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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Plan with LGBT bans OK’d by United Methodist judicial panel
Conservatives welcome the decision and say key elements of the policy could begin taking effect in January; among liberal and centrist opponents of the plan, there is dismay.
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Sudanese Catholics celebrate Easter in Portland
Immigrants from the war-torn African country take part in a traditional Azande Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
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United Methodists edge toward breakup over LGBT policies
The United Methodist Church is on a path toward likely breakup over differences on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT pastors.
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As Good Friday and Passover meet this year, interfaith families receive double blessings
When the springtime holidays fall on the same date, Jewish and Christian couples look for ways to combine them or celebrate them one after the other.
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Central Mainers celebrate Easter with sunrise services
A pair of early morning services in Gardiner and Waterville brought together people from several area churches to celebrate.