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Parish children who are interested in a funfilled summer camp focusing on the arts will soon have the opportunity to sign up for the upcoming session.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Heads of state and royalty will begin converging on Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square, but the group of poor people who will meet his casket in a small crosstown basilica are more in keeping with Francis’ humble persona and disdain for pomp. U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei are among the leaders arriving Friday. That is the last day Argentine pope will lie in state in St. Peter’s Basilica before his coffin is sealed in preparation for his funeral Saturday. More than 150,000 mourners have waited hours in line to bid farewell to Francis, who died Monday.

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos has arrived for his sentencing in federal court. The New York Republican pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Santos admitted he deceived donors and stole the identities of nearly a dozen people to fund his congressional campaign. He served less than a year in Congress before being expelled in 2023 after his lies and fraud were uncovered. Prosecutors are seeking a seven-year prison sentence for Santos.

The state recently released audit reports on the financial health of multiple parish entities.

WELSH — The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana will kick-off a new Lunch Buddy program at the Welsh Elementary School in August for the 2025–2026 school year.

(The Center Square) — Louisiana has finally regained all the jobs it lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from Leaders for a Better Louisiana.