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    SMETHPORT: Lenten devotions, luncheon series
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    SMETHPORT: Lenten devotions, luncheon series
    Mar 03, 2025
    SMETHPORT — United Methodist Church of Smethport announced its annual Lenten Devotions & Luncheon Series from 12:05 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays during Len...
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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
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    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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    U.S. Christian population has declined for years. A new survey shows that drop leveling off
    Nation & World, News
    U.S. Christian population has declined for years. A new survey shows that drop leveling off
    TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press 
    Feb 26, 2025
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans who identify as Christian has declined steadily for years, but that drop shows signs of slowing, according t...
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    Vatican announces daily evening prayers for the health of Pope Francis on St. Peter’s Square
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    Vatican announces daily evening prayers for the health of Pope Francis on St. Peter’s Square
    NICOLE WINFIELD and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press 
    Feb 24, 2025
    ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Monday announced the start of nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, and invited Romans an...
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    ‘Imagine’ the decline of Carter-style Christianity
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    ‘Imagine’ the decline of Carter-style Christianity
    BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Jan 13, 2025
    PITTSBURGH (TNS) — WatchingJimmy Carter'sstate funeral at theEpiscopal Church'sNational CathedralinWashington, D.C., felt like viewing a portal to the...
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    Resolve to be the light
    Resolve to be the light
    Dec 25, 2024
    This year,Christmas Dayand the first day ofHanukkahcoincided. At first glance, these celebrations have little in common, but a closer look reveals a p...
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    Other Voices: Bradford Cooperative Ministry
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    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
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    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
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    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. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    By OLIVER MORRISON  pennlive.com 
    June 15, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
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    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
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    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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