July 26, 2017, 6:00am Churches & Religion
Four years ago, the then-Clark County commission voted to have a prayer before its meetings in hopes of bringing divine guidance to its decisions. At the time, then-Commissioner Tom Mielke explained that the invocation would bring a tradition present in Congress and the Legislature to Clark County in a way… Read story
July 22, 2017, 6:05am Churches & Religion
Theodoros Papadopoulos has painted images of Christ, the Virgin Mary and angels that cover the walls and ceilings of churches. Read story
July 22, 2017, 6:04am Churches & Religion
Mark Kennedy grew up a Catholic, and a Harry Potter fanatic. Only one stuck. Read story
July 19, 2017, 10:59am Business
Facebook is blaming a technical glitch for knocking several Catholic-focused Facebook pages with millions of followers offline for more than a day. Read story
July 15, 2017, 6:05am Churches & Religion
He started his Charlotte career in 1974 as the first priest ordained in the brand new Catholic diocese here. He ends it this month as pastor of St. Matthew, the largest Catholic parish in the United States. Read story
July 15, 2017, 6:02am Churches & Religion
A new Vatican letter to Catholic bishops worldwide has stirred up questions again over what kinds of bread and wafers should be used during communion in Catholic churches around the world. The letter sparked concerns for those who avoid eating gluten, including people who have celiac disease. Read story
July 15, 2017, 5:52am Churches & Religion
Washington National Cathedral stands tall in the nation’s capital. It is the city’s fourth-tallest building and its highest point, rising 676 feet above sea level atop Mount Saint Alban in Northwest. Its three large towers can be seen for miles. Read story
July 13, 2017, 6:50pm Churches & Religion
A close confidant of Pope Francis, writing Thursday in a Vatican-approved magazine, condemned the way some American evangelicals and their Roman Catholic supporters mix religion and politics, saying their worldview promotes division and hatred. Read story
July 13, 2017, 9:22am Churches & Religion
Vatican prosecutors have indicted the former president and the ex-treasurer of the Vatican’s children’s hospital for allegedly diverting money from the hospital’s fundraising foundation to pay for an extensive renovation to a top cardinal’s apartment. Read story
July 12, 2017, 1:45pm Churches & Religion
Italy’s plan to reduce the risk of a jihadi-inspired attack is pinned in small part on El Hacmi Mimoun, an imam who bikes to the prison here every week and exhorts Muslim inmates not to stray from life’s “right path” or hate people who aren’t Muslim. Read story
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