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FORT SMITH -- On the morning of May 12, a severe thunderstorm kept Sister Pat Bolling, OSB, awake in her sixth-story tower bedroom.
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court May 16 sent the Zubik v. Burwell case, which challenges the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive requirement for employers, back to the lower courts.
Berenice Norwood Kelly, 99, a member of St. Bernard Church in Bella Vista, died April 25. She is survived by ...
Dr. William R. Hurst of Jonesboro was recognized recently as the recipient of the 2016 Dr. Willie Young Serving the Mission Volunteer Award. The award, named after the late Dr. Willie Young, honors Hurst for many years of volunteer work and was presented on the closing day of this year’s St. Bernards Medical Group Health & Fitness Expo.
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Obama administration’s May 13 directive on transgender access to bathrooms “that treats ‘a student’s gender identity as the student’s sex’ is deeply disturbing,” said the chairmen of two U.S. Catholic bishops’ committees.
Kieran Taylor, Catholic High School senior, won the 800-meter title in a time of 1:54.05 at the state track championships contested May 5 in Conway. (Sports briefs)
In the year 1302 there was a young man born in Florence, Italy, to the distinguished Corsini family. His parents had dedicated him to God before his birth, but despite this fact, the first part of his youth was spent with bad companions, vices, extravagances and immoral behavior. (Understanding our Church, Seeds of Faith)
“I am from a part of the world where atheism is common. Despite this, I have always been seeking God. In the ninth grade I was feeling pressure about ... (Youthspeak, Seeds of Faith)
Recently, I traveled to Russia and Poland with congressional colleagues as part of a visit to meet with officials in both countries on the state of American-Russian relations. While the trip was informative and a worthwhile experience, it doesn’t require much more than a quick reading of today’s newspaper to get an idea for the current tensions that exist between America and Russia. (Guest column)
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