His children recall his humility and devotion to spreading the Gospel.
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Anti-Semitic incidents soared by 57 percent, report says
Less civility in our national discourse has led to more intolerance, the Anti-Defamation League says.
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Court won’t reconsider ruling on Peace Cross
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals votes to deny a request from the American Legion.
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Winthrop priest offers ‘Ashes 2 Go’ downtown as sign of love
The Rev. Susan Berry Taylor of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church continued a tradition Wednesday of meeting people on the street during Ash Wednesday.
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Retired pope says he is ‘on a pilgrimage to home’
Benedict XVI stepped down from Catholic Church’s highest office five years ago.
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Pope Francis stuns Chileans by accusing sex abuse victims of slander
He aggravates the nation’s already bitter relationship with the Catholic Church, seeking proof that a bishop helped cover up the crimes.
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Maine churches take flu precautions, urge worshippers to take hands-off approach
As reported cases of illness rise sharply, religious leaders issue directives and advisories that seek to limit human contact during traditional practices and sacraments.
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Thomas S. Monson, president of Mormon church, dies at 90
During his tenure he dramatically grew its missionary corps and upheld a long-standing opposition to same-sex marriage.
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A donor gave everyone in church $100 – and 100 good deeds were the result
‘People have been so thoughtful. The money has just multiplied and blossomed,’ says the Maryland minister who distributed the money at the altar.
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Cardinal Bernard Law, central figure in clergy abuse scandal, dies at 86
The disgraced former archbishop of Boston failed to stop priests who molested children.