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IMAGE: CNS photo/Christina Lee Knauss, The Catholic MiscellanyBy Christina Lee KnaussWALHALLA,S.C. (CNS) -- For a century, a simple but serenely beautiful wooden buildingtucked away in the picturesque mountain town of Walhalla has been the spiritualhome for Catholics.St.Francis of Assisi Mission was built by parishioners who donated their time, money, hours of sweat and labor, and even the wood, so they could havetheir own church. Today, the mission is home to a small but strong congregationwho love and care for each other and treasure the little building passed downto them by that early group of dedicated people.OnMay 13, current and former members packed the small church nearly tooverflowing for a 100th anniversary celebration. Bishop Robert E. Guglielmoneof Charleston celebrated Mass followed by a joyful reception in the parishhall.Thebishop congratulated the members of St. Francis on their close-knit community."Peoplecome to an understanding of who Jesus is through seeing others...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Diane Clay, Sooner CatholicBy Diane ClayOKARCHE, Okla. (CNS) -- Early onthe morning of May 10, the remains of Father Stanley F. Rother were exhumedfrom Holy Trinity Cemetery in Okarche and transported to Oklahoma City.As required by the CatholicChurch for the beatification process, his remains were examined by medicalprofessionals and re-interred in the chapel at Resurrection Cemetery innorthwest Oklahoma City.In March, the Archdiocese ofOklahoma City announced that Father Rother, one its native sons who worked inGuatemala and was brutally murdered there in 1981, will be beatified Sept. 23in a ceremony in downtown Oklahoma City.Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefectof the Vatican Congregation for Saints' Causes, will celebrate the beatificationMass along with Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City. Thousands ofcardinals, bishops, priests, deacons and other Catholics from across the UnitedStates are expected to attend.Pope Francis recognized FatherRother's martyrdom las...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration took a key step Wednesday toward preserving the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran, coupling the move with fresh ballistic missile sanctions to show it isn't going light on the Islamic republic....
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela's chief prosecutor says a teenager who went out to buy flour has become the latest to die in the country's wave of political unrest after being shot near a protest in western Venezuela....
NEW YORK (AP) -- International air travelers might soon rediscover magazines, paperbacks and playing cards....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- To those who think President Donald Trump should be driven from office, history would say: Good luck with that....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday interviewed four potential candidates to lead the FBI, including former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating and Andrew McCabe, currently the bureau's acting director....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A memo detailing President Donald Trump's request to shut down an FBI investigation of his ousted national security adviser is a powerful piece of evidence that could be used to build an obstruction of justice case against him....
The brewing political crisis in Washington rattled Wall Street Wednesday, knocking the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 370 points and giving the stock market its biggest single-day slump in eight months....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the appointment of former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee a federal investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign during the 2016 election (all times EDT):...
