Cars with menorahs on top parade through the streets of Portland to reach City Hall, where Rabbi Moshe Wilansky of Chabad Maine lit a 12-foot tall menorah on the first night of Hanukkah.
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Phil Saviano, key clergy sex abuse whistleblower, dies at 69
The scandal led to the resignation of Boston’s Cardinal Bernard Law and church settlements with hundreds of victims.
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Hanukkah’s darker origins feel more relevant in time of rising antisemitism, intense interest in identity
Hanukkah has always had varied and competing narratives, depending on the era and the specific Jews celebrating.
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American Catholic bishops approve Communion document without mentioning abortion
The document does not mention President Biden or any politician.
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U.S. bishops to seek ‘middle way’ on Holy Communion
Nearly 300 are expected to attend the annual four-day conference in Baltimore starting Monday.
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If canonized, Detroit priest Father Solanus Casey would be a rarity among saints: American
While there are more than 10,000 saints in the Roman Catholic Church, fewer than a dozen are from the United States.
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Report says 330,000 children victims of France’s Catholic Church sex abuse
The figure includes acts committed by some 3,000 priests and an unknown number of others over 70 years.
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Pat Robertson steps down as host of long-running ‘700 Club’
His son Gordon Robertson will take over the weekday religious show – which began production in 1966 – starting Monday.
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Top Southern Baptist committee will fund investigation into sex abuse
A top Southern Baptist Convention committee agreed Tuesday to fund a third-party investigation into its handling of sexual abuse allegations
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White evangelicals refusing vaccines at higher rates – but not missionaries
The International Mission Board – which deploys thousands of missionaries – is not hesitant about the shot.