Mark Floreanini News Today

A central retail space in downtown Latrobe where shoppers used to head decades ago in search of bargains from G.C. Murphy is primed for a new lease on life, thanks to restoration work completed inside and out by a local nonprofit. The unusual L-shaped building, with storefronts on Ligonier and

Wiping flour from his brow, Brother Angelo Lichtenstein, 33, prays as he kneads fresh dough in preparation for an upcoming bake sale at the Saint Vincent Gristmill. The Benedictine monk prays over everything he bakes, from bagels to brioche. “Baking is one way that we can participate in God’s role

1974 West Branch grad found his true calling at 40, when he became a Franciscan monk