Five Towners who are parishioners of St. Joachim R.C. Church in Cedarhurst are excited that Pope Francis will be visiting the U.S., including stops in Washington D.C., Manhattan and Philadelphia.
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By Carina Kohn
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9/2/15
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While I was in the Senate, I voted, in support of President Reagan, for the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 . . .
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8/26/15
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U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that his office will be conducting a statewide lottery for one ticket to the Joint Meeting of Congress with His Holiness Pope Francis of the Holy See on …
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8/19/15
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Pope Francis issued an encyclical last month that focuses on our responsibility for and connections to the environment and the poor. I’ve only read the first half of “Laudato Si’" . . .
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7/1/15
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There’s a wonderful story about St. Francis of Assisi, the 13th-century champion of the poor, after whom the Roman Catholic Church’s current pope is named. St. Francis, it is said, would stop in his tracks if he . . .
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6/25/15
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Like a bloodhound detective who finds all the clues to catch the criminal, Cedarhurst native Cheryl Rothenberg Chaves combined old school sales techniques with modern day social networking to track down former Lawrence High School class of 1965 classmates for a 50-year reunion on Saturday at the Woodmere Club.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/10/15
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Calling it one of the most important events in Jewish history, Rabbi Steven Graber, the spiritual leader of Temple Hillel in North Woodmere, listed two other reasons why the Holocaust should be remembered.
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By Jeff Bessen
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4/16/15
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Making good on Pope Benedict XVI’s promise to appoint three auxiliary bishops to the Diocese of Rockville Centre, Pope Francis appointed Monsignor Andrzej Zglejszewski to the position on Feb. …
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By John Maher
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2/19/14
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This is the time of year when baseball fans live in a state of perpetual hope that their favorite team will acquire some decent players so that next season won’t be a disaster.
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12/19/13
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On Dec. 3, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released results of the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment, a set of three tests — in literacy, science and math — which is given every three years to 15-year-olds in 65 nations.
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12/12/13
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