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At 100, this globetrotting Catholic priest from Philly still celebrates life
The longest-serving priest in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of his ordination and his 100th birthday. And now? He happily still bakes pies, enjoys opera and celebrates daily Mass.
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Catholic students find refuge at Princeton University's worship space and cheer new pope
A group of young Catholics attend Mass every weekday at noon at the Princeton University Chapel. They see it as a sacred refuge amid a largely secular environment at the Ivy League school in New Jersey.
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Largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era opens in New Jersey
If stones could talk, sing and tell stories, Yogi Trivedi believes the marble and limestone that adorn the spires, pillars and archways of the stunning Hindu temple in central New Jersey would compose a paean to the divine. The tales these stones tell are those of seva (selfless service) and bhakti (devotion), which form the core of the Swaminarayan sect,…
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Soldiers Unleash Tear Gas Amid Tension on Venezuela's Border
Venezuela’s National Guard fired tear gas on opposition activists at a barricaded border bridge to Colombia on Saturday, and two protesters were killed near the border in Brazil, as the opposition tried to execute a high-risk plan to deliver humanitarian aid over the obstinate refusal of President Nicolas Maduro. Opposition leader Juan Guaido pulled himself onto a semitruck and shook...
