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[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland: Let us pray for the repose of Pope Francis’ soulIn charity, let us also pray for the Church in this time of transition — that the Holy Ghost may guide Her unfailingly, as Our Lord has promised.With the passing of Pope Francis, we commend his soul to the mercy of Almighty God. In this moment, we are reminded of the Church’s constant teaching on the importance of praying for the dead, especially those who have borne great responsibility for the care of souls.While his papacy was marked by moments of ambiguity and confusion that have caused...

I just got back from the Reagan Library a couple of hours ago, to pay final respects to President Reagan. The scene is crowded, but orderly. I went with my daughter, and our wait in line was a couple of hours for the shuttle from Moorpark Junior College. The line looked to be twice as long when we got back, snaking down the back lawn of the campus Quite a few folks brought kids, which I think is a great thing. Not only was President Reagan immensely fond of children, his memorial will forever be a touchstone in their lives....

<p>The Repose at the Reagan Library will start at 12:00 noon on Monday the 7th, and continue until Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m.</p> <p>We would like to encourage folks to bring chips or other semi-non-perishable finger foods, and drinks to this meeting place.</p>

NEW YORK (AP) _ For nearly nine months, St. Paul's Chapel has provided spiritual and physical rest and nourishment to workers at the World Trade Center site a few hundred feet away. On Wednesday, a day before the city commemorated the end of the disaster site's cleanup, the Episcopal church held its last Eucharistic service for hundreds of workers and volunteers. Its doors were then to close for the church's first cleaning since the terrorist attack. Construction worker Tom Geraghty, whose sister-in-law was killed on Sept. 11, described what the chapel near ground zero had given him. ``It's a wonderful...