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Religion and Values

Published
July 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.
Published
June 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."
Published
June 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.
Published
June 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.
Published
June 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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Published
June 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.
Published
June 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.
Published
June 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.
Published
June 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.
Published
May 30, 2023

Rebuilding Notre Dame’s fire-ravaged roof transports workers back to Middle Ages

Carpenters building a new timber frame for the fire-ravaged roof of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral are using the same tools and techniques as their medieval predecessors.