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Mar 31 2024
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Start your week smart: Pope at Easter Mass, bridge recovery, AT&T data leak, no Ukrainian election, Indianapolis shooting
The Easter Bunny’s wallet is a lot lighter this morning. Retail chocolate prices rose nearly 12% across all of 2023, in large part because the price of cocoa — a key ingredient for chocolate — has spiked. Let’s hope Hoppy has a good 401(k) plan. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was • Pope Francis called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in his
CNN (Online News)Mar 15 2024
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There's a better than 10% chance that the national coach of the year will be Mark Pope or Danny Sprinkle
Utah State Aggies coach Danny Sprinkle talks to Aggies center Isaac Johnson (20) during the game between the Utah State and the Fresno State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 14, 2024. After notable regular-season campaigns by both the BYU men’s basketball team and the Utah State men’s basketball team, Cougars’
Deseret NewsFeb 13 2024
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Pope Francis appoints new bishop to Catholic Diocese of Portland
The Rev. James Ruggieri of Providence, Rhode Island, will succeed Bishop Robert Deeley, who served a decade in the post. PORTLAND, Maine — The leader of the Roman Catholic Church has named a new bishop to the Diocese of Portland. The current bishop, Robert Deeley, announced during a Tuesday press conference that Pope Francis appointed James Ruggieri of Providence, Rhode Island, as Deeley's
News Center MaineFeb 13 2024
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Pope Francis names Providence priest as new Portland bishop
Bishop Robert P. Deeley announced Tuesday that Pope Francis has named a Providence priest to be the next bishop of the Diocese of Portland, Maine. Rev. James Ruggieri, pastor of both Saint Michael the Archangel Parish and Saint Patrick Parish in Providence, will be ordained and installed as a bishop on May 7, the diocese said. “I am honored and humbled to have been chosen as the next Bishop of
WJAR 10Feb 13 2024
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Pope Francis names new bishop for Maine Catholic Church
Pope Francis has named a new bishop for the Maine Catholic Church. The Most Rev. James T. Ruggieri will be ordained and installed as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland on May 7, according to the diocese. He will be the 13th bishop to serve the diocese since its inception in 1853. “I am honored and humbled to have been chosen as the next Bishop of the Diocese of Portland by the
Bangor Daily NewsMar 11 2024
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Pope provokes outrage by saying Ukraine should ‘raise white flag’ and end war with Russia
The Ukrainian government has responded angrily and vowed never to surrender after Pope Francis said the country should have “the courage to raise the white flag” and negotiate an end to the war with Russia.
“Our flag is a yellow and blue one. This is the flag by which we live, die, and prevail. We shall never raise any other flags,” Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, said on
The GuardianJan 28 2024
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Pope Expresses Support For Catholic Church Attacked In Istanbul
The pope expressed his support for a Catholic church in Istanbul where one person was killed in an armed attack during mass on Sunday.
"I express my closeness to the community of the Santa Maria Draperis Church in Istanbul," the Argentine pope said at the end of his weekly Angelus prayer in St Peter's Square at the Vatican.
Barron'sFeb 13 2024
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Pope Francis Appoints Father James Ruggieri as Bishop of Portland, Maine
Bishop-elect Ruggieri is a native of Providence, where he is known for feeding the homeless each week from an old food truck decorated with images of Mother Teresa and St. John Paul II. Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Father James Ruggieri as the new bishop of Portland, Maine. The Vatican announced Feb. 13 that the 56-year-old priest from Providence, Rhode Island, will be ordained as the
National Catholic RegisterNov 13 2023
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Pope Dismisses Tyler Bishop
Pope Francis on Saturday ordered the removal of the bishop of Tyler. A one-line statement from the Vatican said Francis had “relieved” 65-year-old Bishop Joseph Strickland of the pastoral governance of Tyler and appointed the bishop of Austin as the temporary administrator. Strickland had been a leading critic of Francis, accusing him in a tweet earlier this year of undermining the faith.
East Texas RadioDec 25 2023
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Pope Francis issues political Christmas message
Pope Francis delivered a charged political Christmas message in which he bemoaned the "appalling harvest" of innocent civilians amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. From the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, the 87-year-old called for an end to conflicts across the globe as thousands filled the square in the Vatican City on Christmas Day. But the pontiff, who has been
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