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Funeral of Pope Francis I to take place Saturday 

By Chris Summers Contributing Writer   The funeral of Pope Francis I, the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church to come from the Western Hemisphere, will take place on Saturday, the Vatican announced Tuesday.  Pope Francis — born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, and formerly the cardinal archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina — died on Monday at 7:35 a.m. after suffering a stroke,

Valencia Marketplace flips the switch  

Members of the community braved the high wind warning and 53-degree weather on Friday night to witness the annual Valencia Marketplace tree lighting.   “Now you know how it is where

Attendees drive around and record the decorations at Wakefield Winter Wonderland on Wednsday, Dec. 6. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Lighting up Santa Clarita

A look at some of the most popular holiday lights displays in the SCV  By Selvin Ramirez For The Signal  The days after Thanksgiving, or even the day after Halloween, families

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International Friendship Center hosts Christmas Banquet

The International Friendship Center hosted its 11th annual Christmas Banquet last weekend at the Newhall Community Center. Peter Pereira, the president and CEO of Global Hope Partners, and award-winning South Indian

Pastor Mary Francis Hayes, courtesy photo

New pastor, 26, assumes First Pres leadership

News release  At 26, Pastor Mary Francis Hayes is shouldering the pastoral leadership of First Presbyterian Church of Newhall (First Pres), one of the oldest churches west of the Mississippi

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Congregation sends socks to soldiers in Israel

News release  The need for personal items for soldiers in Israel is overwhelming, so the members of Congregation Beth Shalom in Santa Clarita stepped up by connecting with a group

Rabbi shares stories from Israel 

Dozens of residents and members of Chabad of Santa Clarita Valley filled a room in the Newhall temple Tuesday to hear Rabbi Choni Marozov’s stories from the front lines of

Students at Congregation Beth Shalom in Santa Clarita created gratitude cards for Israeli soldiers. Courtesy photo.

Students write gratitude cards for Israeli soldiers

News release  Students at Congregation Beth Shalom in Santa Clarita created gratitude cards for Israeli soldiers, according to a statement released by the congregation.   The 5- to 12-year-olds wrote to