently imposed vaccination mandate, which requires all city workers to have received at least one dose…

October 31st is an “Treat, No Tricks” Sunday at All Saints Church… as we add Halloween festivities to our Sunday celebration. We invite young and old to wear a…

PIAA's Top Class 2A Women's Golf Team remains in District 10.Only now, it is Hickory, and not North East, that holds this distinction.The Hornets became the first district golf program outside of Erie County to win a title in this…

By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic Press Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) - With many people around the world facing exclusion and inequality, the social teaching of the Catholic Church can inspire new economic systems that are more…

After an hour-long debate at the last Student Senate meeting, changes were made to a bill dealing with the…

Holy Canadian Martyrs Parish Council COVID-19 Update in Combermere According to a letter from the parish council dated October 22, a recent inspection and meeting with staff from the Renfrew County and District Health Unit…

Hannum, Marilyn J.December 17, 1931 - October 16, 2021Mom passed away peacefully on October 16, 2021. She was predeceased and welcomed into heaven by her husband Jim; daughter Linda; son Mike; and his son-in-law Chuck Walden. Such a…

CTA President E. Toby Boyd addressed the State Board of Education this morning at its first meeting of the school year. Here are 10 takeaways from his speech: Another virtual board: "I know we're all looking forward to being together…

Worship servicesALVERDA - The Christian Church in Alverda will meet for worship from 9:50 a.m. to 10:50…

Were you confused earlier this month? Was October 11 Columbus Day or…

The Catholic Church in France is under fire for sexual abuse committed by its clergy and lay people. / Getty The Catholic Church in France is under fire for sexual abuse committed…

Centraide has more than a fleeting knowledge of the board game Monopoly.The treasure chest symbol used in Monopoly dates from 1936; Henderson's Community Vault didn't start until a decade later. And it wasn't until 1955 that the…

The Archdiocese of Kuching is organizing a day of joint recollection with priests, religious and laity with an emphasis on the construction of a synodal church. 22 October 2021…

In this week Tower History section, we will collect relevant, historical or humorous excerpts from all previous editions of Towers 99 years of existence. Compiled weekly by Tower Staff. 99 years of Tower can be read here.…

DENVER (CNS) - Archbishop of Denver Samuel J. Aquila on October 20 condemned a wave of anti-religious vandalism of churches and other buildings in northern Colorado, and prayed "for the end of these attacks and so that the love of God is…

GREENVILLE, SC - For years, Betty Todd has been forced to pay increasing rents for homes laden with problems with repairs and a landlord who refused to do them. What gave him hope was the announcement from his pastor, Rev. Steve Watson,…

Friday, October 22, 2021 IC photo / Marie Mischel + Expand Bishop Oscar A. Solis preaches at the opening mass of the diocesan synod on October 17 at the Cathedral of the Madeleine. By Marie Mischel…

CHICAGO - Football has always been a guy-dominated sport, but two sisters from Windy City are showing guys a thing or two this season.De La Salle Institute in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood is all about girl power these days with not…

By Lucien Chauvin, Catholic Information Service LIMA, Peru (CNS) - Indigenous peoples of Latin America will play a central role at a regional assembly that the Catholic Church will hold in Mexico at the end of November. The Sixth Church…

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A man who began abusing his daughter-in-law before her First Communion lost an appeal against his 10-year sentence. The 73-year-old, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, was convicted by the Dublin Circuit Criminal…

In an interview with Vatican News last week, Cardinal Semeraro said that "the figure of the postulator and the office he occupies continue to be important and, at the same time, delicate".…

Dr Anna Quider, NIU Assistant Vice President for Federal Relations, was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in recognition of her "stellar leadership in science policy and advocacy, as well as for promotion and…

(CNS) - Holy Communion - so sacred and essential to the Catholic faith - has simple beginnings with nuns across the country making these altar breads both as a ministry and as a means of supporting themselves . At St.…

ROSEMONT, Penn. - Megan Rice, nun and Catholic peace activist who spent two years in federal prison when she was 80 after breaking into a government security complex to protest nuclear weapons, has died. She was 91 years old.Rice died of…

The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland admitted he was uncomfortable attending a service with other religious…

The original account is that evangelicals withdrew to heal their wounds after humiliating defeats, including the Scopes trial and a failure to recapture or take over the major Protestant denominations, and they essentially disappeared…

