Religion and Values
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PublishedNovember 12, 2024
Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles in Baton Rouge said the law had an 'overtly religious' purpose and is 'unconstitutional on its face.'
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PublishedOctober 31, 2024
Two Catholic churches to close next spring, including Holy Cross
Our Lady of the Rosary in Sabattus and Holy Cross in Lewiston are expected to stop offering Mass by June.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2024
Maine’s Jewish community marks a year since the Israel-Hamas war began
Rabbi Sruli Dresdner and Rebbetzin Lisa Mayer of Auburn took to stage with their instruments to perform Judaism's most sacred prayer to honor a survivor of last year's Hamas attack on Israel.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2024
Mormon church leaders encourage civility as Trump and Harris rally religious voters
Dallin H. Oaks, the top adviser and likely successor to 100-year-old church president, encouraged congregants at the faith's recent conference to steer clear of contention and be peacemakers in their communities ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2024
Thousands of Jewish pilgrims come to Ukraine for Rosh Hashana despite official warnings
Hasidic Jews join an annual gathering to mark the Jewish new year in the central Ukrainian town of Uman, despite the war against Russia.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2024
Jews and Catholics warn against Trump’s latest loyalty test for religious voters
His declaration that he can best protect their freedoms while preemptively blaming some if he loses in November incenses some religious leaders.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2024
Pope slams Harris and Trump as ‘against life’ and urges Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’
Pope Francis highlights what he calls the presidential candidates' anti-life policies on abortion and migration.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2024
Pope arrives in remote jungles of Papua New Guinea with humanitarian aid, message of love
For a pope who marveled at having been chosen from the 'end of the Earth,' it was a voyage to another end of the Earth on the longest trip of Francis' pontificate.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2024
Maine victims, Catholic Church wait nearly a year for high court ruling on childhood abuse cases
The cases against the Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland are one of many that are taking an unusual length of time to receive a ruling in recent years.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2024
Maine law thwarts impact of school choice decision, lawsuit says
A Christian school at the center of a Supreme Court decision that requires Maine to include religious schools in a state tuition program is challenging a state antidiscrimination law.
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