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Father Norman Thomas, longtime Detroit priest, dies at 92
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Rev. Norman Thomas celebrated the 5 p.m. Mass Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, much as...
Column: Pope Francis hasn't yet made L.A. Archbishop José Gomez a cardinal. Blame Gomez
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoArchbishop José H. Gomez leads a livesteam service at an empty Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels...
Churches in Frackville pay homage to roots, ethnic origins
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFRACKVILLE — In 1925, during one of the longest strikes in anthracite mining history, a group of Polish immigrants — most of them miners — sought to establish a Catholic church in their new ...
On 108th anniversary, St. Adalbert’s parishioners challenge removal of La Pieta sculpture from...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRain started pouring and plastic tablecloths flapped in the wind as the women said their prayers,...
The Vatican beatifies a Polish family of 9 killed by the Nazis for sheltering Jews
Associated Press via AOL· 8 months agoIn an unprecedented move, the Vatican on Sunday beatified a Polish family of nine — a married couple...
EXPLAINER: Benedict's funeral to be simple, but with pomp
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPope Benedict XVI held one of the world's highest—profile positions but in his final years expressed...
An Easter egg decorating tradition that dates back a millennium
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 19—Children and adults gathered at St. Louis Church in Portland on the last full day of winter to prepare for a rite of spring — learning the intricately delicate, traditional Polish method ...
Now 75, Listecki sending retirement letter to pope. But he will go on as Milwaukee's archbishop.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA Chicago native and canon lawyer, Archbishop Jerome Listecki has led the archdiocese since 2010. He...
Pope Francis' 'white flag' comment is met by criticism from Ukraine and its allies
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoUkrainian and allied officials Sunday criticized Pope Francis for saying that Kyiv should have the...
Around 800 relatives expected to gather for family reunion in northwest Minnesota this weekend
Grand Forks Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 8—TABOR, Minn. — About 800 people are expected to gather at Tabor, Minnesota, this weekend for the Vanyo family reunion. They will come from near and far, some traveling here from all over ...