The Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown is welcoming Christmas with special broadcasts in the coming days. The annual Proclaim! TV Christmas special “Joy to the World: Christmas in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown” will air at 6 p.m. Dec. 21 at on WWCP FOX 8. The one-hour show, hosted by ...
JERUSALEM — Archaeologists have finished uncovering the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall that encircled Jerusalem, including possible evidence of a 2,100-year-old ceasefire between warring kingdoms. Last week, archaeologists finished excavating the most complete part ever ...
Grace’s Closet at Grace Lutheran Church, 1114 N. Cambria St., Bellwood, will host a clothing giveaway from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 13, and from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 22. Winter clothing is available. Masks are optional. For more information, call the church at 814-742-7501 or ...
LOS ANGELES — With eyes closed and a small mallet in hand, the Rev. Kyohei Mikawa gently struck the bronze Himalayan singing bowl resting in his palm and bathed the Buddhist sanctuary in a resonant hum. Mikawa spent the next 45 minutes skimming bowls, playing a tongue drum and chanting to ...
Free clothing, food offered The Geeseytown Lutheran Church, 462 Route 22, Hollidaysburg, will hold a free clothing and nonperishable food giveaway from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. Future clothing giveaways will be held on the first Saturday of each month, weather permitting. Advent Quiet ...
BOSTON — With peak holiday travel starting just after the government shutdown’s flight restrictions, hope for a moment of peace at an airport can feel like a wing and a prayer. But quiet and worship are just what airport chapels have provided for decades to travelers and to the airport ...
