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Associated Press
Sister Elizabeth plays with a Palestinian orphan child at La Creche in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. In the cradle of Christianity, the Roman Catholic Church is facing a crisis as an aging population of nuns and monks dwindles away. Preserving the Catholic presence in the Holy Land will be a major challenge for the next pope.

Catholic orders fade as monks, nuns age
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The nuns of “Le Creche,” the only orphanage in Bethlehem, have raised generations of children in this biblical town. But only four aging nuns remain, down from a dozen 30 ...

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Church calendar
Special services “Teaching on the Spiritual Gifts” will be conducted at The King’s House Ministries, 1119 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, each Friday at 6 p.m. through March 26. John Fitzgerald is...

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The case for, and against, telecommuting
NEW YORK — Yahoo’s leaked edict under CEO Marissa Mayer that calls remote workers back to the office lit the Twitterverse on fire, angering advocates of telecommuting and other programs intended to...

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A cardinal holds his zucchetto as he walks past a nun as he arrives for a meeting at the Vatican on Thursday. The last cardinal who will participate in the conclave to elect the next pope arrived in Rome on Thursday, meaning a date can now be set for the election.

All Cardinals arrive at Vatican for conclave
VATICAN CITY — The last cardinal who will participate in the conclave to elect the next pope arrived in Rome on Thursday, meaning a date can now be set for the election. One U.S. cardinal said a de...

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Benedicts bids farewell, vows to obey successor
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI left the Catholic Church in unprecedented limbo Thursday as he became the first pope in 600 years to resign, capping a tearful day of farewells that inclu...

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Church Calendar
Special Services White Oak Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate the first anniversary of its pastor, the Rev. K. Deon Wade, with a service at 3 p.m. featuring the Rev. Michael Wade and the c...

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All that glitters? Oscar gold
We should all be as graceful as Jennifer Lawrence. Yes, she took a big embarrassing tumble Sunday night at the 85th annual Academy Awards as she and her dress — which weighed in at around 375 po...

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Church calendar
Special services Immanuel Baptist Church organist Malissa Heath will present a recital at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3. Inspired by the region’s response to the dedicatory recital of the new Casa...

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Guardian angel’s lifesaving action timed perfectly
The guardian angel was driving down the snowy street when he spotted the elderly man. You might not expect a guardian angel to be at the wheel of a truck, but he was on his way, at 5 a.m. on this f...

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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun
Pastor Dan Summerlin reviews the itinerary for the KBC at Lone Oak First Baptist. This is the first time since 1990 that the Kentucky Baptist Convention will be held in Paducah.

Baptists plan for crowd
The annual meeting of Kentucky Baptists is expected to bring more than 1,000 church members and leaders to Paducah this fall. Lone Oak First Baptist Church will host the 176th annual meeting of ...

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