From Uganda to the United States, laws that discriminate against LGBTQ+ people or even criminalize homosexuality have increased in recent years, leaving communities feeling under attack.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples
Francis suggested such blessings could be offered under some circumstances if they didn’t confuse the ritual with the sacrament of marriage.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Air Jordans made for filmmaker Spike Lee up for auction after being donated to Oregon shelter
The shoes were anonymously dropped in the donation chute at the Portland Rescue Mission in the spring.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Houseplant inventory
Come winter, a Maine gardener’s gaze turns inward.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
A history of books in wartime – and of unexpected book-burners
Accounts from Andrew Pettegree’s ‘The Book at War’ will make you wonder what role books are playing in current conflicts.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
From maple syrup to ‘The Maine Christmas Song,’ children’s book publisher encapsulates the state
Stephanie Mulligan’s McSea Books has published nearly two dozen titles since 2019, including ones on iconic Maine subjects.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Review: Teenage twins go missing in a coastal Maine town, putting its police chief to the test
Writer Albert Waitt’s murder mystery, ‘The Ruins of Woodman’s Village,’ paints a picture of a small town, biases and all.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Original AC/DC drummer Colin Burgess has died at 77
Burgess was recruited in November 1973 to help form AC/DC with Malcolm Young on rhythm guitar and his brother Angus on lead guitar, lead vocalist Dave Evans and bassist Larry Van Kriedt.
Posted inReligion and Values
Cardinal convicted of embezzlement in Vatican financial trial, gets more than 5 years
Cardinal Angelo Becciu is the first cardinal ever prosecuted by the Vatican criminal court.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Comedian Kate Micucci reveals ‘surprise’ lung cancer diagnosis: ‘Never smoked a cigarette’
Micucci said in a ‘sick tok’ video last week that her doctors caught her lung cancer early and removed the impacted cells.