Former pope to be beatified on May 1
The Roman Catholic Church has either a very good or a very bad sense of humor. The Vatican has announced that the late Pope John Paul...
Grocery stores are not my friends. I approach a trip to my local grocery store like I’m on a super spy mission, complete with pre-planning, checklists and utter fear of ...
It's not enough to simply tell children that reading is fun, exciting, and opens a world of knowledge and thoughts and opportunities.
Obviously children must be read alo...
Volunteer work continues in Haiti
People around the world as well as down the street felt the impact of last year's earthquake in Haiti.
For a sizeable portion of those w...
JERUSALEM — Dramatic changes may be coming in Israel: Demographers now estimate about a third of last year’s Jewish babies were born into the ultra-Orthodox community, a...
Appeal made for freedoms
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI urged Pakistan to reverse its blasphemy laws, saying Monday they were a pretext for violence against nonMuslims,...
Pastor brings traditions of Ghana to his church
ADAMS TWP — In his role as a Presbyterian pastor, Peter deVries sometimes travels to Ghana to aid with Christian leadershi...
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican says a letter warning Irish bishops against reporting sexual abuse of children to police has been misunderstood.
The Vatican spokesman, the Re...
NEW YORK — Susan Maushart lived out every parent’s fantasy: She unplugged her teenagers.
For six months, she took away the Internet, TV, iPods, cell phones and video gam...
MARS — Mars Library, 107 Grand Ave., will hold a history program, “Life on Mars,” at 1 p.m. Jan. 28 for people to share memories, learn new information and view mementos...
