HopeGateWay, a community of faith in Portland, voted recently in favor of disaffiliation, joining congregations on Peaks Island, Chebeague Island and in Cumberland that have taken the same step.
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Ramadan 2021 brings questions about mosque visits, big iftars, vaccines
Some say the drastic shutdown of 2020 actually heightened awareness and spirituality. A second pandemic Ramadan, with all its divisive decisions, somehow feels harder.
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Photos: Sunrise, candles and bubbles. Easter is observed in Maine.
Christians in southern Maine celebrated Easter in different ways on Sunday amid the pandemic. Members of Woodfords Congregational Church in Portland attended a sunrise service at the Fort Preble bunker at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland, while members of Trinity Episcopal Church in Saco took part in a drive-in service at the Aquaboggan Water Park.
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In Easter speech, pope calls wars in pandemic ‘scandalous’
He sounded a note of indignation, decrying that there has been no shortage of war and conflict during the world’s worst health crisis in a century.
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Second pandemic Easter brings mostly more restrictions
Little is different this year, as many Christians celebrate on Sunday but there are some bright spots.
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Pope urges hope amid ‘darkness’ of pandemic in Easter vigil
Only about 200 masked people are allowed to attend the service.
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A year later, a sense of hope as Maine Christians celebrate Easter
‘We’ve been entombed … and we’re waiting to emerge,’ said the Rev. Alyssa Lodewick of Woodfords Congregational Church in Portland.
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Suicide bomb hits Palm Sunday Mass in Indonesia, 20 wounded
Police say the two attackers – who were both killed in the blast – are believed to have been members of a militant group with allegiance to the Islamic State.
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Jesuits pledge $100 million for descendants of people the Catholic order once enslaved
Maryland Jesuits in 1838 sold 272 people to plantation owners in Louisiana to pay Georgetown University’s debts.
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Where Islamic State ruled, pope calls on Christians to forgive, rebuild
‘The road to a full recovery may still be long, but I ask you, please, not to grow discouraged,’ Francis told a packed Church of the Immaculate Conception.