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Once again this year Rebuilding Together is accepting applications for repairs from homeowners who are not able to perform the work without help. The ...

OLEAN — The Olean First Baptist Senior Choir will present the musical “Cornerstone” during the 9:30 a.m. worship service on Palm Sunday. This musical ...

NEW YORK (AP) — People across the United States celebrated Irish heritage at several major St. Patrick’s Day parades Saturday, marking the holiday a d...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (TNS) — An estimated 1.8 billion Muslims around the world are celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, a time the observant dedicate to ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — The Franciscan Sisters of Allegany Congregational Office staff, along with the St. Elizabeth Motherhouse Sisters, staff and friends,...

OLEAN — Olean First Baptist Church is ready to continue a tradition of hosting a Community Easter Dinner on March 31. Take-out and delivery will be av...

OLEAN — Measles is making a comeback in the United States, and New York is one of 17 states with current measles outbreaks. And while Cattaraugus Coun...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The Three Catholic Sisters of the Foothills churches, consisting of Holy Name of Mary in Ellicottville, St. Philomena in Franklinville...

KENT, Ohio (TNS) — It takes not just a village but apparently several overlapping villages to keep a human alive. For my purposes, it takes my people....

ELDRED, Pa. — St. Raphael Catholic Church Altar Rosary members will host a Soup’s On fundraiser from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Coleman Center....

OLEAN — When learning about the struggles of Civil Rights leaders and the history of African Americans in the South, members of a tour group with loca...

The poet Robert Frost once said that a liberal is someone too broad-minded to take his own side in a fight. What would he say about those on the right...

OLEAN — Southern Tier Catholic School received a Diocese of Buffalo education award for exemplifying Christian values and demonstrating strong leaders...

This year, Ash Wednesday, which begins the Lenten season in the Christian church, coincides with St. Valentine’s Day on Wednesday. Bishop Michael Fish...

OLEAN — Three area Catholic churches rang in the new year by welcoming their new pastor as he oversees the three parishes becoming one family in the D...

ALLEGANY — Two local projects that have helped thousands of less fortunate residents were recognized Sunday by the Greater Olean Association of Church...

ALBANY (TNS) — Some bits and pieces rattling around my head during the depths of an Upstate New York winter... • Former NRA honcho Wayne LaPierre is a...

ALLEGANY — The Greater Olean Association of Churches will hold a Prayer for Christian Unity event at 3 p.m. Sunday in the St. Elizabeth Motherhouse, 1...