KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s gods and goddess are returning home. An unknown number of sacred statues of Hindu deities were stolen and smuggled abroad in the past. Now dozens are being repatriated to the Himalayan nation, part of a growing global effort to return such items to countries in ...
The Dunnings Creek Friends Meeting (Quakers) will present the Winter 2024 event in their ‘Still Listening’ guest speaker series on local history at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25. Michael Corle of Bedford will present “Changing Narratives: The New Voice of Rural Museums.” Admission is free; light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited. Corle is a designer and educator with 25 years experience in architectural and exhibit design, art and technology education, as well as marketing and brand development. In 2014, he was approached by the Bedford Heritage Trust to ...
ROME — Friar Paolo Benanti wears the plain brown robes of his medieval Franciscan order as he pursues one of the most pressing issues in contemporary times: how to govern artificial intelligence so that it enriches — and doesn’t exploit — people’s lives. Benanti is the Vatican’s ...
Food pantry, movie night planned The food pantry at the Twenty-eighth Street Church of the Brethren will be open Friday, Jan. 19. The pantry is for people living in Blair County. Also, the church will host movie night beginning with snacks at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19. The movie “Owd Bob” begins at 7 p.m. and is a story about an orphan boy and his dog. All are welcome. Night of worship set Holy Spirit Ministry will host a night of worship at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, at St. Michael Church, Hollidaysburg. “Kingdom Gifts for Kingdom Builders” a four-part series exploring the ...
SHILLONG, India — Tambor Lyngdoh made his way through the fern-covered woodland — naming plants, trees, flowers, even stones — as if he were paying older family members a visit. The community leader and entrepreneur was a little boy when his uncle brought him here and said these words: ...
HOMESTEAD, Florida — Snuggling on the sofa across from the Christmas tree, Sol proudly showed off the dog her foster parents gave her for earning all A’s even though she crossed the southern U.S. border knowing very little English. “They helped me a lot,” said the 14-year-old eighth ...
