Reverend Michael Christopher Scanga was ordained Friday into the sacred priesthood. He was one of two men who officially became priests in the Diocese of Erie at St. Peter Cathedral.

When teams of runners careen through the streets of Jessup on Saturday for St. Ubaldo Day’s iconic Corsa dei Ceri, they aren’t just carrying their saints, they’re carrying pieces of Gubbio. In a ...

KERSEY—The Allegheny Hardwood Utilization Group (AHUG) will hold its annual dinner on Thursday, May 29, at the Red Fern in Kersey. Social hour begins at 4:30 p.m., with dinner and ...

Decision season starts Thursday for the Supreme Court, kicking off a race against the clock to release this term’s opinions before the court’s summer break begins. The justices are set to hand ...

Today in History for May 15: ...

Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo the XIV, became the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic church when he was elected ... while I am born and raised in Erie, my mom had a prayer book when I was a ...

Honesdale has issued an emergency declaration in hopes of receiving federal and state funding after a flash flood.

BENSONHURST — St. DOMINIC CHURCH in Bensonhurst dedicated new statues of St. John XXIII and St. Teresa of Calcutta (aka Mother Teresa) on May 4, replacing those destroyed by a vandal in June ...

Time Twister, the new thrill ride at Waldameer Park & Water World, was running but not yet open to riders on April 27, 2025, ...

By the fifth week of Lent, churches will begin to veil all images and statues in purple cloth. This tradition has been observed in Catholic churches all over the world, with some references noting ...

Vancampen was 20 and homeless when he was charged with destroying statues outside of the basilica on Feb. 26, 2021. The episode was captured on church surveillance video. Vancampen previously had ...

A 125-year-old golden crown was stolen from a statue of Mary ... following a fire at the church around 1900. St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Philadelphia PA St. John the Evangelist ...