December 18, 2014, 4:00pm Churches & Religion
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis rightly got credit for helping bring the U.S. and Cuba together and free U.S. government subcontractor Alan Gross. But it was Francis' predecessor, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, who made the first high-level Vatican manoeuver to release Gross, spurred in part by an unlikely group of… Read story
December 17, 2014, 4:00pm Churches & Religion
VATICAN CITY -- The crucial role played by Pope Francis in bringing Cuba and the United States together signals that history's first Latin American pope has no qualms about putting the Holy See on the front lines of diplomacy, especially for a cause it has long championed. Read story
December 16, 2014, 4:00pm Churches & Religion
Nothing is more important than teaching our children to be charitable and spiritual. So Rabbi Shmulik Greenberg of Chabad Jewish Center of Clark County told a crowd of about 100 gathered Tuesday at Esther Short Park for a Hanukkah celebration that he went online recently to find out more about… Read story
December 15, 2014, 4:00pm Churches & Religion
VATICAN CITY -- A sweeping Vatican investigation of Roman Catholic nuns in the United States that began five years ago over fears they had become too feminist and secular ended up mostly praising the sisters Tuesday -- a major shift in tone and approach under the social justice-minded Pope Francis. Read story
December 15, 2014, 4:00pm Churches & Religion
Since 1825, the path of Washington's first Episcopal church has been influenced by a global trading empire, the U.S. Army and a devastating fire. Read story
December 15, 2014, 4:00pm Churches & Religion
The deadline for the first wave of families to start vacating Courtyard Village Apartments has been extended for a potential two weeks, according to residents and the family-community resource coordinator at nearby Washington Elementary School. Read story
December 13, 2014, 12:00am Churches & Religion
NEW YORK -- Christmas has Elf on the Shelf. Now Hanukkah has Mensch on a Bench -- not to mention Maccabee on the Mantel. Read story
December 6, 2014, 12:00am Churches & Religion
Rob and Linda Robertson did what they believed was expected of them as good Christians. Read story
December 2, 2014, 12:00am Churches & Religion
The slim size of the crowd recognizing World AIDS Day on Monday night in Vancouver had at least one speaker who is living with HIV wondering whether the disease's time in the spotlight has passed. Read story
December 1, 2014, 12:00am Churches & Religion
ISTANBUL -- Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians demanded an end to the persecution of religious minorities in Syria and Iraq on Sunday and called for a "constructive dialogue" with Muslims, capping the pontiff's three-day visit to Turkey with a strong show of Christian unity… Read story
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