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St. Francis schools to put banned books back on shelves
St. Francis Area Schools will place banned books back on library shelves and rewrite its library policy to comply with state ...
St. Francis school district rewrites book review policy, agrees to return banned titles to shelves
St. Francis Area Schools has rolled back changes in its book review policy to settle two lawsuits brought by parents alleging the district unlawfully banned dozens of titles based on ratings on a ...
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Sisters of St. Francis celebrate beauty of flowers, denounce gun violence
Plus, The Foundation For Delaware County announces events for dads; the Phillie Phanatic visits Media’s Dining Under The ...
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Sidmouth St Francis Church to host annual nature count
St Francis Church, on Woolbrook Road, Sidmouth, invites people to join in on Monday, June 9, from 2.30pm to 4.30pm. The event celebrates the importance of churchyards as havens for wildlife. Last year ...
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Blessed are the meek, a novel about St. Francis of Assisi
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Laudato Si': A drop in the ocean or a powerful oceanic undercurrent? It's up to us.
Laudato Si' could be as transformative as Rerum Novarum, which opened the fruitful chapter of Catholic social teaching. Let ...
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St. Croix Physician Publishes New Book on Caregiving
Dr. Gemaine Owen signs copies of her book “Caregiving is No Joke” for guests. (Source photo by Diana Dias) Family physician Dr. Gemaine Owen, a St. Croix native, has long balanced her passions for ...
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Cold spring dampens buzz as beekeepers concerned about quiet hives on World Bee Day
Normally, thousands of bees would be buzzing at the hives at the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi in St. Francis, but the colder-than-normal May temperatures have them staying warm inside their hives.
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CCS softball playoffs 2025: The matchups are set. Here’s what to know
In something of a surprise, it is Willow Glen, not St. Francis, who is the No. 1 seed in the Central Coast Section Open Division bracket. The Rams are hardly an undeserving top seed. Willow Glen ...
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St. Francis of Assisi
On Oct. 4, Roman Catholics celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Italian deacon who brought renewal to the Church through his decision to follow Jesus' words as literally as possible. On ...
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‘Book banning pastor’ kicked out of Francis Howell school board meeting
The Francis Howell school board considers ... Amanchukwu protested and was kicked out of the meeting. ST. CHARLES COUNTY — A self-proclaimed “book banning pastor” was kicked out of a school ...
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Giotto’s ‘The Legend of St. Francis’: Assisi’s Devotional Frescoes
When I first saw Giotto’s fresco cycle “The Legend of St. Francis” in the upper church of the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi—a small Italian town two hours from Rome by train—I ...