Churches & Religion

In April 2015, a Jewish family celebrates Passover Seder in Jerusalem. It’s a Jewish ritual feast involving a retelling of the story of liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt 3,500 years ago.

Shaping a united Jewish community

April 13, 2019, 6:02am Churches & Religion

It was an audacious idea at the time: Bring together kids from the three denominations of Judaism — Reform, Conservative and Orthodox — into a single after-school program to teach them about their faith. Read story

Battle Ground Community United Methodist Church Pastor Susan Boegli, left, and Jean Brown prepare a bedroom for guests arriving Wednesday night. The church is taking a turn hosting Family Promise of Clark County, a new shelter that rotates to a different congregation each week. “Sunday when people come to church this will all be put away,” Brown said.

Clark County churches take turns providing overnight shelter to homeless families

April 12, 2019, 6:00am Churches & Religion

Clark County’s newest family shelter opened March 31. Read story

Daniel Leger, left, and Andrea Wedner, both survivors of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, embrace after Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto signed three gun-control bills into law, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at the City-County Building in downtown Pittsburgh.

Victims of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre honored in Capitol

April 10, 2019, 1:05pm Churches & Religion

An event in the Pennsylvania Capitol is commemorating the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue attack that killed 11 people last year. Read story

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Russell M. Nelson, center, greets the conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Saturday, April 6, 2019, in Salt Lake City.

Leaders of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints talk spirituality, not changes, at conference

April 6, 2019, 5:07pm Churches & Religion

Leaders with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints delivered spiritual guidance aimed at strengthening members’ faith amid a world of temptation and immorality and reaffirmed the faith’s opposition to gay marriage during a church conference Saturday in Utah. Read story

There’s a science behind that phenomenon called “loving kindness.” Dreamstime/TNS

Can sharing kindess help your health?

April 6, 2019, 6:02am Churches & Religion

You’ve heard the uplifting stories: Passers-by dropping scads of cash into charity collection buckets or anonymous donors paying off hospital bills for strangers. And people helping victims during storms and natural disasters. These acts of kindness make everybody feel good. Read story

Gurdwara will be a spiritual home for Sikhs in Vancouver

The Guru Ramdass Gurdwara Sahib, which is nearing completion on Northeast 20th Street, looms over homes in Vancouver’s Landover-Sharmel neighborhood.

Above the front foyer of the nearly complete Sikh temple in northeast Vancouver is a mural of the stunning Golden Temple, formally known as Sri Harmandir Sahib Amritsar. Located in Pawneet Sethi’s hometown of Amritsar in Punjab, India, it’s essentially “the Vatican for Sikhs,” he said, the spiritual and cultural… Read story

Pope draws doubt over ring-kissing

while others view it as an act of “demystifying” the papacy — but every member of the royal court of Catholic Twitter seems to have an opinion on the video of Pope Francis expressing visceral annoyance at Catholics seeking to kiss his ring. Read story