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    Special Mass for Pope Leo set for Monday
    Local News, Nation & World, News, ...
    Special Mass for Pope Leo set for Monday
    May 09, 2025
    ERIE — A special Mass for Pope Leo XIV will be celebrated by Bishop Lawrence T. Persico at 5:15 p.m. Monday at St. Peter Cathedral, 230 W. 10th St., E...
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    Pope Leo offers hope as ‘bridge builder’ to continue Francis’ leadership
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Pope Leo offers hope as ‘bridge builder’ to continue Francis’ leadership
    May 09, 2025
    The selection of Pope Leo XIV — the former CardinalRobert Prevost— as the firstU.S.-born leader of theCatholic Churchhas great potential to energize C...
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    Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV
    News, World
    Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV
    NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press 
    May 08, 2025
    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost, said “Peace be with you” in his first words as pope, offering a message of peace and di...
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    Francis, Wortman named to Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State boys basketball teams
    Basketball, Local Sports, Sports
    Francis, Wortman named to Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State boys basketball teams
    May 07, 2025
    The 2024-25 all-state boys basketball teams have been announced, and Otto-Eldred’s Landon Francis and ECC’s Wil Wortman were both recognized. Nominate...
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    ‘Round the Square: Organ donation and the pope
    News, Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: Organ donation and the pope
    May 06, 2025
    POPE: By most accounts, Pope Francis was known as a good hearted man. As cardinal, when he was Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was issued an organ donor car...
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    Heeding the call
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    Heeding the call
    Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
    May 05, 2025
    Since he was a young boy, John Kearns felt called toward a life of serving others. Kearns has been very active throughout the Bradford community throu...
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    Francis was the right pope for a declining church
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Francis was the right pope for a declining church
    DAVID MILLS Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Apr 22, 2025
    PITTSBURGH (TNS) — "It's true that if you venture out onto the street, the same thing could happen to you as could happen to anyone: you could have an...
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    Pope Francis dies Monday at 88; local reaction to pope’s passing
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    Pope Francis dies Monday at 88; local reaction to pope’s passing
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 21, 2025
    Pope Francis, Latin America’s first pontiff, passed Monday morning at the age of 88. He was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a son of Italian immigrants, i...
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    Pope Francis’ legacy of mercy and compassion
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Pope Francis’ legacy of mercy and compassion
    Apr 21, 2025
    AsJorge Mario Bergoglioprepared to assume the papacy, he chose a new name: Francis. That choice was a tribute toSt. Francisof Assisi and set the stage...
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    SMETHPORT: ‘Son-rise Service’ Sunday
    Local News, News
    SMETHPORT: ‘Son-rise Service’ Sunday
    Apr 15, 2025
    SMETHPORT — Regular Baptist Church invites the public to its celebration of Easter at its “Son-rise Service” at 8 a.m. Sunday. “We thank Him for His w...
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    You shouldn’t buy a piece of a saint. Catholic Church denounces online sale of Carlo Acutis relics
    News, World
    You shouldn’t buy a piece of a saint. Catholic Church denounces online sale of Carlo Acutis relics
    SILVIA STELLACCI and GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO Associated Press 
    Apr 07, 2025
    ASSISI, Italy (AP) — With the upcoming canonization of its first millennial saint, the Catholic Church has turned to police in Italy to investigate th...
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    BACA hopes to buy First United Methodist Church
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    BACA hopes to buy First United Methodist Church
    Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
    Apr 04, 2025
    There’s no place like home. After years of renting space in First United Methodist Church, Bradford Area Christian Academy hopes to stay put. “We are ...
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    Evangelical exchange
    Headlines, Local News, News, ...
    Evangelical exchange
    Apr 04, 2025
    First Baptist Church of Bradford and Open Arms Community Church have swapped sacred spaces just in time for a significant service in the Christian fai...
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    PORT ALLEGANY: Upcoming Lenten luncheons
    Local News, News
    PORT ALLEGANY: Upcoming Lenten luncheons
    Mar 05, 2025
    PORT ALLEGANY — Representatives of the Port Allegany Ministerium announced upcoming noontime Lenten services at Port Allegany United Methodist Church,...
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    Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading?
    Nation & World, News
    Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading?
    PETER SMITH Associated Press 
    Mar 01, 2025
    The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of churches worldwide with v...
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    Church takes Ash Wednesday to the Streets
    Local News, News
    Church takes Ash Wednesday to the Streets
    Feb 27, 2025
    On March 5, Ash Wednesday, the Episcopal Church of the Ascension will offer “Ashes to Go,” a modern approach to a centuries-old Christian tradition, f...
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    Other Voices: Bradford Cooperative Ministry
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Other Voices: Bradford Cooperative Ministry
    Dec 25, 2024
    As the new episcopal leader for the Western Pennsylvania Conference of The United Methodist Church, I have enjoyed traveling throughout the area getti...
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    Religious leaders share Christmas messages
    Content, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...
    Religious leaders share Christmas messages
    Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com 
    Dec 24, 2024
    For Christians, Christmas is one of the most important celebrations of the year. This year, several local religious leaders have come together to shar...
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    Pennsylvania’s Bethlehem: The city founded by Moravians on Christmas eve keeps its traditions alive
    News, Online Features, PA State News
    Pennsylvania’s Bethlehem: The city founded by Moravians on Christmas eve keeps its traditions alive
    LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press 
    Dec 22, 2024
    BETHLEHEM (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years lat...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    PA State News
    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    June 14, 2025
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    Local News, Nation & World
    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    June 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
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    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Local Sports, Sports
    State tourism officials: In 2026, Pa. will be the ‘epicenter of the sports world’
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    (TNS) —As golfers teed off during opening day of this year's 125th U.S. Open Championship, state officials inside of a tent overlooking the course's 1...
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    Allegheny -100 Hiking Challenge held with over 160 participants
    Local Sports
    Allegheny -100 Hiking Challenge held with over 160 participants
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    The annual Allegheny -100 Hiking Challenge (A-100) was held last weekend. It is an event where hikers can choose to hike 100, 75, 50 or 25 miles along...
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