Feb. 3—Related Photo Gallery: New housing development planned at former Saint Francis School campus The former Saint Francis School site in Manoa appears destined to become housing after fizzled acquisition efforts by the University of Hawaii and the state Department of Education. Local development firm Avalon Group recently purchased the property for $23.35 million, according […]
The first COVID-19 diagnosis in the U.S. occurred four years ago, on Jan. 20, 2020. Soon enough, we as a nation faced an existential question: What would happen to life as we knew it? When the answer became shutdowns, school closings, all kinds of impacts on business, a stock market meltdown, nearly ruinous government spending, limitations on […]
Gov. Phil Murphy announced a new commissioner to head the state Department of Transportation on Friday afternoon to relieve his current chief of staff who has served in both roles since October. Francis K. O’Connor will take over the role, though the announcement from the governor does not say when. According to his LinkedIn profile, […]
Frank Warren believes Francis Ngannou can cause an upset by defeating Anthony Joshua ahead of their heavyweight showdown in Saudi Arabia on March 8th. Briton Joshua returns to action following December’s impressive stoppage over Sweden’s Otto Wallin as he continues his bid on becoming a three-time world champion against mixed martial arts star Ngannou in […]
Jan. 20—LEWISTON — The Sisters of St. Francis are celebrating 150 years of the order’s presence in the U.S. this year, starting with a short film showing how they arrived in this country. Sisters Mary Serbacki and Diane Gianadda will show “Leonarda’s Journey,” focusing on the life of Mother Mary Leonarda Hannappel. The screening is […]
County investigators are making inquiries into a wide array of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s private business relationships, according to new records that highlight the broad scope of an ongoing probe into the mayor’s work outside City Hall. The existence of the investigation was first confirmed last May by Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernández Rundle. She […]
Anthony Joshua expects an “explosive” encounter when he takes on Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia on March 8th. The Briton will go head-to-head with the MMA star following his impressive fifth-round stoppage of Sweden’s Otto Wallin in December. Ex-UFC fighter Ngannou, who is now contracted to the Professional Fighters League, made his professional boxing debut […]
Pope Francis has written a letter to Sviatoslav, abbot of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. In it, the Pope condemned Russian large-scale missile strikes on Ukraine and expressed his concern that the war in Ukraine may be forgotten. Source: European Pravda with reference to the statement by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Details: In his […]
Pope Francis has stressed that the massive Russian attacks on Ukraine “cannot be justified in any way”, calling them “unworthy and unacceptable”. Source: website of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), Head of the UGCC His Beatitude Sviatoslav Details: On 29 December last year, His Beatitude Sviatoslav, the head of the UGCC, sent a letter […]
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a call with Pope Francis and discussed Ukraine’s peace formula, Zelensky said during his evening address on Dec. 28. Zelensky first announced the 10-point “peace formula” in November 2022. The peace plan calls for the withdrawal of all Russian troops from Russian territory, the restoration of Ukraine’s territorial integrity, and the […]
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday again suggested Israel was using “terrorism” tactics in Gaza, deploring the reported killing by the Israeli military of two Christian women who had taken refuge in a church complex. At his weekly blessing, Francis referred to a statement about an incident on Saturday by […]
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis has called for a legally binding international treaty to regulate artificial intelligence, saying algorithms must not be allowed to replace human values and warning of a “technological dictatorship” threatening human existence. The pope made his call on Thursday in a message for the Roman Catholic Church’s World […]