BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica became the world’s tallest church on Thursday after a part of its central tower was lifted into place. The masterwork of architect Antoni Gaudi now rises to 534 feet above the city, the church said in a statement. That barely ...
St. Mark’s Catholic Church, 416 Sixth Ave., Altoona, will hold its annual St. Jude Triduum with Mass at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, the first day of the Triduum. The second day of the Triduum will be Monday, Oct. 27, with Mass at 5:30 p.m., and the third day of the Triduum will be Tuesday, Oct. 28, with Mass at 5:30 p.m. Father Nelson Javier, T.O.R., will be celebrant and homilist at the masses. Triduum prayers will be prayed at each Mass followed by Veneration of the Relic of St. Jude. St. Jude is the Patron of Hopeless Cases. Trunk or treat events offered — St. John the ...
VATICAN CITY — King Charles III and Queen Camilla prayed Thursday with Pope Leo XIV in an historic visit to the Vatican to forge closer relations between the Church of England and the Catholic Church, a welcome spiritual respite for the royals from the turmoil at home over sexual misconduct ...
TAYBEH, West Bank — Early on Sundays, bells call the faithful to worship at the three churches in this hilltop village that the Gospel narrates Jesus visited. It is now the last entirely Christian one in the occupied West Bank. Proudly Palestinian, Taybeh’s Christians — Catholics of ...
Veterans dinner scheduled The Well Ministry Center is hosting a recognition dinner for area veterans at 6 p.m. today, Oct. 17. The meal will be held at the American Legion Social Hall, 1501 N. Juniata St., Hollidaysburg. Veterans are allowed to bring one guest. Attendees should RSVP by Oct. 6 at welladministration@thewellofbc.org or by phone at 814-201-2548. Movie night planned Twenty-Eighth Street Church of the Brethren will be offering a movie night at the church on Friday, Oct. 17. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for snacks and the movie will start at 7:30 p.m. The movie will be ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Dallin H. Oaks, a former Utah Supreme Court justice, was named Tuesday as the new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its more than 17 million members worldwide. Oaks’ selection to lead what is widely known as the Mormon church follows the ...
