Documents about Sister Blandina Segale’s purported good deeds are being sent to Rome.
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Anti-gay policy change angers some Mormons
Church leaders face pushback over a new rule that targets the children of gay couples.
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Thursday “Burning Desire: Our Longing for Justice and Hope for Healing,” 7:30 p.m., talk by Becca Stevens, author, Episcopal priest and founder of Thistle Farms, a community of women who have survived prostitution, trafficking and addiction. Held at Bates College, Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave., Lewiston. The talk is free and open to […]
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Reflections: We are called to be stewards of God’s garden Earth
Join others who are ready to join the expanding community of stewards of the Earth.
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Reform Jews pass resolution supporting transgender rights
Members say it’s a continuation of a tradition of inclusion in the Reform Jewish movement.
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Episcopal Church installs its first African-American spiritual leader
Presiding Bishop Michael Bruce Curry has an evangelical style and focuses on programs for the poor.
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Episcopal Church will install 1st black national leader
Michael Curry will become presiding bishop during a time of ongoing tensions over social issues.
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Reflections: Time to accept that human life is a chronic condition
Acceptance, humility and gratitude. That’s progress.
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Religion Calendar
Saturday “Reflections on the World Parliament of Religions,” 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., sponsored by the Interfaith Ministers of New England featuring a presentation by local people who attended the Salt Lake City conference. A potluck lunch will follow at 12:30 p.m. Held at Portland New Church, 302 Stevens Ave., Portland. For more information, call […]
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Pope denounces priests who delayed Romero sainthood case
The Salvadoran archbishop was gunned down in 1980 by right-wing death squads as he celebrated Mass in a hospital chapel in San Salvador.