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Western Islander priests back ‘gay weddings’ ban (Catholic Times) - Priests in one of the UK’s remotest regions have backed moves that will make it the only part of the country to outlaw so-called ‘gay weddings’.

Mourning the Last Bouquet and the Old Ways (New York Times) - Kitty's Flowers, a family business that for three generations has provided the floral backdrop for Staten Islanders' births, weddings and funerals, is making arrangements for its own passing.

Priest who is gay believes he has been called (phillyburbs.com) - For more than 30 years, he has lived up to the duties of a Catholic priest. He celebrates Mass, baptizes babies and officiates at weddings and funerals. He immerses himself in the joys and sorrows of his parishioners while working fervently to bring the word of God to life for his flock.

Here comes the Canon: 325 years later, Pachelbel's a hit at weddings (Missoulian) - NEW YORK - It's not a march, but it's one of the most popular songs used in bridal processions - perhaps even more so than “Here Comes the Bride.” It's Johann Pachelbel's “Canon in D,” scoffed at by some musicians as the “Taco Bell Cannon,” but loved by brides, grooms, parents and guests.

After a Grim Diagnosis, Salvation Is Still the Goal (New York Times) - In the face of a cancer diagnosis, Carole Stallings relies mostly on her faith to guide her.

Include a muscleman in your trousseau (The Times of India) - NEW DELHI: Elaborate cuisine, VVIP presence, expensive outfits and exquisite jewellery — if you thought these were the only ways to flaunt wealth and status at weddings, you're still not with the 'hip' crowd.

Farmworkers Reap Little as Union Strays From Its Roots (Los Angeles Times) - The movement built by Cesar Chavez has failed to expand on its early successes organizing poor rural laborers. As their plight is used to attract donations that benefit others, services for those in the fields are left to languish.

IF YOU GO (Miami Herald) - What: Imaging and Identity: African Art from the Lowe Art Museum and South Florida Collections and Engaging the Camera: African Women, Portraits and the Photographs of Hector Acebes

Madeira schools honor trio (Cincinnati Enquirer) - Three Madeira residents who throw that extra effort into their jobs have been recognized by the Madeira Board of Education.

Proposed exemptions to state's smoking ban face long odds (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - State legislators aren't likely to offer bar owners a break from the state's new smoking ban -- but their frustrations may get an airing.