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Falls Church, March 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Members of the Florida legislature have failed to reach agreement on legislation that would require mandatory building inspections and reserve surveys for certain condominiums and…

Synodal listening sessions were organized in the 12 deaneries of the archdiocese during Lent. All the deaneries had set their dates for Tuesday, March 8 and the 10 had also announced their places and times.…

Russian bombs hit towns near Kiev and oil depots as strikes escalate Russian planes bombed towns in eastern and central Ukraine overnight, according to Ukrainian officials. The bombardments pounded the suburbs of the capital,…

Prof. Thomas Kennedy July 24, 1953 - February 28, 2022 Arlington, Texas – Father Thomas J. Kennedy, 68, died February 28, 2022. A 6 p.m. visitation and 7 p.m. rosary are scheduled for Monday, March 7 at St. Joseph's Church, 1927 SW Green…

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Anna Coe Keitt McIlwain, 83, of Talladega, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at her daughter's home in Daphne, Alabama. Visitation will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Talladega at 11:00 a.m.…

KYIV, Ukraine — A beleaguered Ukraine moved to consolidate its ties with the West on Monday by signing an application to join the European Union, as the first round of talks between Ukraine and Russia aimed at ending the fighting…

FCT, Abuja - Reverend Dr Udochi Odikanwa is a pastor, not an academic; he does not teach at any university. However, over the past few years, he has earned many degrees that even a prolific scholar will be jealous of. On Friday,…

The Coventry/Warwick Ministry is again planning Lenten services on Wednesday evenings for the surrounding community. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, March 2, six area churches will take turns hosting worship with a different preacher each week.…

ROSARIO, Argentina — Following a historic meeting of the Catholic Church in Latin America and the Caribbean last November, senior leaders from the region recently traveled to Rome to discuss the fruits of the meeting with Pope…

The next stage of the Archdiocesan Synod process will take place on the weekends of February 26 and March 5, with parish synod leadership teams – 10 Catholics and their pastor – meeting in each parish…

By Gina Christian • Published on February 17, 2022 The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has released its program of listening sessions as part of the Synod on the Synodality of the Universal Church. The 18 in-person gatherings,…

Sherman C. Johnson Sr., 77, of Lewistown went to join his Lord and Savior on Monday, February 14, 2022 at…

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Benaulim resident Ashok Audi, 73, said: "The BJP has no chance here...they just lined it up to make sure they contest all the seats." He denies the role of the church in the election.Benaulim residents Frankie Pereira, 54, Agnelo…

Reading time: 6 minutesArchbishop Anthony Fisher OP preaches during Mass to mark the end of the plenary. Photo: Giovanni Portelli If the first meeting of the Plenary Council is indeed in the rearview mirror, this week saw the conclusion…

BERLIN - A report on decades of clergy sex abuse in Germany that has shone an unflattering spotlight on retired Pope Benedict XVI has added to already strong pressure for the church to reconsider Catholic rules on issues such as as…

Shirley Alice (Brown) Holbrook was born in Eunice, Missouri on May 29, 1937, to Virgil Van Buren and Mabel Edna (Mayfield) Brown. She left this life peacefully and went to heaven on February 2, 2022, at the age of 84.…

Dixie Louise Farmer-Pearman received her wings on Friday, February 4, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. She fought hard and has now finished her race!She came into this world moments after her mother jumped out of the attic of the barn as a premature baby…

A supreme body of Christian organizations in Manipur On Thursday demanded the postponement of the first phase of the State Assembly poll and said he could take a court action against the Election Commission of India if the date…

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - Redistricting has had a significant impact in Hall County. “Almost 40 percent of Hall County voters will have a different polling place for the 2022 election,” said Hall County Elections Commissioner Tracy…

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Through PTI NEW DELHI: Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Sunday that an alliance could not be forged between his party and the NCP-Shiv Sena for the Goa Assembly elections despite all efforts, but claimed that…

PARKER Arnold Oliver Parker walked through the gates of fame on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 29 at Hilltop Assembly of God Church in Boyd with interment in Boyd Cemetery. The…

Jim Van Hill, director of CCHR Sacramento, will host an educational program aimed at helping prevent future genocides. Sacramento CCHR will hold an open house to honor Holocaust victims with an…

