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Wenatchee synagogue vandalized with swastikas

May 18, 2023, 7:31am Churches & Religion

The Beit Aveinu Messianic Synagogue in downtown Wenatchee was found defaced Tuesday morning with two swastikas drawn on its front door. Read story

Catholic leaders named in cover-ups remain active in parish ministries, boards in Baltimore archdiocese

May 14, 2023, 6:05am Churches & Religion

Several of the five high-ranking priests who worked to cover up and minimize child sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore have celebrated Mass in parishes over the past week and remain on the governing boards of Catholic institutions, despite having their identities revealed and a subsequent call by victims’… Read story

In this photo provided by Dirk Bolle, the Rev. Pat Langlois, senior pastor of MCC Church of Christ of the Valley, speaks at an interfaith rally in Pasadena, Calif., on March 31, 2023, protesting the wave of anti-transgender bills being enacted in numerous Republican-governed states. "These bills are the most vitriolic and cruel legislation I've seen," she said. "I have a non-binary teenager, so I take this really personally, not just as a person of faith and as a lesbian, but as a mom." Langlois, whose LGBTQ activism spans several decades, described the current situation as "probably the scariest time" because of the array of hostile bills.

Wave of anti-transgender bills in Republican-led states divides U.S. faith leaders

In this photo provided by Dirk Bolle, the Rev. Pat Langlois, senior pastor of MCC Church of Christ of the Valley, speaks at an interfaith rally in Pasadena, Calif., on March 31, 2023, protesting the wave of anti-transgender bills being enacted in numerous Republican-governed states. "These bills are the most vitriolic and cruel legislation I've seen," she said. "I have a non-binary teenager, so I take this really personally, not just as a person of faith and as a lesbian, but as a mom." Langlois, whose LGBTQ activism spans several decades, described the current situation as "probably the scariest time" because of the array of hostile bills.

May 14, 2023, 6:02am Churches & Religion

As Republican-governed states across the nation advance myriad bills targeting transgender young people, America’s faith leaders are starkly divided in their assessment. Some view the legislation as reflecting God’s will; others voice outrage that Christianity is being invoked to justify laws they view as cruel and hateful. Read story

From left, Sisters Margaret M. O'Brien, Margaret Egan, Dorothy Metz, Donna Dodge, Claire E. Regan, and Sheila Brosnan, all members of the leadership council of the Sisters of Charity, pose May 2 inside the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception where they took their vows at various times, at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, a private Catholic college in the Bronx borough of New York.

End of an era for Sisters of Charity of New York

From left, Sisters Margaret M. O'Brien, Margaret Egan, Dorothy Metz, Donna Dodge, Claire E. Regan, and Sheila Brosnan, all members of the leadership council of the Sisters of Charity, pose May 2 inside the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception where they took their vows at various times, at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, a private Catholic college in the Bronx borough of New York.

May 13, 2023, 6:02am Churches & Religion

Through more than 200 years, the Sisters of Charity of New York nursed Civil War casualties, joined civil rights and anti-war demonstrations, cared for orphans, and taught countless children. Read story

Calvernetta Williams, a long-time congregant of Zion Baptist Church, attends a virtual Sunday school class from her home in Columbia, S.C., on Sunday, April 16, 2023. Williams uses a hybrid model of attending church, Sunday school online, worship service in person, so that she can care for her husband who has Parkinson's.

Black Protestant church still vital

Calvernetta Williams, a long-time congregant of Zion Baptist Church, attends a virtual Sunday school class from her home in Columbia, S.C., on Sunday, April 16, 2023. Williams uses a hybrid model of attending church, Sunday school online, worship service in person, so that she can care for her husband who has Parkinson's.

May 6, 2023, 6:04am Churches & Religion

The wide empty spaces in pews between parishioners at a Sunday service at Zion Baptist Church in South Carolina’s capital highlight a post-pandemic reality common among many Black Protestant churches nationwide. Read story

Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files A family passes by Camas Slices in downtown Camas on April 10, 2021. A holding company affiliated with the nearby Journey Community Church recently purchased the former Camas Slices building on the corner of Northeast Cedar Street and Northeast Fourth Avenue in downtown Camas, as well as the adjacent building that once housed a State Farm insurance office. Church leaders say they plan to host community focus groups this spring to help gather ideas about how it might turn the former pizza shop into a youth-centered space.

Camas church draws concerns

Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files A family passes by Camas Slices in downtown Camas on April 10, 2021. A holding company affiliated with the nearby Journey Community Church recently purchased the former Camas Slices building on the corner of Northeast Cedar Street and Northeast Fourth Avenue in downtown Camas, as well as the adjacent building that once housed a State Farm insurance office. Church leaders say they plan to host community focus groups this spring to help gather ideas about how it might turn the former pizza shop into a youth-centered space.

May 2, 2023, 5:17pm Business

Fans of Camas Slices, downtown Camas’ only pizza joint, were dismayed to learn this month that the 2-year-old eatery would be closing its doors on April 23. Read story

Patricia Ledesma, archaeologist and director of the Museum of Templo Mayor, poses for a photo at the entrance of a new exhibit marking the 45th anniversary of the discovery of a monolith depicting Coyolxauhqui, the Mexica lunar goddess, in Mexico City, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Ledesma said that her predecessors undertook the task of rescuing the traces of the Mexica civilization after the colonial era, in 1821.

Exhibit explores lunar goddess

Patricia Ledesma, archaeologist and director of the Museum of Templo Mayor, poses for a photo at the entrance of a new exhibit marking the 45th anniversary of the discovery of a monolith depicting Coyolxauhqui, the Mexica lunar goddess, in Mexico City, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Ledesma said that her predecessors undertook the task of rescuing the traces of the Mexica civilization after the colonial era, in 1821.

April 29, 2023, 6:17am Churches & Religion

A new exhibit hosted by Museum of Templo Mayor in Mexico City marks the 45th anniversary of the discovery of a monolith depicting Coyolxauhqui, the Mexica lunar goddess. The finding was a milestone for Mexican archaeology, as it shed light on Mexica civilization before the Spanish conquest. Read story

Truck Stop Chaplain Greg Johnson holds a bible meeting with his wife Cyndy at the Trucker’s Christian Chapel at the TA Travel Center in Troutdale, Ore., Sunday, April 23, 2023.

Trucker’s chapel in Troutdale offers solace – and more – for those plying Oregon’s lonely roads

Truck Stop Chaplain Greg Johnson holds a bible meeting with his wife Cyndy at the Trucker’s Christian Chapel at the TA Travel Center in Troutdale, Ore., Sunday, April 23, 2023.

April 29, 2023, 6:02am Churches & Religion

They find the oasis off Exit 17 in Troutdale. Read story

Pope in Hungary urges Europe to unite to end war next door

April 28, 2023, 1:17pm Churches & Religion

Pope Francis on Friday blasted the “adolescent belligerence” that brought war back to Europe and said the continent must recover its founding spirit of peaceful unity to confront Russia’s war in Ukraine. Read story

In this picture made available by Vatican Media Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, left, meets with Pope Francis at The Vatican, Thursday, April 27, 2023.

Ukraine ask pope’s help in getting children back from Russia

In this picture made available by Vatican Media Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, left, meets with Pope Francis at The Vatican, Thursday, April 27, 2023.

April 27, 2023, 8:05am Churches & Religion

Ukraine’s prime minister said he asked Pope Francis during a private Vatican audience Thursday to help facilitate the return of Ukrainian children who were forcibly taken to Russia. Read story