VATICAN CITY (AP) — As the Vatican copes with the growing clergy sex abuse scandal and declining number of priests worldwide, it is laying the groundwork to open formal debate on an issue that has long been taboo: opening up the priesthood to married men in parts of the world where clergy are ...

Five years ago, I was talking to a friend about our lawn. He is in the lawn care business and he offered me this timeless advice, “There are two ways to have a nice lawn. One way is to remove all the weeds. The other is to grow your grass so thick there is no room for weeds.” When he said ...

The annual fair trade fair chance local and global sale will be held at Bread of Life Lutheran Church, Saturday, Oct. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon. Bread of Life is located at 1415 17th Avenue SW in Minot. This sale benefits women’s craft cooperative of SERRV International from around the ...

First Baptist Church XYZ, a non-denominational adult ministry for people in the 50-plus age group, will meet at 2 p.m. Oct. 25 at First Baptist, 200 3rd Street SW in Minot. Karen Atwood and Trish Hinkel will present the musical program “Beloved Hymns - The Music and Stories Behind Them.” ...

OLD LYME, Conn. (AP) — Seven months after taking sanctuary in a church to avoid deportation, a family from Pakistan is returning to their Connecticut home and resuming operations of their pizza shop as they await a ruling on their residency status. The First Congregational Church of Old ...

On August 21, I received a new right knee. The morning after surgery I was expected to sit in a chair to eat breakfast and dress with the help of an occupational therapist. After that I walked down the hall and began to exercise the knee with skin held together by 27 staples so that I could ...