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Olympics visitors are invited beyond the Duomo to Milan's other stunning churches
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (489+ words) Known as "The Path of Beauty" ("La Via della Bellezza" in Italian), the initiative began in 2020 as a project of the archdiocese's youth ministry office. It typically offers visits on weekends, but the schedule extends to weekdays during the Games…...
New Mexico’s promise of free child care comes with a fiscal escape hatch
21+ hour, 4+ min ago (710+ words) As parents across the nation grapple with crippling daycare bills that threaten to keep them at home and out of the workforce, political leaders from New York to San Francisco have been angling to expand access to free and subsidized…...
Gov. Newsom expanded free preschool. Now private daycares say they can’t afford to stay open
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (1766+ words) California state governor Gavin Newsom speaks after signing a clean energy agreement with British Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband, at the Foreign Office in London, Monday Feb. 16, 2026. (Yui Mok/PA via AP) There were once so many…...
Relatives who take care of foster kids could get quicker financial support under new proposal
1+ week, 51+ min ago (602+ words) A new proposal could give kinship caregivers in West Virginia full foster care subsidies within 30 days of kids coming into their care. Kinship caregivers, often grandparents, take in kids on a moment's notice when they are removed from their parents…...
During the Winter Games, some Milan churches are teaching Olympic values to thousands of kids
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (673+ words) This is not about changing lives through elite performance," said Valentina Piazza, project manager for CSI for the World, which operates outside Italy to provide sports programs to children in developing countries. It's about how sport helps young people learn…...
Women’s rights group sues to stop Nevada school sports ballot measure
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (378+ words) Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo delivers his State of the State address, Jan. 15, 2025, in Carson City, Nev. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File) A women's rights group is trying to keep a Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo-led proposed ballot initiative,…...
Catholic cross like no other is a beacon of unity in Olympic host city Milan
1+ week, 3+ day ago (701+ words) The Cross of the Athletes has arrived in Milan for the Winter Games and holds pride of place beside the main altar in the Basilica of San Babila. It is one of the city's oldest churches that " for a few…...
Olympic art project in a Milan park invites the public to 'reflect' on the Games' spirit
1+ week, 5+ day ago (313+ words) Together to Reflect" was conceived as a collective artwork that takes shape as slender stakes topped with mirrors, on which people write their thoughts about sports and the Games. Anthony Cardamone was scrolling through Instagram when the initiative caught his…...
Pope, an avid athlete, extols physical and spiritual benefits of sport in Olympic message
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (770+ words) Italy's Jannik Sinner, left, shares a light moment with Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of their meeting at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP, File) In a message entitled "Life in Abundance" issued on the same day…...
A newborn's death likely linked to the mom drinking raw milk while pregnant
2+ week, 1+ day ago (282+ words) Health officials in New Mexico have said a newborn baby died from a listeria infection likely linked to the child's mother drinking raw milk during pregnancy. State officials have warned people to avoid consuming unpasteurized dairy products following the death....