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Pope sets new governing style with annual cardinal meetings

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV said Thursday he intended to bring the world’s Catholic cardinals together annually, indicating a new governing style for the church that cardinals welcomed as a chance to get to know themselves and the pope better and be of greater service to the church. At ...

Millions celebrate Orthodox Christmas

Millions of people around the world celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holy day. Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in Russian and other traditions, follow the ancient Julian calendar. It runs 13 days later than the Gregorian calendar, used by Catholic and Protestant churches as well as by much of the secular world for everyday use. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church and some other Oriental Orthodox churches — which are distinct from Eastern Orthodox but share many traditions — also celebrated Christmas on ...

Putting in the work

Bob Daly, owner of Daly Electric, Bellwood, works hard to pull wiring during the installation of a light on the back steps of the First English Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tyrone on Wednesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

Drone helps locate missing dog

A dog escaped from a rest stop along the New Jersey Turnpike and wandered for about 25 miles before she was found safe the next day with help from a drone. Abbie, a 9-year-old golden retriever mix, was traveling from a South Carolina shelter to a planned new home in Maine. She was one of ...

Indonesia’s panda cub thriving at 40 days

CISARUA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s conservation park on Tuesday released a video showing the progress of a giant panda cub, 40 days after his birth in the country. The panda named Satrio Wiratama and nicknamed “Rio” was examined for the first time outside the incubator while ...

Nothing biting

A lone ice fisherman checks his line as he relaxes in his chair at Canoe Creek State Park on Tuesday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski