The weeklong Jewish event will be celebrated Oct. 6-12.
Religion and Values
Yom Kippur fasting feels different for some Jewish Mainers advocating for Gaza aid
Some of the core principles of the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar resonate with them.
A shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2 children, injures 17 people
Governor Janet Mills has ordered that the United States and the State of Maine flags be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Aug. 31.
How Maine churches are reckoning with fear of immigration raids
Faith leaders are working to set up protocols for interacting with federal agents and ensuring immigrants know their rights, as well as helping to launch an ICE watch initiative.
Southern Baptists growing in Maine despite national decline
New Southern Baptist churches are being established in Westbrook, Orono and Richmond. Faith leaders see the lack of a historical foothold in the region as an opportunity for growth.
Man sexually assaulted by priest at Maine Maritime Academy finally reaches settlement
Neal Gumpel said the abuse he suffered more than 50 years ago shaped his adult life.
Convicted former Catholic priest, Cheverus teacher dies at 87
James Talbot, who taught at the Portland Catholic school in the 1980s and 1990s, was convicted of sexually assaulting boys in Maine and Massachusetts after he was exposed by The Boston Globe.
Mainers witness selection of new pope as white smoke rises in Vatican City
Cardinal Robert Prevost, who will become Pope Leo XIV, appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after the conclave election.
Robert Prevost, first American pope in history, will take the name Leo XIV
White smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel chimney on Thursday, signaling the election of a new pope.
Mighty and meek say farewell to Pope Francis during Vatican funeral, last popemobile ride
According to Vatican estimates, some 250,000 people flocked to the funeral Mass, while 150,000 more lined the motorcade route through downtown Rome to witness the first funeral procession for a pope in a century.