Holly Goodwin, superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Colorado Springs, left, shares a moment with Rev. James Golka, a priest from Grand Island, Nebraska, right, who is being appointed to be the third Catholic bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs, in Colorado Springs on Friday, April 30, 2021. Bishop-elect Golka, 54, will be taking the place of Bishop Michael John Sheridan, who is retiring at the age of 75 after serving as the diocesan bishop since January, 2003. Golka will be ordained bishop on June 29. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
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Borough of Churches In northeastern Pennsylvania’s coal region, one town illustrates the vital economic and civic role of houses of worship.
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On a recent afternoon, I stood on a narrow street dividing the parish cemeteries of McAdoo, a small borough outside Hazleton in northeastern Pennsylvania’s coal region. Chain-link fences neatly separate the plots, with Roman or Byzantine crosses marking the different ethnic and denominational allegiances. To the west past the graves of my paternal great-grandparents in St. Patrick’s Cemetery is a panoramic view of the beautiful spires and domes for which McAdoo became known as the “borough of churches.” Many of these congregations have since closed a sad trend that preceded the Covid-19 pandemic.
now. it s a category 4 storm. it s hit puerto rico, parts of the caribbean, causing some problems there. it will come up the coast and right now we re watching a trough of low pressure. that may have a big effect on it. this one could be a major problem and even doesn t have to come onshore. tropical force winds extend out 200 miles. when? friday? we re looking at thursday down and around the carolinas. okay. later on friday into saturday possibly affecting the northeast and new england. we ll get more information. take the rest of the morning off. thank you very much. we re going to be talking about how to lose weight. we have joy bauer answering our questions on things like how not to get bored. how to eat if you have a thyroid problem. addressing that presently. also talking to sandra bullock, the actress is spending a lot of time down in new orleans these days. she loves that city. her adopted hometown. also, speaking of adoption, she finalized the adoptio
city of new orleans. today, tuesday, august 31st, city of new orleans. today, tuesday, august 31st, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. welcome to today on a tuesday morning. i m matt lauer. and i m ann curry in for meredith. good morning, everybody. and right now hurricane earl is packing winds in excess of 135 miles per hour. it s heading, as matt mentioned, into the open atlantic ocean after moving through parts of the caribbean. for those of us who live here along the east coast of the united states, this could turn out to be a pretty rough week, maybe even a tough labor day weekend. take a look at the trajectory. earl is expected to either hit or skirt nearly the entire east coast. and forecasters are warning coastal residents from north carolina all the way up to maine to keep a very close eye on this storm. we re going to get to al s forecast in a moment. let s begin with the weather channel s stephanie abrams who is in cap
palin and levi johnston say they re not only back together, they re engaged. and mo one will be more surprised than brinstol s mom, sarah palin, today, wednesday, july 14, 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on wednesday. i m matt lauer. and i m meredith vieira. this is something the world, this test, has been waiting for for more than a day and now another delay. what are they worried about? we ll talk to an expert about the possibilities and the concerns coming up in just a couple of minutes. plus, if sarah palin is watching this morning, she just received quite a shock. here is the picture that pretty much says it all. bristol palin and levi johnston together with their 18-month-old tripp showing off an engagement ring to us weekly. according to an interview, the couple has not shared the news with bristol s parents, sarah and todd palin. bristol says the thought of telling her mom is intimidating and scary.