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Black Catholics: Words not enough as church decries racism

NEW YORK — Black Roman Catholics are hearing their church’s leaders calling for racial justice once again after the killing of George Floyd, but this time they’re demanding not just words but action. As protests against racism and police brutality continue nationwide, there are rising ...

Saudi Arabia to hold ‘very limited’ hajj due to coronavirus pandemic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that because of the coronavirus only “very limited numbers” of people will be allowed to perform the annual hajj pilgrimage that traditionally draws around 2 million people from around the world. The kingdom’s Ministry of Hajj ...

Penn College welding faculty, students build ‘Living Chapel’

A massive structure meant to encourage the “ecological awakening of humanity” in Europe can trace its foundation across the Atlantic Ocean to the welding expertise and facilities offered at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Nine instructors and 15 students spent 10 weeks fabricating ...

Column: Turning tragedies into triumphs

Recently, as I was praying, the Lord began to speak to me about the coronavirus and the different tragedies that have been taking place on the earth. First, we need to understand that absolutely nothing comes to God as a surprise as He is our supreme, all-knowing, all-powerful, sovereign ...

Linden couple’s newborn baptized in Geisinger NICU

After 37 weeks of pregnancy, Amanda Greenawalt and David Sauter, of Linden, welcomed their beautiful baby boy, Greyson, into this world. Greyson survived with zero amniotic fluid surrounding him in-utero, causing issues with his kidneys and ultimately leading to a diagnosis of bilateral ...

Beyond this, there be dragons!

Changes! Have you had any this year? I mean, besides more than you have ever faced? We have gone from a thriving economy with record low unemployment and normal health concerns to a global pandemic, total lockdown, the worst recession since the great depression, and now race riots in major ...