The missionary who won a Nobel Peace Prize for her work to help the poor in India sent a signed note to Augusta’s Knights of Columbus in 1978 to thank them for a $1,000 donation.
Religion and Values
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Mother Teresa not alone in rapid rise to sainthood
Pope Francis has presided over three of the fastest canonizations in modern church history.
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Reflections: All faiths are called together to stop the politics of division and intolerance
We each should play the role of Joseph to save this great country from a possible political calamity.
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Neighbors rally around Jewish woman in suburban Philadelphia who woke up to swastika on her trash bin
‘The only way to triumph hate is with love,’ a friend tells her, and they set out painting their garbage cans with flowers, hearts, birds and butterflies.
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Michigan church’s stained-glass windows could be rarity
Stained-glass windows in churches are becoming a dying art because of changes in federal regulations.
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Church outside Pennsylvania coal-fire town hosts pilgrimage
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church still draws congregants from afar.
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Portland congregation carries Torahs, traditions to smaller quarters
Its numbers shrinking, Shaarey Tphiloh sells its building and moves into space at Temple Beth El just down the street.
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Mormon church opposes plan for futuristic, green communities
A developer wants to build a spot for 20,000 people in Vermont, with another community in Utah.
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Burkini-banning mayors call garment incompatible with French values
At least five bans on the body-hiding beachwear prompt discussion of Islam and women’s bodies.
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Reflections: We can clear our eyes to reduce fear of others
Looking at ourselves and why we feel threatened is a good place to start to see who our enemies really are.