Ecumenical Hopes and Expectations for 2022 As we come to the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the meditations of the Middle East Council of Churches remind us that we never really “conclude” this prayer! We pray…

TODAYAlcoholics Anonymous - 10-11 a.m., Hole in the Ground, 922 SE Cass Ave., Roseburg.…

ALBANY, NY (AP) – New Yorkers can once again choose to vote by mail rather than risk catching COVID-19 at…

Robert came into the gentle arms of Jesus on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, after fighting a fierce battle with COVID-19.He was the son of the late Clarence Bishop and the late Maxine Orth. Robert is survived by his beloved wife Beth (Moore);…

Reverend Dr. Lawson Kwaku Dzanku Rev. Dr. Lawson Kwaku Dzanku, Registrar of the General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Ghana (EPCG), called this weekend on those in positions of responsibility in the Church to work…

Gerald L. MockensturmGerald L. Mockensturm, 87, of Toledo, OH, died surrounded by his family on January 12, 2022. He was born to Leo and Dorothy (Weisweber) Mockensturm on August 1, 1934. He proudly served his country in the States -United.…

WINTERVILLE – Ronnie L. Coy, 79, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, at Vidant Medical Center. A memorial service…

Protestant politician in Indonesia faces jail time after being charged with hate speech for allegedly making offensive comments on social media on religious, ethnic and racial issues.Ferdinand Hutahaean, a Democratic Party politician who…

Could this deacon, preaching the homily at Mass, ever be a woman? It was 1980 or a year or two later, and I was making a decision that hurt me. I was teaching in a Catholic elementary school. My children went to Catholic elementary…

LORENA, Texas - A high school student from Lorena High School received life-changing news Friday morning in front of friends, family and the whole school.Mason Strauch was publicly accepted to West Point Military Academy in a surprise…

RALEIGH, NC (AP) - A rapid redistribution trial began Monday, designed to determine whether new North Carolina congressional and legislative maps contain illegal gerrymanders that need to be redrawn or can be used in this year's…

The New Year can bring renewed hope that things could get better, as well as a new commitment to make it…

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"I am terribly afraid of my identity as a Christian minority in my own country and the fear is more horrible than anything else," according to a Delhi-based scholar who felt uncomfortable celebrating Christmas this year with his…

A pastor celebrates a legal victory after being severely punished for organizing an outdoor religious rally for the homeless in the UK. Pastor Chizumie Dyer was fined $ 21,000 by police in February 2021 for sharing the gospel in some of…

The origin of the Black Church is often debated, but one thing is certain, it was the arrival of the Windrush generation that brought about their growth in England.And while traditional churches are in decline, majority black…

White County gets its first polling centers after the quorum court on Tuesday night approved an order and…

The North Carolina Supreme Court building in Raleigh (file) RALEIGH - A North Carolina law cannot temporarily lift the statute of limitations to allow people who were sexually assaulted as children decades ago to sue in civil court, a…

EVANSTON - High levels of carbon monoxide inside a church in Evanston sent six people, including a toddler, to area hospitals for observation on Sunday afternoon while five other people were treated at the scene, officials…

A letter from the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship to Episcopal Conferences accompanies the publication of the answers to the questions received from the local Churches concerning the application of the Motu proprio…

Two churches in Beaver Falls will be hosting a free Christmas dinner for residents in need.Christian Assembly Church and Central United Methodist Church, with volunteer help from other local churches and community members, will be offering…

Jessica Loomis Fairbrother, 40, of Williamstown, formerly of Carthage, passed away suddenly with her loving…

The anti-conversion and “jihad of love” bills are expected to shake up the winter session of the Karnataka Assembly which opened in Belgaum on Monday.The BJP government led by Basavaraj Bommai in the…

By Ben Church, CNN Samuel Eto'o was elected president of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) after winning a vote on Saturday. The former Cameroonian international promised a series of reforms after receiving 43 votes…

An NRSA official and some religious leaders in a group photo The Eastern Region National Road Safety Authority has engaged pastors and elders of Kwahu West Municipality in a "stay alive" campaign to help reduce traffic accidents…

A month and a half after the launch of the diocesan preparations for the assembly of the Synod of Bishops in 2023 on synodality, it is a good time to see how Churches in Africa are engaged in the synodal process. In a series…

