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From abortion to gay marriage: Where the pope stands

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis is expected to raise issues ranging from climate change to income inequality when he visits Cuba and the United States from Saturday to Sept. 27. Franc...

DATE: Sep 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

Priest’s Lego Vatican inspires awe

Sculpture took 500,000 bricks and ‘patience’

DATE: Sep 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

Catholic church aims to keep Latinos

In Georgia, growth among the faithful

DATE: Sep 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

Religion Briefs

Apology doesn’t change opinions on canonization SAN FRANCISCO – Pope Francis’ apology for the Roman Catholic Church’s crimes against indigenous peoples has not softened opposition...

DATE: Sep 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

Catholics who left church won’t return

Survey examines attitudes about same-sex marriage, divorce, sin, more

DATE: Sep 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

Religion Briefs

Methodists to begin sermon series on Moses The First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, will begin a new sermon series focusing on the story of Moses and the lessons his l...

DATE: Sep 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope Francis says priests can absolve ‘sin of abortion’

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis is applying his vision of a merciful church to women who have had abortions, easing their path toward forgiveness and saying he realizes some felt they had no cho...

DATE: Sep 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

From challenging outlaws to sainthood?

‘Fastest Nun in the West’ faces long, slow road to canonization

DATE: Aug 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

Religion Briefs

Film and discussion to honor Thomas Merton The public is invited to celebrate the 100th birthday of American monk and writer Thomas Merton from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 12 at Inhabit, 19...

DATE: Aug 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

The Mormon church will keep its affiliation with Boy Scouts

The LDS church sponsors nearly 38,000 scout groups

DATE: Aug 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

Mormon church names women to 3 councils

A small but real victory for women, scholars say

DATE: Aug 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

Religion Briefs

Har Shalom announces Shabbat, Havdalah Congregation Har Shalom, 2357 County Road 203, will offer these programs: A Family Shabbat service with fifth-year rabbinical stu...

DATE: Aug 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion