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Light shines through new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice Sept. 2 during an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the window in Washington.

Washington National Cathedral unveils stained glass windows

September 30, 2023, 5:25am Churches & Religion

The landmark Washington National Cathedral unveiled new stained-glass windows Saturday with a theme of racial justice, filling the space that had once held four windows honoring Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Read story

Some Brush Prairie farmers living near a proposed site for a new church at 14714 N.E. 152nd Ave. worry about losing more farmland in Clark County.

Brush Prairie neighbors worried about prospect of ‘huge’ church

September 23, 2023, 6:03am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Clark County farmland is disappearing quickly. Some Brush Prairie farmers are worried there will be even less farmland available if the county approves a new church planned for Northeast 152nd Avenue. Read story

A Vatican Flag waves near the Notre Dame de la Garde Basilica in Marseille, southern France, the day Pope Francis arrives for a two-day visit, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, when he will join Catholic bishops from the Mediterranean region on discussions that will largely focus on migration.

Pope decries indifference toward migrants, as he prays for the dead in the French port of Marseille

September 22, 2023, 12:12pm Churches & Religion

Pope Francis blasted the “fanaticism of indifference” that greets migrants seeking a better life in Europe, as he arrived Friday in the Mediterranean port of Marseille amid a new influx of would-be refugees from Africa that has sparked a backlash from some of Europe’s increasingly anti-migrant leaders. Read story

Noodle kugel is a baked casserole often made with potatoes, sour cream and eggs. It is hearty dish that can feed a crowd when breaking your fast after Yom Kippur.

Foods to break Yom Kippur fast

September 22, 2023, 6:01am Churches & Religion

The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which begins this year on Sunday evening (Sept. 25), is a solemn 25 hours of fasting and atonement. Read story

Pope Francis meets migrants during his visit at the Karatepe refugee camp, on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece, Dec. 5, 2021.Ten years after Pope Francis made a landmark visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa to show solidarity with migrants, he is joining Catholic bishops from around the Mediterranean this weekend in France to make the call more united, precisely at the moment that European leaders are again scrambling to stem the tide of would-be refugees setting off from Africa.

Pope goes to Marseille to talk migration, but will Europe listen as it scrambles to stem an influx?

September 20, 2023, 7:53am Churches & Religion

Ten years after Pope Francis made a landmark visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa to show solidarity with migrants, he is joining Catholic bishops from the Mediterranean this weekend in France to make the call more united. Read story

The Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib is seen in Surrey, British Columbia, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, where temple president Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down in his vehicle while leaving the temple parking lot in June.

What to know about the Sikh movement at the center of the tensions between India and Canada

September 19, 2023, 7:41am Churches & Religion

Tensions between Canada and India have reached new heights with dueling diplomatic expulsions and an allegation of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil. Read story

Orthodox Jewish men pass New York City police guarding a Brooklyn synagogue on Dec. 11, 2019, prior to a funeral for Mosche Deutsch, a rabbinical student from Brooklyn who was killed in a shooting at a Jersey City, N.J., market. Ahead of the High Holidays, encompassing Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, that began this week, a network of Jewish security experts and religious leaders hosted several webinars to help prepare for the season.

Jewish High Holidays: Joy, reflection, vigilance

September 16, 2023, 6:04am Churches & Religion

Ahead of the High Holidays that begin this week, a network of Jewish security experts and religious leaders hosted several webinars to help prepare for the season. Among the topics: How to respond to an “active threat” targeting the Jewish community, and how to stop severe bleeding. Read story

Pope wants to keep big Vatican meeting on the church’s future behind closed doors, ideology-free

September 4, 2023, 11:30am Churches & Religion

Pope Francis defended the decision to keep the discussions of a big Vatican meeting on the future of the Catholic Church behind closed doors, saying Monday the three-week conference was a religious moment for the church and “not a television program” that was open to scrutiny. Read story

Michael Durkee, 15, left, holds a tape measure for Jeffrey Forbes, 60, at the Wayside Chapel along U.S. 2 in Monroe on June 24. Michael is leading the effort for his Eagle Scout project.

Washington Eagle Scout gives tiny Wayside Chapel makeover

September 2, 2023, 6:04am Churches & Religion

This little chapel got a big miracle. Read story