VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI said Friday that Iran should work for peace in the Middle East and urged Catholics in the country not to emigrate and to cooperate with ...
Confession rate falling
ROME — One of the Vatican's most secrecy shrouded tribunals, which handles confessions of sins so grave only the pope can grant absolution, is giv...
Summit Academy turns teens' lives around
HERMAN — Summit Academy students eat well. Chris Graczyk makes sure of it.
As the facility's head chef, Graczyk does not cook ham...
Winners of the foul-shooting contest held by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks display their first-place trophies Jan. 21, 1976, at the Salvation Army gym. Sho...
Roughly 100 years ago, Strickland Gillilan wrote a wonderful poem, "The Reading Mother." The timelessness of this poem warrants its inclusion here:
I had a mother who re...
SLIPPERY ROCK — Glen Brunken, a professor of art at Slippery Rock University, has helped hundreds of students develop their painting, teaching and art skills during his ...
DES PERES, Mo. — As a Mormon planning a temple wedding, Jenna Gaal knew what she needed in a wedding gown: pure white, with sleeves and a conservative neckline and hem.
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WASHINGTON — So you're attending an inaugural ball saluting the historic election of Barack Obama in the worst economic climate in three generations. Can you get away wi...
Counseling brings people closer to God
Many people seek out professional counseling when something in life is wrong. But in recent years, many also seek out counselors to...
They target phrase 'So help me God'
PHILADELPHIA — When Barack Obama takes the oath of office Tuesday, should God play a part in the proceedings?
Since at least 1881, pre...
