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Volunteer spokesman Pawneet Sethi, left, talks about future plans while touring the Guru Ram Dass Sahib Gurdwara with Gurjit Singh and Kamal Bains.

As Sikh congregation makes progress on temple, neighbors wonder

Volunteer spokesman Pawneet Sethi, left, talks about future plans while touring the Guru Ram Dass Sahib Gurdwara with Gurjit Singh and Kamal Bains.

October 25, 2017, 6:00am Churches & Religion

Depending on whom you ask, the main thing still missing from the golden Sikh temple that’s risen in northeast Vancouver is either interior finishing or neighborhood outreach. Read story

Union Chapel to host forum on divided nation

October 24, 2017, 6:05am Churches & Religion

Vancouver is among more than 150 cities hosting Q Commons, a one night event to "bring leadership, civility, hope and restoration to the local community and our nation in a time of great division," a news release from Union Chapel said. Read story

Unitarian Universalists welcome new minister

October 24, 2017, 6:05am Churches & Religion

The Rev. Kathryn Bert will be the Unitarian Universalist Church of Vancouver's next settled minister after a yearlong nationwide search. She'll be the church's third settled minister since it started in 1954. Read story

New LDS temple in Idaho welcomes thousands of visitors

October 21, 2017, 6:00am Churches & Religion

Before the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ 158th temple is dedicated here on Nov. 19, more than 200,000 people are expected to tour it, from its baptistry fashioned after descriptions of King Solomon’s temple to its cream-colored sealing rooms, where marriages are performed for a kneeling couple dressed… Read story

Bishop Armando X. Ochoa of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, Calif., gives communion to participants during a mass at Kearney Park as part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno’s 50th anniversary conducted through their mobile chapel .

To see ‘forgotten people’ and stop injustice, Catholic leaders take Mass on the road

Bishop Armando X. Ochoa of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, Calif., gives communion to participants during a mass at Kearney Park as part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno’s 50th anniversary conducted through their mobile chapel .

October 21, 2017, 6:00am Churches & Religion

Bishop Armando Ochoa begins the Mass outside a building that resembles a large red barn. He carries a hooked staff covered in animal fur and wears moccasins and a leather sash — a tribute to the nearby Tule River Tribe. Read story

Speaker to talk about ‘God’s love’

October 18, 2017, 7:29pm Churches & Religion

Speaker Mark McCurties will give a talk titled "How God's Love Can Change Your Life and the World" at 3 p.m. Nov. 5 at the First Church of Christ Scientist, located at 204 E. Fourth Plain Blvd. Read story

Brownell called as First Congregational’s pastor

October 18, 2017, 7:26pm Churches & Religion

 The Rev. Jennifer Brownell has been called to become First Congregational United Church of Christ's permanent seated pastor. She was voted in by the congregation on Sunday. Read story

Evangelical Christians from various countries march to show their support for Israel in Jerusalem. The government this week is hosting a first-of-its kind summit for Christian journalists, featuring softball questions, mutual admiration and a welcome respite for embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His outreach to evangelical leaders reflects striking tactical parallels to his close ally and fellow media basher, President Donald Trump.

Israel finds a welcome audience with Christian journalists

Evangelical Christians from various countries march to show their support for Israel in Jerusalem. The government this week is hosting a first-of-its kind summit for Christian journalists, featuring softball questions, mutual admiration and a welcome respite for embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His outreach to evangelical leaders reflects striking tactical parallels to his close ally and fellow media basher, President Donald Trump.

October 18, 2017, 1:45pm Churches & Religion

Israel’s nationalist government may be unpopular with Western liberals and much of its domestic press corps, but it has found a close friend among the world’s evangelical Christians and their media outlets. Read story

This photo shows a marble statue representing the tragedy of migration donated by Pope Francis during his visit to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the occasion of the World Food Day, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. The statue commemorates Aylan Kurdi, the 3-year old refugee boy drowned on Sept. 2015 while crossing the Mediterranean Sea.

Pope at U.N. demands world hunger response

This photo shows a marble statue representing the tragedy of migration donated by Pope Francis during his visit to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the occasion of the World Food Day, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. The statue commemorates Aylan Kurdi, the 3-year old refugee boy drowned on Sept. 2015 while crossing the Mediterranean Sea.

October 16, 2017, 5:22pm Churches & Religion

Pope Francis demanded Monday that world governments collectively commit to end rising world hunger by resolving the conflicts and climate change-related disasters that force people to leave their homes in search of their daily bread. Read story

Pastor brews up holy experience with a pint or two

October 14, 2017, 6:03am Churches & Religion

When you have a drink at the recently opened Steeple Brewing Company in Hastings, Neb., you’ll not only have a good beer — you may also be having a religious experience. That’s probably what the Rev. Damen Heitmann hopes. Read story