abrahamic religions

HOUGHTON — Wayne D. Lewis Jr., president of Houghton University, presented Paul and Cristina Todeschini Eckhoff with the Alumni Christian Service Awar...

FRIENDSHIP — A free public luncheon and a musical performance by A Band Called Hope have been scheduled for Sunday in Friendship. Hosted by the What G...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — "It's true that if you venture out onto the street, the same thing could happen to you as could happen to anyone: you could have an...

AsJorge Mario Bergoglioprepared to assume the papacy, he chose a new name: Francis. That choice was a tribute toSt. Francisof Assisi and set the stage...

OLEAN — Warm spring temperatures and partly cloudy skies welcomed local clergy and their flocks to Lincoln Park to celebrate Holy Week with the annual...

CUBA — The Allegany County Area Foundation’s newest fund will support the food pantry operated by the Cuba Council of Churches. The Council is made up...

HOUGHTON — Over a 24-hour period on April 11, Houghton University received more than $2.22 million in gifts and pledges from 2,177 supporters on its a...

BRADFORD, Pa. — First Baptist Church of Bradford and Open Arms Community Church have swapped sacred spaces just in time for a significant service in t...

Everyone is invited to Good Friday in the Park, a multi-denominational service starting at noon April 18 in Lincoln Park. Sponsored by the Greater Ole...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Claire Fisher, a St. Bonaventure University senior majoring in communication, social justice and advocacy, will receive the San Dami...

FRIENDSHIP — Signs of Easter approaching are starting to appear throughout Friendship as the What God is Doing in Friendship ny alliance of churches a...

WEST CLARKSVILLE — Come and experience St. Bonaventure — not the hamlet, nor the university, but the patron saint of Franciscan studies and learning —...

ALLEGANY — The Franciscan Sisters of Allegany were reminded all week of the tremendous impact they have had on communities and individual community me...

FRIENDSHIP — A free noon-time monthly luncheon group will hear next week from a missionary who works with pastors and missionaries in primarily Muslim...

ALLEGANY — The first Council of Nicaea 1,700 years ago was a glorious assembly for the then-young Christian church — despite the trials, tribulations ...

OLEAN — The speeches are expected to be inspiring, the performances delightful and the food delicious when the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ...

This year,Christmas Dayand the first day ofHanukkahcoincided. At first glance, these celebrations have little in common, but a closer look reveals a p...

OLEAN — On a recent cold November day, a young lady crouches in the back of a truck’s hauling trailer in the lot of Olean First Baptist Church and cal...