Religion and Values
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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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PublishedJune 23, 2023
Ruth Fitzpatrick, who fought to ordain female priests, dies at 90
Fitzpatrick was a prominent and fierce advocate for the ordination of women as priests who called the Catholic Church "the last of the sexist institutions."
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PublishedJune 16, 2023
U.S. Catholic bishops to create first guidelines for transgender health care
One in 7 U.S. hospital beds are in Catholic systems.
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PublishedJune 16, 2023
Pope Francis leaves Rome hospital 9 days after operation; surgeon says ‘he’s better than before’
The 86-year-old was admitted for surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall and remove intestinal scar tissue that had caused intestinal blockages.
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PublishedJune 14, 2023
Southern Baptists refuse to take back megachurch because it has female pastors
The statement of faith of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination asserts that only qualified men can serve as pastors.
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PublishedJune 13, 2023
Was it a miracle? In Connecticut, the Catholic Church investigates.
During Communion, a bowl holding the sacramental wafers began to run out. And yet, the priest said, the bowl never emptied.
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PublishedJune 11, 2023
Hospitalized Pope Francis follows Mass on TV, lunches with medical personnel and aides
No date has been announced for Francis' return to the Vatican.
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PublishedJune 10, 2023
Pope Francis takes doctors’ advice to skip Sunday public blessing as he recovers from major surgery
Francis will recite the traditional Sunday noon prayer privately in his hospital room, and the faithful are encouraged to join in the prayer, Bruni said.
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PublishedJune 8, 2023
Pat Robertson, broadcaster who helped make religion central to Republican politics, dies at 93
For more than a half-century, he was a familiar presence in American living rooms, known for his '700 Club' television show.
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