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The Benemerenti Medal was first awarded by Pope Pius VI as a military decoration

Some organizations that provide palliative care in Europe and the US began in the 19th century to serve people at the end of life.  

Colles proved to be an excellent teacher, innovator and reformer

Since his ordination to the diaconate last year, Cesar Galan has had a bit of an identity problem. Is he still Brother Cesar? Or Deacon Cesar? Or both?

A council has re-elected its chairman and vice chairman at its annual meeting.

RotaCare to Hold Annual Caregivers’ Ball on April 20 NYU Langone’s student RotaCare volunteers participate in the recent ribbon cutting ceremony at RotaCare’s new home at 175 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, NY.Photo by Joe Carrotta Invitations are out, and everyone is invited to attend RotaCare’s Caregivers’ Ball to be held on Thursday, April 20, at the Inn

Tom Deignan writes about Alice McDermott's new release, What About the Baby? Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction.

The demolition of two historic institutions in Preston – Mount Street Hospital and St Joseph’s Orphanage – is close to starting.

As the bleak winter of 1862 dragged on into 1863, the isolated, ramshackle town of Los Angeles was visited by a terrifying scourge — smallpox. With its telltale fever and disfiguring skin rash, the highly infectious disease jumped from adobe to adobe, killing more than 100 people and sickening hundreds of others. If those numbers dont sound like much, remember L.A. had only 4,000 or so souls at the time and the outbreak wiped out half of its indigenous residents. "The citys smallpox wagon, du...