Religion and Values
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2022
Funeral set this weekend for pastor of Augusta-area Catholic parish who died suddenly
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland said the Rev. John Skehan, 66, pastor of the Augusta-based St. Michael Parish, died unexpectedly of natural causes Wednesday while visiting friends on his day off.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2022
Judge: Congregation at oldest U.S. synagogue can stay, for now
The New York owners of a 250-year-old synagogue in Rhode Island deny trying to evict its tenants.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2022
Pope expands ranks of cardinals who’ll likely pick successor
Sixteen are younger than 80 and eligible to participate in a conclave – the casting paper ballots to elect a new pontiff.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2022
Vatican shelves assault probe into Canadian cardinal claims
The Vatican determined there were no grounds to proceed further with a canonical investigation or trial.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2022
Justice Dept. investigates Southern Baptist Convention for alleged mishandling of sexual abuse
The probe follows an explosive internal report alleging sexual abuse cases were covered up.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2022
Pope Francis meets transgender guests of Rome church
The Blessed Immaculate Virgin community in the Torvaianica neighborhood on Rome’s outskirts opened its doors to transgender people during the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2022
Pope says he’ll slow down or retire: ‘You can change the pope’
Pope Francis says he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2022
Catholic Church says sexual abuse allegations against Maine priest were unfounded
An investigation of the 2 allegations found that the abuse, which allegedly took place in the 1980s, 'could not have occurred,' the Portland Diocese said.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2022
After Supreme Court ruling, activists push prayer into schools
The fiercest advocates for church-state separation concede they were fighting an uphill battle even before the court's ruling because many districts already tolerated prayers being said in school.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2022
Pope apologizes for ‘catastrophic’ school policy in Canada
The long-awaited apology opened Pope Francis’ weeklong 'penitential pilgrimage' to Canada.
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