Supreme Court says public funding for private education must include religious schools

Religion and Values

Published
June 30, 2020

Supreme Court says public funding for private education must include religious schools

The court left unresolved the extent to which religious schools may use public funding for explicitly religious activities, such as worship services and religious-education courses.
Published
June 26, 2020

St. John Catholic School in Winslow hold final awards ceremony in outdoor

The Friday morning gathering in the Catholic school's parking lot also highlighted the permanent closure of the 92-year-old institution.
Published
June 23, 2020

Saudi Arabia limits number of people for annual Hajj

The kingdom's Hajj minister says they're trying to keep the number around 1,000, a devastating blow to the millions of Muslims who intended on making the pilgrimage.
Published
June 1, 2020

Lewiston Catholic church resumes in-person Mass. Photos show many changes.

More Catholic parishes plan to hold similar services for those who reserve a slot, but the church also is continuing to stream services online and offer some drive-up services.
Published
May 29, 2020

Waterville priest keeps church door open for the benefit of longtime parishioners

Marie Fefa Deeb, 94, attends Mass at St. Joseph Maronite Catholic Church at Appleton and Front streets, a lifelong daily devotion to spend, as she puts it, a half hour or hour with the Lord.
Published
May 29, 2020

Indoor religious services can resume, but many faith communities will wait

While some Catholic and Baptists churches plan to reopen, many Maine churches, mosques and synagogues plan to wait because of safety concerns.
Published
May 29, 2020

Maine Catholic parishes offer restricted indoor Masses starting June 1

All public Masses were temporarily suspended on March 18 due to the outbreak of the pandemic.
Published
May 24, 2020

U.S. Muslims try to balance Eid rituals with virus concerns

The Fiqh Council of North America has encouraged Muslims to celebrate at home and gather virtually.
Published
May 23, 2020

Catholic churches in Maine to begin indoor services starting June 1

Each Mass will be limited to 50 people, and physical distancing and safety rules will be in place to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, the diocese says.
Published
May 22, 2020

Trump declares churches ‘essential,’ wants them to reopen this weekend

The president has been pushing for the country to open back up as he seeks to reverse an economic free fall playing out months before the November election.