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Churches & Religion

Faith-based ‘Do You Believe?’ finds rare fire in family fare

March 27, 2015, 12:00am Churches & Religion

Generally, the purpose of a faith-based film is to reach out to those looking for spiritual guidance. "Do You Believe?," the latest movie from the company that produced "God Is Not Dead" last year, takes a different approach. Read story

Obama to host Pope Francis at White House on Sept. 23

March 26, 2015, 12:00am Churches & Religion

WASHINGTON -- The White House confirmed Thursday that President Barack Obama will host Pope Francis on Sept. 23, when they will discuss topics including the environment, religious freedom and immigration. It was the latest detail announced about Francis' fall trip -- his first to the United States -- which will… Read story

Gary Lyon, left, of Leechburg, Pa., and Bill Samford of Hawley, Pa., celebrate in June after a vote allowing Presbyterian pastors discretion in marrying same-sex couples at the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church at Cobo Hall in Detroit.

Presbyterians approve gay marriage in constitution

Gary Lyon, left, of Leechburg, Pa., and Bill Samford of Hawley, Pa., celebrate in June after a vote allowing Presbyterian pastors discretion in marrying same-sex couples at the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church at Cobo Hall in Detroit.

March 21, 2015, 12:00am Churches & Religion

NEW YORK -- The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approved redefining marriage in the church constitution Tuesday to include a "commitment between two people," becoming the largest Protestant group to formally recognize gay marriage as Christian and allow same-sex weddings in every congregation. Read story

Cincinnati Archdiocese to tweak morality clauses

March 21, 2015, 12:00am Churches & Religion

CINCINNATI -- The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati plans to update language in its teachers' contract following a committee's suggestions on its morality clauses. Read story

Religion calendar

March 21, 2015, 12:00am Churches & Religion

A weekly list of religion-related classes and events Read story

Cardinal steps down over sexual impropriety allegations, a first since 1927

March 20, 2015, 12:00am Churches & Religion

The Vatican announced Friday that a Scottish cardinal accused of sexual misconduct will lose all the rights and privileges of that high office following his resignation -- the first time a cardinal has resigned since the 1920s. Read story

A Pakistani Christian girl mourns the death of a family member in Lahore, Pakistan, on Monday.

Suicide bombers kill 15 people outside Pakistani churches

A Pakistani Christian girl mourns the death of a family member in Lahore, Pakistan, on Monday.

March 16, 2015, 12:00am Churches & Religion

LAHORE, Pakistan -- A pair of suicide bombers attacked two churches in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday as worshippers prayed inside -- killing 15 people in the latest assault against religious minorities in this increasingly fractured country, officials said. Read story

Mark Dahl, who plays Jesus in &quot;Bow the Knee,&quot; visits with some of the children in the musical during a dress rehearsal Sunday at Liberty Bible Church of the Nazarene in Salmon Creek.

Bounty of ‘Bow the Knee’

Mark Dahl, who plays Jesus in &quot;Bow the Knee,&quot; visits with some of the children in the musical during a dress rehearsal Sunday at Liberty Bible Church of the Nazarene in Salmon Creek.

March 16, 2015, 12:00am Churches & Religion

When "Bow the Knee" started 12 years ago, it was a small musical about the crucifixion of Jesus performed one Sunday morning before about 250 people at Liberty Bible Church of the Nazarene in Salmon Creek. Read story

Are there other beings in God’s image?

March 14, 2015, 12:00am Churches & Religion

Amid all those billions of solar systems out there, do you think other in-God's-image beings exist? Read story

Russian Orthodox priest Sophrony Kirilov serves the Holy Trinity Church.

Priest feels closer to God in Antarctica

Russian Orthodox priest Sophrony Kirilov serves the Holy Trinity Church.

March 14, 2015, 12:00am Churches & Religion

KING GEORGE ISLAND, Antarctica -- Sophrony Kirilov pulls hard on the strings of the heavy Russian bells from inside the world's southernmost Eastern Orthodox church, calling to Mass anybody wanting to pray on this remote Antarctic island. Read story