Francis usually speaks in Italian or his native Spanish during public appearances.
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Saturday and Sunday The 89th annual St. Peter’s Italian Bazaar will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday and 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday, with food available at 1 p.m. The church is on Federal Street in Portland, and events begin with a Mass at 4 p.m. Saturday, celebrated by Bishop Robert P. Deeley. […]
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Pope Francis in South Korea: Anti-materialism message a tough sell for pope
While visiting the ultra-competitive country where wealth is seen as evidence of hard work, he calls on Catholics to combat materialism’s allure.
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Pope’s flight over China to offer rare chance to send greetings to Beijing
Papal protocol calls for communicating with the leader of each nation over which the pope flies.
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Reflections: God uses coincidences to govern our lives
Serendipitous meetings and occasions shape our varying journeys.
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Judge rules Ten Commandments monument must go
On the lawn of a New Mexico city hall, it has the ‘principal effect of endorsing religion,’ a federal judge says.
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Saturday Summer bazaar, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with crafts and raffles. St. Joseph’s Church, 225 South High St., Bridgton. Tuesday Health Care Reform: The U.S. Joins the Civilized World, 7 p.m., talk with professor Clifford Dacso of Baylor College of Medicine and Sheryl Dacso, a health care attorney. Held at Adas Yoshuron Synagogue, 50 […]
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Reflections: Cherish every moment as unique, God-given
No two are alike, and each will never be lived or experienced in quite the same way again.
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Remains of saint relocated to cathedral in Honolulu
St. Marianne Cope is known for caring for leprosy patients on Molokai in the 1880s.
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Saturday Yard sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., to benefit Sanford outreach programs. St. George’s Episcopal Church, 3 Emerson St., Sanford. Sunday Go to Church Sunday, 9 a.m., annual service presented by Androscoggin Pomona Grange and held at the Minot Center Congregational Church, Center Minot Hill Road, Minot. A planning meeting for members will follow […]