Easter meal served Altoona Restoration Church of God, 911 N. Third St., Altoona, will host an Easter meal at 12:30 p.m. Palm Sunday, March 29. The meal will include turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing balls, noodles, veggies, desserts and drinks. All are welcome. Diocese ...

Juniata United Methodist Church will offer a free, outdoor Stations of the Cross experience beginning March 27 and running through Easter Sunday, April 5. The self-guided prayer journey is open to everyone in the community, regardless of church affiliation or faith background. Twelve stations ...

CANTERBURY, England (AP) — The new archbishop of Canterbury knocked three times on the doors of the city’s great cathedral on Wednesday, ceremonially demanding to be allowed inside in a tradition laid down over centuries by each new leader of the Church of England. But this time, for the ...

Pork & Sauerkraut Dinner A pork and sauerkraut dinner, also featuring hot dogs, kielbasa, mashed potatoes, applesauce and roll, will be held at noon Sunday, March 15, at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 308 Old Route 220, Duncansville. Cost is $15 per meal, eat in or take out. Meals are $5 ...

Free Lenten concert All ages are invited to join Altoona-area young adult Catholics for a free Lenten concert, “The Cathedral Candlelight Concert,” at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The event will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, March 13. The evening will feature local Catholic ...

Cathedral hosts fish lunches The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1 Cathedral Square, Altoona, will serve its annual Lenten fish fry lunches again this year. The lunches will be available from 10:30 to 1 p.m. every Friday during Lent except for Good Friday. Cost is $12 and includes a fish ...