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Barbara L. Martin, 77, came into Jesus' arms after a brief illness on December 2, 2021. Barb is survived by…

NEDERLAND - It's hard to miss the giant building that is the First Baptist Church Nederland. But if you stay overnight this month, it will be next to impossible. Church leaders recently unveiled a large interactive…

Left, CAS Wavinya Ndeti and Mavoko MP Patrick Makau - in white, far right. Political rivalry between Chief Administrative Secretary of Transport (CAS) Wavinya Ndeti and Mavoko MP Patrick Makau escalated into a fierce exchange of…

Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Americas addressed the fall assembly of the United States Catholic Bishops' Conference last week, calling for a "dialogue of love" between the two churches. Credit: GOARCH Archbishop Elpidophoros, the leader…

POLAND - Loretta DeBartolo, 96, went into the arms of her Savior on Monday morning, November 22, 2021, after a three-week battle with COVID-19. Loretta Buccilli DeBartolo was born on September 2, 1925 in Youngstown, in the family home of…

Pope Francis sends a video message to the plenary assembly participants of the Pontifical Council for Culture and calls for a renewed Christian humanism to help stem the fluidity of Western society. By Devin Watkins As the…

A year after covid-19 largely derailed the holiday's public celebrations, many places of worship are reverting to their old Thanksgiving traditions.At Levy Baptist Church in North Little Rock, worshipers will gather in the shrine on…

BAY COUNTY - A local nonprofit is preparing to donate thousands of pounds of food to needy families on Saturday for Thanksgiving.Feeding the Gulf Coast, formerly the Bay Area Food Bank, plans to distribute free food starting at 9 a.m. at…

HARRISON, Ark. (KY3) - Officers arrested a former pastor at Harrison Faith Church on Saturday.Brian Keith Herring, 46, is accused of stealing more than $ 500,000 after an audit revealed missing funds in church accounts.According to…

Defiance City Schools held its annual Veterans Day meeting by honoring one of its own on Thursday morning…

If you start your car one morning and hear a loud roar when you step on the gas pedal, you may have been the victim of a burglary.This disturbing sound could signal that a thief has shut off the catalytic converter, a device mounted near…

It is not uncommon for churches in the region to engage in ministry overseas, but now ministers are looking closer to home, wondering if small rural congregations can continue. Reverend Dwight Dozier of Great Bend's Encounter Church…

More and more American Protestant churches have been gathering in person since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and pastors say most of the faithful have returned as well. Almost all U.S. Protestant pastors (98%) say their church…

The Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart will organize an artisan bazaar The Fêtes du Sacré-CÅ“ur craft bazaar will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 550 Smith Road, Fremont, from 5 p.m. to 8…

The Rev. Dr Gordon Clifton Goodgame, Sr., who was a popular minister at First-Centenary United Methodist in the 1980s, died at 87 years old. He died Wednesday at Mission Hospital in Waynesville, North Carolina,…

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Friday 29 October Halloweentown in downtown Bryan from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Click here for more information. The Robertson County Zero Tolerance Coalition is hosting a 5 to 8 p.m. Trunk or Treat 1201 Brown Street, Hearne, TX Masked…

The following is taken from Archbishop J. Michael Miller's homily at the Synod Journey Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Rosary on Sunday, October 24. The good Lord gathered us in our cathedral this afternoon to begin…

Marriage licensesHolmes CountyDillon M. Baird, 138 S. Washington St., apt. B, Millersburg, concrete worker, and Rachil L. Reynolds, 138 S. Washington St., Apt. B, Millersburg, owner of a dance studio.Joseph S. Sware, 132258 State Route…

Hundreds of students from Archbishop Riordan High School held a walkout on Friday at a school-wide assembly that included a prominent anti-abortion speaker.About five minutes after the start of the presentation, during which staff members…

WINNIPEG - A judge who ruled against seven Manitoba churches that were battling public health orders said the restrictions were reasonable and necessary to stem the spread of COVID-19. WINNIPEG - A judge who ruled against seven…

By Lucien Chauvin, Catholic Information Service LIMA, Peru (CNS) - Indigenous peoples of Latin America will play a central role at a regional assembly that the Catholic Church will hold in Mexico at the end of November. The Sixth Church…

