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This, the Rev. Bob Simon wants you to know, is a Kragle-free zone. That is, the Vatican he's building out of LEGO bricks -- hundreds of thousands of them, mostly in white -- holds itself together, no Krazy Glue (or Kragle if you saw "The LEGO Movie") required.   "The dome scared me the most," said Simon, a parish priest from near Scrant...

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Beth J. Harpaz Pope Francis will visit three U.S. cities, Washington, D.C., New York and Philadelphia, Sept. 22-27. For travelers with an interest in sacred places, here are some of the top Catholic heritage sites — including several on the pope's itinerary — in those cities. WASHINGTON, D.C. St. Matthew's Cathedral, 1725 Rhode Island Ave. N...

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By Nicolina Villani   It was St. Ambrose who said, "Nothing graces the Christian soul so much as mercy." Our beloved Pope Francis, for whom mercy is a central element of his personal and spiritual experience, has declared the upcoming year, "The Year of Mercy".   Starting on December 8, 2015 (Feast of the Immaculate Conception), the c...

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by Natalie Pompilio   A quick look at the to-do list of a city preparing for a papal visit: •Design and print Mass booklets, about 2 million of them in multiple languages. •Solicit volunteers, at least 7,000 but as many as 10,000. Do background checks on each one. •Stock up on Communion wafers. Again, millions.   Pope Francis' sche...

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di Filomena Fuduli Sorrentino   Il 750° anniversario della nascita di Dante è un'importante celebrazione per la nostra lingua e la nostra cultura. La nostra speranza è che questi anni di celebrazioni siano anche occasioni per promuovere l'apprendimento e l'insegnamento dell'italiano in Italia e nel mondo.   Infatti, ci saranno eventi...

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by Max Ehrenfreund   There's a black Fiat 500L sitting beside the highway outside Safford Fiat of Tyson's Corner with the doors open. It isn't the pope's, but Mark Cowdin, the general sales manager there, thinks he can sell it all the same. Pope Francis arrived in Washington in what appeared to be an identical car, and is also using a Jeep W...

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Pope Francis is likely to visit more East Coast cities than just Philadelphia when he travels to the U.S. in September, the Vatican's secretary of state said Tuesday.   Pope Francis announced his trip to the United States on Nov. 17 in an address to members of the "Humanum Conference." During his visit, the pontiff will participate in the Se...

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È ufficiale: dal 19 al 28 settembre papa Francesco visiterà Cuba e gli Stati Uniti, con tappa anche all'Onu, per il decimo viaggio del pontificato, nel quale pronuncerà 24 tra discorsi, omelie, saluti.   A Cuba visiterà l'Avana e Santiago, negli Usa New York, Washington, interverrà davanti al Congresso e all'assemblea generale dell'Onu, Fila...

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by Barbara Gallo Farrell   If you've ever wondered how Wedding Soup got its name or what a "coperto" is, you will find the answers and more in "Lidia's Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine — Everything You Need to Know to Be a Great Italian Cook," the newest book by chef, author, TV host and restaurateur Lidia Matticchio Bastianich.  ...

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by Michael Muskal   In addition to a three-city tour in the United States this year, Pope Francis will visit South America and Africa, it was reported on Monday. The pope said he will visit Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay as well as the Central African Republic and Uganda. Details on the trip were still pending.   In the United Sta...

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