Last Supper House has become an expert in 'hangout' claimsThe Holy Grail, or Holy Chalice, is one of the most sacred and sought-after objects in Christian religion and in Arthurian legend. When we speak in the context of Jesus Christ, it…

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We are very sad to announce the passing of Margaret (Peggy) Jane Anthony on October 16, 2021. Peggy was born on February 18, 1940 in the Stroudsburg area, the first of four daughters born to Julia Carolyn (Doyle) and Peter Joseph Lakavage.…

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Anderson received the Totus Tuus Prize - known as the "Catholic Nobel" in Poland - at the Royal Castle in Warsaw on October 9.…

By Tonny Onyulo • Catholic Information Service • Posted on October 15, 2021 While selling dried fish at her stall at Kimironko Market in Kigali, Rwanda, Therese Mukabunane recounted how…

125 years October 15, 1896 The Democratic meeting held at the armory last night was the largest meeting ever held there. The armory was packed to the brim as much as could be obtained and many people were forced to leave because they…

The Big Apple saw two Columbus Day parades, or rather a parade and a procession. A few hours after the most famous march, on Fifth Avenue, a hundred Catholics, including myself, gathered on Sixth Avenue and walked along Times Square. We…

The same institutional and ethical divide, it seems, stretches across the Atlantic, connecting America and France. Yet the ways in which the two nations measured these earthquakes reveal very different approaches.The Spotlight team's…

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Republicans in the Texas legislature could face an uphill battle as they attempt to pass a bill exempting most of the state's workforce from vaccine requirements by their employers.On the one hand, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott asked them to…

PINE RIVER - Knights of Columbus Council 11965 from Pequot Lakes to Pequot Lakes will be distributing coats from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 16 at the American Legion in Pine River, 400 Front Street,…

A ceremony in May marked the unveiling of a Texas Ranger cross commemorating Luis Castañon. Cheryl Briseño Garcia and William Gonzales, descendants of Luis Castañon, unveiled the…

As an expectation of the imminent Pope's visit to Malta, Francis faces a sort of crisis at home. The recently exposed sexual abuse scandal in the French Church is utterly shocking and devastating to those directly and indirectly affected.…

"Can we count on your office to support the Do No Harm law this Congress?" " This question (or a variation of it) was asked 50 times in July, as humanists across the…

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Retired Bishop Edward Braxton of Belleville, Ill., Gives a talk on "The Catholic Church and the Racial Divide in the United States" on October 7, 2021, at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana at the…

If you're planning to run for Congress from Hawaii, here are some essential platform positions you may want to focus on: A livable minimum wage. Pro-work, pro-working class and pro-choice. Universal health care and universal…

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CHURCH HILL - Marilyn Cox Underwood, 70, fell asleep peacefully at Holston Valley Medical Center on October…

Parkhill announced new licensees. Ember Gonzalez de Lubbock received his license as a registered architect. In Parkhill's K-12 sector, it uses Building Information Models (BIM) to coordinate design disciplines, reducing interference…

Ben Foden said his daughter Aoife Belle was "growing up too fast" as proud mum Una posted a photo of her Holy Communion. England's Ben Foden shares Aoife and his six-year-old son Tadhg with his ex-wife Una Healy and the rugby player is!-->…

Michelle Bachmann has done so many strange and questionable things with the Bible that at first it seemed like just another example. here is what she said while speaking recently: When the government forces private companies to fire…

Saint-Benoît ChurchSt. Benedict's Catholic Church in Shawnee will celebrate its 125th anniversary this weekend. The theme of the celebration is "125 Plus One Anniversary Celebration", alluding to the fact that the 125th…

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NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of the Ukrainian Studies School (Ridna Shkola) at St. Michael the Archange Ukrainian Catholic Church in New Haven, Connecticut, in March 2020, it was able to…

The Academy of the Sacred Heart at Grand Coteau this week kicked off its third century on Louisiana soil in…

By David FleetEditorBrandon Twp.-On September 1, Bro. Craig Marion, 43, was appointed the new pastor at St. Anne's, 825 S. Ortonville Road. He replaces Fr. Gerry Frawley who retired after 13 years.Originally from Madison Heights and…

St Beuno's Church, Clynnog Fawr ABERGELE, CONWY:Saint Paul Methodist Church: Sunday 10 October, Office de la Fête des Vendanges at 10:30 am, hosted by Norma Boocock, Families welcome. Food bank!--kg-card-end:>!--kg-card-begin:>…

