Millions of people celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors
Millions of people in South Asia are celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, by smearing each other with brightly ...
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Swansea University fellow convicted of sexually abusing child over five year period
A Swansea University fellow has been convicted of sexually abusing a child over a five year period. Anthony Pierce abused the boy, between 1985 and 1990, whilst he was a priest. The 84-year-old ...
In his own words: Pope Francis has long been up front about his health problems and eventual death
In the 2010 book “On Heaven and Earth,” written alongside his friend the Argentine Rabbi Abraham Skorka, Francis denounced ...
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In Texas, private firms cash in on property tax late fees, piling debt onto struggling homeowners
Texans who fall behind on their property taxes face one of the most punitive systems in the nation, where private collection ...
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The Priests: Faith And Fame - three Parish Priests who made headlines around the world
New film coming to BBC Northern Ireland tells the incredible story of three Parish Priests who burst on to the music scene The Priests perform for the final time in the Ulster Hall, Belfast (Image ...
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In lawsuit settlement, Texas Tech’s med school promises it won’t consider race in admissions
George Stewart sued Texas Tech University Health Science Center and five other medical schools claiming they rejected him in ...
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Prison is where ‘I learned to be a priest,’ chaplain says after 23 years of service
Pope Francis decided to open for the first time in history a Holy Door in the Italian prison of Rebibbia during the Jubilee of Hope, a gesture that the prisoners welcomed as a sign of mercy ...
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The British Hits Are Coming
Also: Cate Blanchett in “Black Bag”; Felix Mendelssohn’s overlooked sister, at the Morgan Library; uncovered songs by “Rent” ...
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Prayers for Priests
O Jesus, our great High Priest, hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priests. Give them a deep faith, a bright and firm hope and a burning love which will ever increase in the course of their ...
A former Catholic church in St. John's is being converted into a mosque
A former Catholic church in St. John's is undergoing renovations to be turned into a mosque. The Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador has been looking for a new space for 15 years, says ...
Pope Francis no longer in imminent danger, doctors say, but remains in hospital
Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia that has kept him hospitalized for nearly a month, doctors said Monday, but they have decided to keep him hospitalized ...