They say they’ll support ‘economically meaningful’ carbon pricing regimes after a personal appeal from Pope Francis.
Religion and Values
Maine bishop names new superintendent of state’s Catholic schools
Marianne Pelletier is currently the principal of St. Dominic Academy’s Lewiston campus and succeeds Jim King in the superintendent’s job.
Justice Department backs parents suing Maine over tuition for religious schools
Three couples are challenging state law and seeking reimbursement for their children’s tuition to religious schools.
First state-sponsored mosque to open in Athens
Greece’s education and religion minister says the house of worship is likely to begin operating in September, about three years after its construction was approved by parliament.
Photos: Eid prayer service marks end of Ramadan in Lewiston
Muslims pray at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Tuesday morning during the religious holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.
Pope Francis urges Romanians to work together to confront challenges
His three-day pilgrimage to Romania in many ways will complete the 1999 trip by Pope John Paul II that marked the first-ever papal visit to a majority Orthodox country.
Maine House passes ‘death with dignity’ bill by 4 votes
Tuesday’s vote marks initial approval of the measure, which would make Maine the 8th state to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with prescribed medication.
Mormons making wedding rule change to be more inclusive
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is changing wedding rules in hopes of preventing parents and family members who aren’t church members from feeling excluded.
Rabbi says gun ‘miraculously jammed’ in California synagogue attack
John T. Earnest, 19, surrendered to the police after he opened fire on about 100 congregants.
Synagogue shooting kills 1, wounds 3 during Jewish holiday
Deputies were called to the scene by ‘reports of a man with a gun’ and authorities confirm a man has been detained for questioning.