VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church. Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English in the Sistine Chapel to the cardinals who ...
MILL HALL — Mill Hall United Presbyterian is a little brick church on the corner of Main Street in Mill Hall. As a matter of fact, the address is 111 Main St. The church offers a very traditional church service. Services are not too long, and not too short. They’re just right! The ...
Two weeks ago we celebrated what many believe to be the holiest of days in the kingdom of God, the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection. Many who are reading this article attend services on Resurrection weekend. Just two weeks ago we celebrated the very centerpiece of the church. The beauty of Christianity is that there are many facets that make up its entirety. When someone finds themselves in a relationship with Christ, there is more to its being than simply attending a church building or spending more time in prayer. Christianity is more than sitting in seats and listening to ...
Memorial Service HOWARD — Memorial services will be held at the Fairview Cemetery on Sunday, May 18, beginning at 2 p.m. Pastor Dave Etters will be the speaker for the memorial service. Fairview Church (and the adjoining cemetery) is located at the intersection of Fairview Road, Bullit Run Road and Curtin Hollow in Boggs Township, rural Howard. Church yard sale FLEMINGTON — Flemington First Church of Christ will hold their annual yard sale on Saturday, May 3, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. Luke’s United Church of Christ in Flemington will be holding a Lunch and Bake sale ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — “Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a whole genre of historical trivia. Here are some facts about conclaves past, derived from historical studies including Miles Pattenden’s “Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450 to 1700,” and interviews with experts including Elena Cangiano, an archeologist at Viterbo’s Palazzo dei Papi (Palace of the Popes). The longest conclave in history In the ...
I hope you were able to make some of the church services offered last week: Maundy Thursday when we learned about a new commandment, Good Friday brought us to the foot of the cross and then the reality of Easter morning. “The evidence for Jesus’ resurrection is so strong that nobody would question it except for two things: first, it is a very unusual event, and second, if you believe it happened, you have to change the way you live.” — Wolfhart Pannenberg. Love one another is, of course, the mandated new law to obey, to love one another with the same love that Jesus loved us. ...
