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‘This is the homeland of Jesus’: Palestinian Christians plead for end to attacks by West Bank settlers
The town of Taybeh is the last entirely Christian town in the occupied West Bank, representing “a unique presence in the ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana2d
Here's where Region Catholics can get their ashes on Ash Wednesday
Catholics across Northwest Indiana will get marked with ashes on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.
The Frederick News-Post2d
Alaska Native woman, 'everybody's helper,' is Orthodox church's first female North American saint
It was in the dusty streets and modest homes of this remote Alaska Native village that Olga Michael quietly lived her entire life as a midwife and ...
Omaha.com2d
Omaha church offers ashes and blessings to go on Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season for the Christian faith, and Alexander invited people to have a full day of reflection by receiving their ashes in the morning.
Sioux City Journal2d
Catholic churches announce Ash Wednesday services
Siouxland Catholic parishes will celebrate Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25, with services at different times from their regular schedules.
National Catholic Register3d
How a Belarusian Blogger and Journalist Discovered the Facts of Catholicism
It was Ash Wednesday. Poplavskaya spent the whole day with a young Catholic priest, Father Kirill Bardonov, from a small town ...