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Castle on the square: Sand to star in Vatican Nativity scene

VATICAN CITY – Sand castles are coming to the Vatican. The Vatican said Wednesday its Nativity scene this year will be built from sand and sculpted by an international set of arti...

DATE: Nov 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Bishops delay votes on combating church sex abuse crisis

BALTIMORE – At the Vatican’s insistence, U.S. Catholic bishops abruptly postponed plans Monday to vote on proposed new steps to address the clergy sex abuse crisis roiling the church. ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

A jovial priest of many tongues

Leader of Sacred Heart learned organ by ear

DATE: Nov 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

The Amish live simply, but they’re not environmentalists

In recent decades, many popular myths about the Amish – that they are dying out, or are a homogeneous community of technophobes, or are “stuck in the past” – have been convincingly dispelled...

DATE: Nov 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Southern New Mexico churches eye expanding migrant shelters

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A network of churches in southern New Mexico is seeking to expand the number of temporary shelters for migrants amid an expected jump in demand. A Catholic-run ...

DATE: Nov 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Jewish students remember ‘Night of Broken Glass’ in Berlin

BERLIN – Jewish students in Berlin on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass,” when Nazis terrorized Jews throughout Germany and Austria. ...

DATE: Nov 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Church invites vendors to Christmas Bazaar on Dec. 8

The Sacred Heart Church will hold its Christmas Bazaar from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 8 in the Parish Hall, 263 East Fifth Avenue. Vendors are welcome at $40 per booth. Fo...

DATE: Nov 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

First United Methodist to host Holiday Bazaar on Nov. 17

The First United Methodist Church will hold its 45th Holiday Bazaar from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 17 at the church, 2917 Aspen Drive. There will be a luncheon at 11 a.m., and there ...

DATE: Nov 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Marvel United Methodist saves money for 44 years to build new sanctuary

This Christmas, the Marvel United Methodist Church hopes to welcome over 180 people to services in a new sanctuary more than four decades in the making. Church members saved for 4...

DATE: Nov 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Discovery of bones near Vatican embassy revives 1983 mystery

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican said Tuesday that human bones were found during renovation work near its embassy to Italy, reviving talk about one of the Holy See’s most enduring mysteries – the ...

DATE: Oct 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Church covered up priest’s abuse of 50 boys

FORT DODGE, Iowa – A Roman Catholic diocese acknowledged Wednesday that it concealed for decades a priest’s admission that he sexually abused dozens of Iowa boys – a silence that may have pu...

DATE: Oct 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Before shooting, anti-Semitic incidents were on the rise

NEW YORK – Swastikas scrawled into Jewish students’ notebooks. Headstones toppled and desecrated by vandals at Jewish cemeteries. Jews falsely blamed for challenges facing the nation. ...

DATE: Oct 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion