Francis laicizes the Rev. Fernando Karadima for having sexually abused minors in Santiago, Chile.
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Kids who attend religious services are happier adults
In fact, they are about 18 percent more likely to report higher happiness as young adults than those who never attended services, a study finds.
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Augusta Unitarian Universalist minister taking exchange trip across the pond
The Rev. Carie Johnson will spend October in Wales, while a Welsh minister, the Rev. Alun Dafis, will serve as minister here for the month.
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Pope: Abuse scandals driving faithful away
‘We ourselves need to be converted,’ he says in Estonia on the final day of his Baltics pilgrimage.
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Lutherans to celebrate 50 years in Waterville church
Concordia College Choir from New York to perform on Saturday as part of church members’ celebration that was delayed one year due to the 500-year observance of the start of the Reformation.
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Petition calls for resignation of Bishop Malone in New York
He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland from 2004 until 2012.
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Maine public safety workers honored at Blue Mass in Lewiston basilica
The tradition was revived in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Mormon fighting to end youth interviews ousted from faith
He says that the practice – which starts at age 12 – has led to inappropriate talks and shaming.
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Pope pays tribute to priest slain by Mafia
The Rev. Giuseppe ‘Pino’ Puglisi was declared a martyr by the Vatican and beatified in 2013.
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Pope calls global summit to discuss clergy sex abuse
The meeting will assemble more than 100 churchmen to represent every bishops’ conference in the world.