Ash Wednesday observed by Christians in central Maine

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Published
February 26, 2020

Ash Wednesday observed by Christians in central Maine

Images from services in Augusta and Waterville that mark the start of the Christian season of Lent.
Published
February 23, 2020

Norridgewock church carries on while lay minister recuperates

Nanci Greene was voted in as a full-time pastor at the First Congregational Church of Norridgewock earlier this month.
Published
February 21, 2020

Pope tenderly kissed on forehead by man at weekly audience

The casually dressed man was in one of the front-row seats reserved for ailing or disabled people.
Published
February 21, 2020

Vatican sees intense interest in opening of Pius XII archive

More than 150 historians and researchers have signed up to access the documents of the World War II-era pope.
Published
February 19, 2020

Solon evangelical church installs new pastor

A year after Pastor Timothy Hunt died unexpectedly in January 2019, members of the church have selected a new pastor who fits with the mission of the church and is well liked by the community.
Published
February 14, 2020

Father Josh: A married Catholic priest in a celibate world

The Rev. Joshua Whitfield is one of the few men who slipped through a clerical loophole created 40 years ago.
Published
February 7, 2020

Trump puts global religious freedom in the political fray

Can a long-standing bipartisan priority stay that way amid the white-hot politics of an election year?
Published
January 24, 2020

Critics of Trump immigration policy will do community service for misdemeanors at protest

A judge declined to impose fines or jail time on the 4 people arrested during a protest against federal policies that led immigrant families to be separated at the border.
Published
January 24, 2020

For Auschwitz survivor, telling her story now the reason to live

Bronia Brandman, 88, says that educating others is the driving force in her life 75 years after the liberation of the Nazi death camp.
Published
January 24, 2020

At Vatican, Pence discusses abortion, Venezuela with Pope Francis

During an hourlong audience, the pontiff and vice president also talk about displaced religious minorities in the Middle East.