Religion and Values
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PublishedNovember 12, 2023
For Diwali, Indians in Maine celebrate and reminisce over sweets
Maine's Indian community celebrates their biggest holiday of the year with cherished family-based traditions and plenty of sugary treats.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2023
Healing in hope: Local clergy turn to their faith to help lead grieving community out of darkness
In wake of 18 murders, faith leaders have opened their churches and hearts to victims, families, communities making their way through immense tragedy.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2023
Jewish leaders in Portland on alert amid heightened tension
Synagogues are increasing security measures as more antisemitic flyers and rhetoric are appearing in the community.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
Women’s voices being heard at Vatican’s big meeting on church’s future, nun says
A prominent Irish nun said delegates are also acknowledging the hurt caused by the church’s position on homosexuality.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2023
Hundreds attend solidarity vigil for Israel in Portland
At the same time as the event supporting Israel, a 'Free Palestine' rally in Monument Square drew about 60 demonstrators protesting the Israeli government's military strikes on Gaza.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Pope will open a big Vatican meeting as battle lines are drawn on his reform project
On the agenda are calls to take concrete steps to elevate women to decision-making roles in the church and ways to better welcome of LGBTQ+ Catholics.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2023
WWII-era letter suggests Vatican knew of Holocaust atrocities
Pius XII has since become one of the most controversial pontiffs for not publicly condemning the Nazis during the war, with critics dubbing him 'Hitler's Pope.'
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PublishedAugust 30, 2023
Judge rules former Catholic cardinal, 93, not competent to stand trial on teen sex abuse charges
Charges that he assaulted a teenage boy in Massachusetts decades ago have been dismissed.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
Dismissal of charges against a former Wells pastor comes as a shock to ex-neighbors and parishioners
Peter Leon, 72, was charged in 2017 for allegedly exploiting a 66-year-old woman he met volunteering as a pastor for a nursing home. But prosecutors said earlier this month that all the charges would be dropped.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2023
Church helps South Paris mother continue Micky’s Angels in daughter’s honor
Micky Taylor has been shuttling her late daughter's friends around Maine for almost 30 years. But her van is no longer safe, and her church community in South Portland is raising money to buy her a new one.
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