The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is postponing a key April meeting of its top global leaders.
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Buffalo Roman Catholic Diocese seeks bankruptcy protection
It’s another major step in its effort to recover from a clergy misconduct scandal that involved a former bishop of Maine’s diocese.
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Pope, sick a second day with apparent cold, cancels audiences
The Vatican hasn’t said what exactly Francis has come down with, but he was coughing and blowing his nose during Ash Wednesday Mass this week.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?