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Two Columbiana County churches are holding their final Masses this weekend due to their respective mergers. St. Patrick ...

A coalition of grassroots groups is organizing a nationwide economic blackout during Black Friday week. The protest asks Americans to stop spending for seven days to protest income inequality and ...

A movement by a coalition of grassroots organizations to withdraw participation from the economy, called the Mass Blackout, began on Tuesday. The coalition, including Blackout the System, The People’s ...

More than 60% of adults aged 18 to 29 worry that a mass shooting will impact their lives in some way. About 17% worry a lot. But when it comes to sentiments about gun control, the age group dubbed the ...

Despite continuing suppression of the traditional liturgy — which appears to be concentrated in some dioceses of the United States — four cardinals and an archbishop are to celebrate five traditional ...

Some 100,000 federal workers are set to formally quit the U.S. government in what will constitute the largest mass resignation of government workers in U.S. history. The resignations—which come as ...

The pair coordinated in black and had affectionate moments on the carpet Starr Bowenbank is the Style Editor at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2025 after serving as a News Writer for InStyle. Her work ...

The 'Material Girl' singer welcomed her daughter, 28, with her then-boyfriend, actor Carlos Leon, in 1996 Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Minneapolis authorities said at least two children are dead and more than a dozen were injured Wednesday after a shooter opened fire during a Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota. The ...

When the San Diego Padres gave up two of their top-3 prospects at the deadline in order to acquire flamethrower Mason Miller from the A's, it was a bold move that was informed by history. Basically, ...

Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) Chairman and CEO Michael P. Warsaw has announced a new organizational structure to further EWTN’s mission in the digital landscape by enhancing its content ...