Sunday Scripture readings, Oct. 27, 2019
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
1) Sir 35:12-14, 16-18
Psalm 34:2-3, 17-19, 23
2) 2 Tm 4:6-8, 16-18
Gospel: Lk 18:9-14
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Anna Getty scored the first two goals,...
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HONG KONG -- A controversial extradition bill that sparked months of protest has been formally withdrawn by Hong Kong's government, reported ucanews.org.
The bill, which would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China, prompted mass protests when...
By Father Carter Griffin
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WILMINGTON — Fourth-graders and new students in fifth through eighth grades at St. Edmond’s Academy received the school’s traditional red blazer in a new ceremony on Oct. 22. Eighth-grade students presented their schoolmates with the blazers.
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WASHINGTON -- An update to the Program on Priestly Formation, a progress report on the establishment of a nationwide, third-party reporting system for abuse or misconduct by bishops, and a vote on new leadership for the U.S. Conference of...
LEWES — Ann Jaffe remembers her father asking the wounded Russian to kill his family quickly.
Her family had fled into the bitterly cold woods during the Polish winter to escape the Nazis. Now, the Germans had surrounded the forest...