Religion and Values
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PublishedApril 2, 2021
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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PublishedMarch 28, 2021
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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PublishedMarch 16, 2021
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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PublishedMarch 7, 2021
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.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2021
Anne Lamott reflects on the popularity of her spiritual books and how she became ‘a pretty decent writer’
Lamott's latest, 'Dusk Night Dawn,' satisfies literary as well as spiritual tastes.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2021
Pope to visit Iraq church damaged by IS militants
In a stop rich in symbolism, Pope Francis will visit a church damaged during the Islamic State's reign of terror in the town of Qaraqosh, a center for Christian life in Iraq
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PublishedMarch 5, 2021
Maine Catholic churches will increase capacity this month
Bishop Robert Deeley says Catholic churches will allow for 50% capacity at all Masses starting in late March.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2021
Pope Francis, on historic visit, urges Iraq to embrace its Christians
The pontiff's primary aim over the weekend is to encourage Iraq’s dwindling Christian population, which was violently persecuted by the Islamic State group and still faces discrimination by the Muslim majority, to stay and help rebuild the country devastated by wars and strife.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2021
Bishop calls for Maine’s Catholics to choose alternatives to Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Bishop Robert Deeley cites concerns about abortion-derived cell lines in connection with the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
Catholic Bishop Deeley says state’s new gathering size limit for churches is ‘unacceptable’
A spokeswoman for Gov. Janet Mills defends the recent updates to capacity limits after the bishop of the Portland Diocese says they will have little impact on most Catholic churches in Maine.
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