Women have long complained they are treated as second-class citizens in the church, barred from the priesthood and highest ranks of power.
2023
Local roundup: Lisbon field hockey blanks Telstar
Oak Hill field hockey doubles up Boothbay.
Jay mill developer says sale, details of plans in process
Filing to transfer of environmental permits from former Jay paper mill to a JGT2 Redevelopment LLC of Kansas is the first step in proposal to buy mill property and cogeneration facility.
Snyder uses final State of the City address to focus on homelessness, importance of voting
The mayor also revealed that in-person voting will begin Tuesday, sooner than anticipated before the Nov. 7 election.
Golf: Maranacook tops Kents Hill, Monmouth, MCI to win MVC qualifier
Black Bears score 331 to claim team title; MCI’s Moore shoots event-best 74.
High school notebook: Pitching prospect Wyatt Nadeau moves to prep school
Nadeau, a 6-foot-6 right-hander who has verbally committed to Vanderbilt, has left Gorham High for a prep school in Connecticut.
Question 3: What you need to know about the Pine Tree Power referendum
The highly contentious question would establish the framework for a new utility to deliver electricity in Maine.
Men’s basketball: UMaine seeks more progress in Year 2 under Chris Markwood
Last season the Black Bears relied on defense to win 13 games under their new coach, the most for the program since 2010-11.
Question 1: Voters would have a say in certain big spending
Conceived as a fail-safe in case Question 3 passes, Question 1 would require voter approval for certain government bodies to take on more than $1 billion in debt.
UAW strike day 18: Estimated losses grow to nearly $4 billion, report says
Polling indicates that Americans overwhelmingly side with striking UAW autoworkers over the auto companies, 78% to 22%.