The gifts of understanding, peace and hope should be the “legacy” we pass on to…

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee (WJHL) - The Second Harvest Food Bank in Northeast Tennessee has partnered with local churches and the ETSU to provide volunteers to pack boxes of food for families across the region . According to a…

In Luke 14:26, Jesus spoke a few words that surely captured the immediate attention of his listeners, just like ours: “If someone comes to me and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers and…

WASHINGTON DC - The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America met in person for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Washington, DC!-->…

Auckland's children of second person to die from Covid-19 Outbreak of the delta remember him as a hardworking man who made them very happy. Fiatau Pulusi, 55, who was part of the Māngere church group, died on October 6 at…

Mr. Adiel Levin (Al) Adams, Jr. found God's gift of peace on Thursday, October 7, 2021 after an admirable eight-year battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Mr. Adams was born in Hawkinsville, Georgia to the late Adiel Levin Adams and Lucile…

At the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Sherri Coale transformed the world of women's basketball.Growing up in Healdton and then attending Oklahoma Christian, she has become an outstanding coach. She is also an incredible motivator and a…

THE CHURCH OF THE FALLS, Virginia. - With a line drawing deadline fast approaching, Virginia's new bipartisan Redistribution Commission is struggling to break a partisan divide over how to divide state voters into new legislative…

The Presbyterian Church General Assembly in Belfast has expressed "grave concern" to Secretary of State Brandon Lewis…

Friday 08 October 2021 By Linda Petersen Intermountain Catholic SALT LAKE CITY - Catholics in Utah will soon have the opportunity to participate in a global effort to understand where the Universal Church is…

A man in his 50s who died while being treated for Covid-19 at Middlemore Hospital was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Māngere, an Auckland counselor has confirmed. It's the 28th death in New Zealand since the virus…

Waxahachie City Council on Monday approved an application to rezone 0.9 acres at 716 Dunaway Street from Single Family District 3 to Planned Development-SF-3 to build The Heights event center.With the approval of the old 4,576 square foot…

North-South relations and those between Ireland and the UK have been "strained" by Brexit and by attempts to mark this year's centenarians, the Presbyterian moderator said.…

Roorkee: An unruly mob, believed to be made up of right-wing activists, lashed out and vandalized a Roorkee-based church, attacking five people during a Sunday prayer meeting. Two women, who were injured in the attack, and another had to…

02/10/2021 India (International Christian Concern) - According to the Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA), a Christian wedding ceremony in Madhya Pradesh was disrupted on…

Weston's "Four Corners", June 2021. Weston Today photo October 1, 2021 | by Ted Craft The establishment of a village district to possibly increase the commercial development of the city center is on the agenda of a public hearing of!--article>…

Reverend Tracy A. Stanley, 82, of Aberdeen, Md., Reunited with her Heavenly Father on September 26, 2021 after a short battle with pneumonia at Covid. Surrounded by his family and with unwavering devotion to God, he entered his heavenly…

Since the establishment of the PCI General Assembly in 1840, this has only happened six times, the last time in 1894.Reverend Trevor Gribben, Clerk of the General Assembly and Secretary General of the Presbyterian Church of Ireland, said:…

Conservative Roman Catholic media seeking to organize a rally at a meeting of American bishops in Baltimore says city officials have canceled the event because they disapprove…

Through Michel Gryboski, Christian Post reporter | Wednesday, September 29, 2021Unsplash / Gregory HayesRemoving religious tax exemptions from churches would not reduce the personal income tax rate in the United States, according to a…

ProvidedHamish Galloway has been elected moderator of the Aotearoa Presbyterian Church in New Zealand for the next two years.A newly elected Christchurch minister as spiritual leader of Aotearoa New Zealand Presbyterian Church hopes to…

Merle Ann King Whipkey, 70, of Holbrook, died on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at her home with her family by her side from non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma. She also bravely faced 35 years of rheumatoid arthritis.She was born September 4, 1951 at…

September 27, 2021 The fifth annual Day of Service provides volunteers and assists ministries in 36 locations.…

DeVere Jerry Burtenshaw October 18, 1934 - September 2, 2021 Mercer Island, Washington - DeVere Jerry Burtenshaw of Mercer Island WA, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2021 at Covenant Living at the Shores on Mercer Island after a…

(WSYR) - While a significant number of Americans seek religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine warrants, many religious leaders say: Not with our approval. Leaders of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America said last week…

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