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By RACHEL ZOLL AP Religion Writer. GAINESVILLE, Georgia (AP) - The St. John Paul II Pastoral Center, a Roman Catholic mission, sits at the rough end of a former strip mall in the shadow of an Arby's. The space, church leaders say, was once used as a nightclub and movie theater, a history now hidden.... |
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The St. John Paul II Pastoral Center, a Roman Catholic mission, sits at the rough end of a former strip mall in the shadow of an Arby's. The space, church leaders say, was once used as a nightclub and movie theater, a history now hidden by multiple coats of paint, pews brought in from other.... |
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This mission, in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, was built in a hurry, to serve the many Latinos who labor at the poultry processing plants that form the economic backbone of Gainesville. On a recent Sunday, worshippers spilled onto the sidewalk in rows two and three deep, and by the end of the weekend, 5,000 people had attended Mass here. |
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GAINESVILLE, Georgia – The St. John Paul II Pastoral Center, a Roman Catholic mission, sits at the rough end of a former strip mall in the shadow of an Arby's. The space, church leaders say, was once used as a nightclub and movie theater, a history now hidden by multiple coats of paint, pews brought.... |
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, the first Latin American pontiff. Francis will arrive in the U.S. on Sept. 22, carrying the hopes of many for what he might do for American Catholicism. But few of these goals have as much urgency for church leaders as affirming the place of Latinos in the church and inspiring them to stay in the fold. |
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GAINESVILLE, Georgia (AP) — The St. John Paul II Pastoral Center, a Roman Catholic mission, sits at the rough end of a former strip mall in the shadow of an Arby's. The space, church leaders say, was once used as a nightclub and movie theater, a history now hidden by multiple coats of paint, pews.... |
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NEWARK, N.J. Sept. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NJTV New Jersey's public television network, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) announced a talent-rich line-up for season three of the award-winning American Songbook at NJPAC series. |
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An undated image shows a frame from a video released by ISIL. The British-accented militant bears similarities to a man who grew up in London, Mohammed Emwazi, who has been identified by news organizations as 'Jihadi John.'
Jihadi John is at the head of a “kill list†of five Islamic State of.... |
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Adam Sherwin. Adam Sherwin is Media Correspondent at The Independent and an award-winning writer who specialises in covering the entertainment, broadcasting, music and popular culture industries. Previously Media writer and diarist at The Times, he was a co-founder of the Beehive City media and entertainment website. |
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By Ishmael Bundi* This past Sunday, Kenyans were transfixed by a bizarre spectacle in Kuresoi, Nakuru County: prayers to keep the evil spirits of the International Criminal Court (ICC) away. Although billed as the “mother of all prayer rallies”, prayers took a backseat to politicians trying to outdo.... |
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