Broadway Musical Mass to feature show tunes
The congregation at Christ Episcopal Church in Kent will debut its Broadway Musical Mass at 10 a.m. Sunday. The special service will be led by Jonathan Swoboda, assistant professor of theater at Kent...
View ArticleCleveland’s Bishop Lennon reflects on pope’s decision to resign
Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Bishop Richard G. Lennon plans to speak at greater length Monday afternoon about Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to resign his papacy. He released a statement Monday morning...
View ArticlePope to resign Feb. 28, says he’s too infirm
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI said Monday he lacks the strength to fulfill his duties and on Feb. 28 will become the first pontiff in 600 years to resign. The announcement sets the stage for a...
View ArticleVatican: Pope too weary at his age for the job
LONDON: When he became pope at age 78, Benedict XVI was already the oldest pontiff elected in nearly 300 years. He’s now 85, and in recent years he has slowed down significantly, cutting back his...
View ArticleOhio lay leaders commend pope on reopened churches
CLEVELAND: Pope Benedict XVI will be held in high regard by members of Cleveland churches ordered reopened by the Vatican under his watch, lay leaders of spared congregations said Monday.“The miracle...
View ArticleBroadway tunes take stage at worship service in Kent
KENT: A Broadway show featuring singing and dancing cowboys may seem an unlikely place to go to for inspiration when creating a Sunday morning worship service. But a hit song from that show —...
View ArticlePope’s retirement announcement stuns Akron-area Catholics
Local Roman Catholics, like many of the world’s 1 billion faithful, were stunned to hear that Pope Benedict XVI is resigning from the papacy. Once the initial shock subsided, however, they found...
View ArticlePope’s bombshell sends church scrambling
VATICAN CITY: With a few words in Latin, Pope Benedict XVI did what no pope has done in more than half a millennium, stunning the world by announcing his resignation Monday and leaving the already...
View ArticleChristians begin journey toward Resurrection Sunday
GREEN: Paul Bukovesky warned the local fire department earlier this week that there would be smoke billowing from the parish property at Queen of Heaven.“I always let them know every year when we will...
View ArticleTears, applause for pope at last public Mass
VATICAN CITY: With a humble “Grazie” as bishops doffed their miters and applause echoed through St. Peter’s Basilica, a frail Pope Benedict XVI began his long farewell by presiding over Ash Wednesday...
View ArticleFolk artist Winfred Rembert to attend film screening at Akron church
Winfred Rembert, a folk artist who tells the story of his journey through the segregated South and the civil-rights movement via leather carvings and paintings, will present the film All of Me: The...
View ArticleNonprofit lay group ministers to widows
Beverly Dannemiller was devastated when she lost her husband of 58 years, Richard, more than a year ago.Although she attended grief-support classes, she still experienced loneliness and wasn’t sure...
View ArticleRI records show inner workings of Legion of Christ
PROVIDENCE, R.I.: Documents released Friday shed light on the inner workings of a secretive and now-disgraced Roman Catholic order called the Legion of Christ, including new details on how the...
View ArticlePope blesses huge crowd in St. Peter’s Square
VATICAN CITY: His arms outstretched in a symbolic embrace, Pope Benedict XVI blessed tens of thousands of cheering people Sunday in one of his last appearances as pontiff from his window overlooking...
View ArticleConclave brings out cardinals’ dirty laundry
VATICAN CITY: Popular pressure is growing in the United States and Italy to keep California Cardinal Roger Mahony away from the conclave to elect the next pope because of his role shielding sexually...
View ArticleFaith-based musical to benefit Interfaith Caregivers
Forever Love, a faith-based musical by Sharon Dobbins Alberson, will be presented at 3 and 7 p.m. March 9 at First Congregational Church of Tallmadge, 85 Heritage Drive. The musical is a retelling of...
View ArticlePope clears decks with appointments, tweaks
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI is clearing the decks of his pontificate, tweaking the rules of the conclave, finessing the religious rites used to launch the next papacy and making some...
View ArticleReshaped papacy raises questions for church future
Pope Benedict XVI has reshaped the papacy simply by giving it up. But how?As the first pontiff in six centuries to step down, Benedict has carved a new path for his successors who decide they cannot...
View ArticlePope gives final Sunday blessing before resigning
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI bestowed his final Sunday blessing of his pontificate on a cheering crowd in St. Peter’s Square, explaining that his waning years and energy made him better suited to...
View ArticlePope evokes difficult times in final general audience
VATICAN CITY: He circumnavigated St. Peter’s Square in the popemobile for the last time. He gave his final waves to cheering masses. And most profoundly, Pope Benedict XVI bestowed his valedictory...
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