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Pope, Iraqi Shiite Leader Affirm Importance of Dialogue, Respect

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By Cindy Wooden NASIRIYAH, Iraq (CNS) — In a low-key meeting followed closely in Iraq and beyond, Pope Francis and Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the influential...

Keeping the Spirit of Christmas All Yearlong: Become an Ambassador of...

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A Message from Cindy O'Connor The Christmas countdown has begun! Bright lights and shiny decorations are inside and out, bakers are making sweet treats, presents...

Christmas Is Every Day of The Year

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Column by Jonathan Nagy In the 1965 classic A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie Brown finds himself fed up with the commercialism of Christmas and searches...

SCHOOLS

Saint Francis Launches Test-Optional Admission to Enhance Accessibility

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From Saint Francis University Students applying for admission to Saint Francis University may do so "test-optional" for most of its programs. The change allows undergraduate...

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A Legacy of Connecting People Through Prayer and Television

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By Tony DeGol Proclaim! Not many little boys are lucky enough to find a mentor who will still influence them later in life. David Micik found that...

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COMMENTARY

Venite, Adoremus Dominum

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Column by Justin Kirkland One of my favorite Christmas carols is Adeste Fideles, the Latin translation of the well-known Christmas carol “O Come, All Ye...

The Art of a Catholic School

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Column by Jonathan Nagy The great Renaissance artist Michelangelo created some of the most beautiful works of art the world has ever seen.  He was...

Lawmakers Discuss Possibility of Legalized Marijuana in Pennsylvania

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By Al Gnoza Lt. Gov. John Fetterman spent several weeks going to different parts of Pennsylvania to gauge the support for legalizing marijuana. Fetterman is...

How the Gift of Christ Coming Among Us Should Change Our Lives for the...

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By Father Rich Tomkosky What are we celebrating this Christmas season? The fact that the eternal Son of God, the second person of the Blessed...

Keeping Holy the Lord’s Day

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By Father Rich Tomkosky The justice and righteousness we are to show in our relations with our fellow human beings must be rooted in giving...

SPIRITUALITY

Bishop Welcomes Future Catholics at Rite of Election

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Nikolas Christine was a social studies teacher for a brief time at Our Lady of Victory Catholic School in State College, but he was...

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