Author Nhi Aronheim will be sharing her story over a Vietnamese-Jewish fusion meal at Maine Jewish Museum on Thursday.
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‘Gregorian Chant Comedy Hour’ brings the jokes to PortFringe
Comedian Jimmy Grzelak will be performing a unique comedy set for the first time at PortFringe festival starting on Friday.
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The growing influence of the Maine church behind Portland’s Turning Point USA event
Maine’s network of evangelical Calvary Chapel churches has become increasingly vocal in state politics in recent years. Charlie Kirk’s death has spurred greater interest.
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New poll shows how faith drives rural voters in battleground states
Maine is among the least religious states in the country. That could be a factor in its recent electoral history, one analyst says.
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Southern Maine pastor detained by ICE, leaving a hole in his church community
Rufino Beca, 59, was apprehended on St. John Street in Portland on Monday while helping another member of his congregation already in the custody of federal immigration authorities.
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Maine faith leaders organize ‘alternative’ to Turning Point USA event in Portland
The event, dubbed ‘Love is the Point,’ will support immigrants and transgender people — groups that organizers say Turning Point USA has targeted.
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Pope Leo says he does not fear Trump as he pushes back in feud over Iran war
‘We join with Pope Leo XIV in calling the faithful to pray for peace,’ a spokesperson for the Portland Diocese said.
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A project to save rural synagogues grows from Maine to Montana
The Center for Small Town Jewish Life at Colby College began a decade ago with a goal of supporting Jewish congregations that are far from big cities.
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Maine’s Jewish community observes Passover
The Chabad of Maine in Portland was one of many places where people gathered for Seders on Wednesday and Thursday.
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For Maine’s Episcopal bishop, food is more than pleasure. It’s community.
Bishop Thomas Brown happily cooks and talks food, but for him, there’s a spiritual component, too.