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Mar 18 2024
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Relic of St. Jude, cousin of Jesus, shown at Slidell church
A line formed long before the doors opened at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church in Slidell last week with those eager to venerate a rare relic of St. Jude Thaddaeus, one of the most revered of all saints. “I had to come, just knowing that this relic is the arm that hugged Jesus,” said Slidell resident Jennifer Bramley. Our Lady of Lourdes hosted the arm of St. Jude on March 12 as part
The Times-PicayuneMar 17 2024
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See first Mass in local church since 2021 fire
HUBBARD, Ohio (WKBN) – Over three years ago, St. Patrick Church caught fire and closed. That devastated the community. Sunday, for the first time since the fire, the Youngstown Diocese held Mass inside. “Just a few moments ago, we each did something that we have not been able to do in this space for three years. We crossed the threshold and entered this church,” Bishop David Bonnar said. Every
WKBN 27Mar 13 2024
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Iconic Religious Veil Will Be Unveiled At Belleville Church For 2024
An authorized reproduction of Veronica's Veil will be on exhibit during all Masses at St. Peter's Church in Belleville on Sunday, March 17. Michael Perrone, president of the Belleville Historical Society, will give a presentation about the veil’s history at 9:30 a.m. Five years ago, St. Peter's Church was the recipient of one of the original authorized reproductions of Veronica's Veil, created
Patch.comMar 24 2024
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As Southern Baptists grapple with long ago abuse, an Oklahoma church takes steps
As Southern Baptists across the country grapple with allegations of sexual abuse dating back decades, leaders of an Oklahoma church are looking into a case of a former minister who was accused of abusing a teenager in 2006. The current leaders of First Baptist Church of Broken Arrow have been responding to the accusations, in part, because their counterparts in 2006 did not notify police about
Yahoo NewsMar 13 2024
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AZ election denier accused of assault at Phoenix church
A fellow Republican accused former Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward of assault during the state party’s January meeting at a Phoenix church. According to a police report obtained by the Arizona Mirror, Ward is accused of hitting a woman who criticized Ward’s involvement at the meeting, as she was no longer the party chair. “I saw (Ward) turn back and lean over the first chair on
AlterNetMar 12 2024
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Mental competence ruling delayed for church arson suspect
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Is the man charged with burning two historic churches in Douglas mentally OK to stand trial and OK to serve as his own lawyer? Even after several hearings there is still some suspense on that. Prosecutors say Eric Ridenour burned the two churches because he felt it was against God’s law for the churches to have female and gay leaders. Ridenour is serving as his own
KGUNMar 26 2024
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Man accused in Black church fire in talks for a plea deal. What we know.
PROVIDENCE – The man accused of trying to torch a predominantly Black Pentecostal church in North Providence is in plea negotiations with federal prosecutors, court records indicate. Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter I. Roklan this week asked the court for a 30-day delay in the proceedings against Kevin Colantonio “to allow additional time for discovery and plea negotiations.” A preliminary
Yahoo NewsMar 20 2024
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Catholic orphanage inquiry concludes with steps toward healing — but no church help
When former residents of Burlington’s long-shuttered St. Joseph’s Orphanage saw how a 2018 BuzzFeed News story about past “unrelenting physical and psychological abuse” finally sparked a state investigation, they hoped for what they saw as decades-overdue justice. “I don’t think people realize how long that stays with people,” one unidentified survivor said in a statement 50 years after
VT DiggerMar 23 2024
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Church sues after city turns 'hostile,' attacks food distribution ministry
A church in Arizona has sued the city of San Luis for its suddenly "hostile" attitude to a much-used food distribution ministry after a new mayor was elected. The action, brought by First Liberty Institute and the law firm Snell and Wilmer, seeks a preliminary injunction in a filing in federal court in Arizona, "urging the court to stop the City of San Luis from blocking Gethsemani Baptist
WNDMar 20 2024
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Meet the Falls Church woman who is a cherry blossom super fan
Jenny Blakemore has lived in the D.C. area since she was 10 years old, but really fell in love with the cherry blossoms while working in Georgetown in her 20s. “I would make a tradition to go every year to the Tidal Basin. And I would go to the Cathedral. I would go to all the parks in the city that I could to see the different cherry blossoms,” she told WTOP. She got engaged under the cherry
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