Tag: 13th

Maine Catholics celebrate installment of 13th bishop of Portland

May 7—Incense wafted through the air of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, silent as dozens of priests, bishops and other dignitaries began their slow procession through the sanctuary. Among them was Bishop James Thomas Ruggieri, who bowed his head and lifted his hands to greet the hundreds of faithful Catholics who traveled to Portland […]

Missouri Prairie Foundation offers hike May 28, 13th annual Prairie BioBlitz June 1-2

May 5—The Missouri Prairie Foundation’s 13th annual Prairie BioBlitz will be held June 1-2 at Shelton L. Cook Memorial Meadow in Barton County. Participants can join biologists, volunteer naturalists and other prairie supporters at the 302-acre site to celebrate National Prairie Day (June 1) and help biologists inventory plants, birds, butterflies, native bees, mammals, amphibians, […]