Anne Musser felt a special affinity for Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio when he ascended to the Roman Catholic papacy and took the name Pope Francis. “First of all, I’m very close to the Franciscans ...

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to St. Mark’s Catholic Church, 416 Sixth Ave., Altoona, PA 16602; The American Diabetes Association, PO Box 7023 ...

Barry Mitchell Sloter, 63, Altoona, passed away peacefully Friday at his home after a prolonged illness and lifetime of medical battles. He was born in Bradford, son of the late Wayne and Alma ...

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — On Easter Monday ... while remembering his work for more than a decade as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona ...

He was born June 30, 1939, in Altoona, Pa., a son of Gilbert F ... He was a member of St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church in Youngstown. He enjoyed music, watching good movies, animals and going ...

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m., Monday, April 28, 2025 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 256 Tract Rd., with Fr ... He last worked as an elected PA State Constable from 1994 – 2009.

As Catholic churches around the globe remember the life of Pope Francis, local parishes are also switching gears from Easter to a time of mourning.On Monday, we ...

Anne Musser felt a special affinity for Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio when he ascended to the Roman Catholic papacy and took the name Pope Francis.

A 50-year-old man polluted holy water with urine at a York County Catholic Church earlier this month, according to court records. Jesse John Sokoll, 50, of no fixed address, has been charged with ...

As cardinals from Myanmar to Malta ready themselves for the largest papal conclave in history, battle lines are being drawn over the direction of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis sought to drag ...