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1951 — OKEY L. PATTESON, 23rd governor, chief creator of the West Virginia Turnpike.
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1951 — OKEY L. PATTESON, 23rd governor, chief creator of the West Virginia Turnpike.
Pope Francis waves from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during the weekly Angelus prayer, Oct. 29, 2023, in The Vatican. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Pope Francis stunned the Catholic world on Monday by making a tweak to the Vatican policy concerning same-sex couples. Catholic priests can now bless those couples if they request it. However, the Church stressed it is not changing its views on marriage and that it believes it is between one man and one woman. The Rev. James Martin, a scholar, editor at large for the Jesuit magazine America an...
Pope Francis waves from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during the weekly Angelus prayer, Oct. 29, 2023, in The Vatican.
The Rev. James Martin spoke with "Start Here" following Pope Francis' change on allowing priests to bless same-sex couples who request it.
Sharing stories about acts of kindness they witnessed or experienced first-hand in 2023: Irene Weathersby, Stacy Bennett, Lacey Rains Lowe, Becky Park, Sarah Brown, Doug Fink, Stephen Nacco, Mike Bayler