In the last six decades since gaining independence of Britain, Nigeria - Africa's most populous country - faced one crisis after another that threatened to undermine its business existence. While the country has managed to survive the…

Pictures from last month of border officers on horseback whipping helplessly Haitian asylum seekers are just the latest horrific example of the inhuman mistreatment this country inflicts on human beings seeking a…

Friday 08 October 2021 IC photo / Marie Mischel + Expand Deacons add names to the Book of the Dead during the memorial service celebrated during their retirement. By Marie Mischel Intermountain Catholic…

New South Wales Prime Minister Dominic Perrottet is set to rename himself as a man of the center, but there remains the unexplained - and as yet unresolved - saga of how he, as State Treasurer, dealt with requests from the Catholic…

HALIFAX - The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth is considering the idea of ​​installing small houses on church property. Archbishop Brian Dunn has made homelessness one…

Every now and then the algorithmic gods decide to have a little fun. And so, last week, I received in the mail a "Catholic Opinion Research Poll" from the right-wing group CatholicVote.org. "Poll" Shows Almost…

For lack of a better term, three Catholic parishes in the North End of New Bedford merged into one to form the new parish of St. Gabriel the Archangel. The change takes effect Oct. 11, but according to the Fall River Diocese, it has been…

COLORADO - Healthcare workers are now being sacked for failing to meet the state's immunization mandate. Of the 26,500 UCHealth employees statewide, 119 employees, or less than 0.5% of our workforce, have not received any of the…

Michael K. McMahani will never love againI won't, I won't, I swear I can'tI wish I could, but I won'ti will never love again- Lindsey, Germanotta, Raitiere and HembyLook in the Southern Dictionary of Hilarity under the headline…

French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, who resigned his post as Archbishop of Lyon in 2020, is pictured in a church in Mosul, Iraq, July 24, 2017. A new report on clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in France, to be published on…

An investigation by the Catholic Church in France found that priests, church workers and volunteers have sexually assaulted around 330,000 minors since 1950.The discovery appears in a voluminous report released Tuesday, the latest in a…

Measuring the power of a religious leader is never easy. In 1935, when the French Foreign Minister urged Stalin to make concessions to the Catholics in Russia, he received the mocking response: "How many divisions has the Pope? The…

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This year, I'm writing my Thanksgiving reflection wearing an orange shirt - not to match the fall decor I've added to my home, but in an effort to mark the first official National Day for Truth and the reconciliation…

PARIS (Reuters) - An independent commission will shed light on the extent of sexual abuse committed by Catholic clergymen in France since 1950 on Tuesday.Ahead of the publication of his findings, Commission President Jean-Marc Sauve…

A CORK girl, who was praised by her mother for her bravery when she was involved in a car crash last week, made her First Holy Communion this weekend.Ellie Walsh (9), a student at St Joseph's National School in Glanmire, was involved in a…

The Forbidden Books Week last week got me thinking about books that might fall into this category written about St. Augustine. Forbidden Book Week turns 39 and is sponsored by the American Library Association to celebrate and promote the…

Father Stephen McCrate takes over as pastor after the death in August of Bishop Bill Manger. BEAUMONT, Texas - Members of St. Anne's Catholic Church in Beaumont celebrated the installation of a new pastor…

Eileen A. Hill, 96, of Quincy, formerly of Kansas City, MO, died at 1:54 a.m. on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at her son's home in Quincy, IL.A funeral ceremony will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at St. Thomas More…

Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Antoine Kambanda on Wednesday September 29 among the members of the Congregation for Catholic Education. Founded in 1588, the group is the papal congregation responsible for all…

Notre Dame hosts the Cincinnati Bearcats this Saturday at South Bend in what appears to be a closer clash than the only other time these two programs have met - an Irish 58-0 victory in 1900. However, even though Notre Dame and Cincinnati!-->…

Faith groups - many of whom have long advocated for a more welcoming immigration policy - have struggled to…

Father Charles Bober For generations we have lovingly referred to “mass” every Sunday. Now I rarely hear the word used. A variety of terms are used in its place, and people look at us rather…

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While some Catholics are drawn to traditionalist parishes, others are leaving them, writes Rebecca Bratten Weiss in a recent commentary. Bratten Weiss has interviewed some of those Catholics who say it's not because…

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann celebrates Mass on September 10 at St. Peter's Cathedral in Kansas City, Kansas, to commemorate the centennial of the Legion of Mary. The Legion of Mary was founded by the Servant of God Frank Duff on…