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Scranton Diocese Bans Pro-Abortion Activist Cindy Sheehan From Speaking



SCRANTON — The Scranton Diocese has banned well-known anti-war protestor Cindy Sheehan from speaking at a diocesan church hall, citing her opposition to Church teaching on life and marriage. 
Sheehan told LifeSiteNews.com (LSN) that she considers the diocese’s action to be “against the teachings of the Prince of Peace.”

Friday, March 19, 2010 12:39 PM EDT

Pitts Announces Service Academy Nominations


Washington — Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Pa., announced the nominations of 30 high school students from Pennsylvania’s 16th Congressional District for appointment to the U.S. service academies.

Friday, March 19, 2010 12:39 PM EDT

History Being Lost As Philly’s Churches Disappear


Is today’s world, as radical “Catholic” feminist theologian Mary Daly once noted, in the post-Christian age?

Friday, March 19, 2010 12:39 PM EDT

Bucks Choral Society Celebrates Lloyd’s 10th Anniversary


The Bucks County Choral Society (BCCS) will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Artistic Director Tom Lloyd's leadership of the group with concerts and festivities on April 10 and 11. BCCS once again joins forces with the Riverside Symphonia to present one of the world's most monumental choral/orchestral works — Brahms' German Requiem.

Friday, March 19, 2010 12:39 PM EDT

Break the law and your new 'friend' may be the FBI


WASHINGTON (AP) — The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 11:48 AM EDT

FCC unveiling sweeping national broadband plan


WASHINGTON (AP) — Communications regulators are unveiling a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy. Their aim: to bring affordable, high-speed Internet connections to all Americans and make access much faster for people who already have broadband.

Monday, March 15, 2010 1:28 PM EDT

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March 19th, 2010

History Being Lost As Philly’s Churches Disappear

Is today’s world, as radical “Catholic” feminist theologian Mary Daly once noted, in the post-Christian age?

Scranton Diocese Bans Pro-Abortion Activist Cindy Sheehan From Speaking


SCRANTON — The Scranton Diocese has banned well-known anti-war protestor Cindy Sheehan from speaking at a diocesan church hall, citing her opposition to Church teaching on life and marriage. 
Sheehan told LifeSiteNews.com (LSN) that she considers the diocese’s action to be “against the teachings of the Prince of Peace.”

Pitts Announces Service Academy Nominations

Washington — Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Pa., announced the nominations of 30 high school students from Pennsylvania’s 16th Congressional District for appointment to the U.S. service academies.

Bucks Choral Society Celebrates Lloyd’s 10th Anniversary

The Bucks County Choral Society (BCCS) will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Artistic Director Tom Lloyd's leadership of the group with concerts and festivities on April 10 and 11. BCCS once again joins forces with the Riverside Symphonia to present one of the world's most monumental choral/orchestral works — Brahms' German Requiem.
March 16th, 2010

Break the law and your new 'friend' may be the FBI

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too.
March 15th, 2010

FCC unveiling sweeping national broadband plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Communications regulators are unveiling a sweeping proposal to overhaul U.S. broadband policy. Their aim: to bring affordable, high-speed Internet connections to all Americans and make access much faster for people who already have broadband.
March 12th, 2010

Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, PSEA Join Forces

The state AFL-CIO and Pennsylvania’s largest public teacher union, the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) formalized a labor solidarity agreement at the PSEA headquarters Tuesday.

Linvilla Orchards To Hold Family Fun Fishing Derby

Some fathers might think a day at the museum is a yawn. And a trip to the playground? An even bigger snooze. It’s no wonder you’re always casting about for something new to do.

Local Vets Screen New Series On World War II

HBO, in conjunction with Comcast and the National Constitution Center, held a special screening this week of the new HBO Miniseries “The Pacific,” based of the true stories World War II marines.  
March 10th, 2010

Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal

WASHINGTON (AP) — They flew planes during World War II but weren't considered "real" military pilots. No flags were draped over their coffins when they died on duty. And when their service ended, they had to pay their own bus fare home.
March 9th, 2010

Montgomery County Woman Accused Of Recruiting Jihadists Online

PHILADELPHIA — A suburban woman "desperate to do something" to help suffering Muslims has been accused of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas, even agreeing to move to Europe to try to kill a Swedish artist, prosecutors said Tuesday.
March 8th, 2010

'Old Baldy' horse head going back up in Philly

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A museum in Philadelphia will once again showcase the head of Old Baldy, the horse Gen. George Meade rode during many of the Civil War's most infamous battles.
 


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