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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

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.

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

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.

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

This little chapel got a big miracle. Read story

FILE -- Worshipers in New York's East Harlem neighborhood take part in the traditional annual prayer commemorating the end of Ramadan, in front of the Masjid Aqsa-Salam mosque, on July 17, 2015. New York Mayor Eric Adams announced new guidelines Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, allowing mosques to broadcast the Muslim call to prayer on Fridays and at sundown during the holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Bryan R.

New rules for NYC mosques

FILE -- Worshipers in New York's East Harlem neighborhood take part in the traditional annual prayer commemorating the end of Ramadan, in front of the Masjid Aqsa-Salam mosque, on July 17, 2015. New York Mayor Eric Adams announced new guidelines Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, allowing mosques to broadcast the Muslim call to prayer on Fridays and at sundown during the holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Bryan R.

September 2, 2023, 6:01am Churches & Religion

The Muslim call to prayer will ring out more freely in New York City under guidelines announced Tuesday by Mayor Eric Adams, which he said should foster a spirit of inclusivity. Read story

Pope Francis is greeted by Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, left, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, and faithful gathered outside the Apostolic Prefecture in Ulaanbaatar's Kahn Uul district, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. Pope Francis is traveling to Mongolia to encourage one of the world's smallest and newest Catholic communities. It's the first time a pope has visited the Asian country and comes at a time when the Vatican's relations with Mongolia's two powerful neighbors, Russia and China, are once again strained.

Pope arrives on first visit to Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained

Pope Francis is greeted by Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, left, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, and faithful gathered outside the Apostolic Prefecture in Ulaanbaatar's Kahn Uul district, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. Pope Francis is traveling to Mongolia to encourage one of the world's smallest and newest Catholic communities. It's the first time a pope has visited the Asian country and comes at a time when the Vatican's relations with Mongolia's two powerful neighbors, Russia and China, are once again strained.

September 1, 2023, 7:41am Churches & Religion

Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities. Read story

Former Catholic cardinal, age 93, is not competent to stand trial on teen sexual abuse charges

August 30, 2023, 10:39am Churches & Religion

A judge ruled Wednesday that a 93-year-old former Roman Catholic cardinal is not competent to stand trial after both prosecutors and defense attorneys determined he suffers from dementia, and dismissed charges he sexually assaulted a teenage boy in Massachusetts decades ago. Read story

A woman carries a child past a cross and Christian quotes on the street in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a mission begun by the 13th century Pope Innocent IV, who dispatched emissaries east to ascertain the intentions of the rapidly expanding Mongol Empire and beseech its leaders to halt the bloodshed and convert.

Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission

A woman carries a child past a cross and Christian quotes on the street in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a mission begun by the 13th century Pope Innocent IV, who dispatched emissaries east to ascertain the intentions of the rapidly expanding Mongol Empire and beseech its leaders to halt the bloodshed and convert.

August 30, 2023, 8:09am Churches & Religion

When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a mission begun by the 13th-century Pope Innocent IV, who dispatched emissaries east to ascertain the intentions of the rapidly expanding Mongol Empire and beseech its leaders to halt the bloodshed and convert. Read story

Winston's British Fish n Chips has moved from a food cart pod near Living Hope Church to a new location at 221 N.E. 104th St. at the west end of the Walmart parking lot.

3 food carts depart Living Hope Church location over traffic fee dispute

Winston's British Fish n Chips has moved from a food cart pod near Living Hope Church to a new location at 221 N.E. 104th St. at the west end of the Walmart parking lot.

August 30, 2023, 6:06am Business

A food cart pod at Living Hope Church has lost three of its five carts due to a $45,000 traffic impact study fee that the church intended to pass onto the owners. Read story

Pope Francis delivers his speech as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023.

Vatican forced to clarify Pope’s praise of Russia’s past empire

Pope Francis delivers his speech as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023.

August 29, 2023, 7:40am Churches & Religion

The Vatican tried to walk back remarks from Pope Francis after he told Russians last week to take pride in being “the heirs” of “that great Russian empire” in comments that ignited outrage in Ukraine. Read story

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023.

Pope says ‘backward’ U.S. conservatives have replaced faith with ideology

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023.

August 28, 2023, 7:36am Churches & Religion

Pope Francis has blasted the “backwardness” of some conservatives in the U.S. Catholic Church, saying they have replaced faith with ideology and that a correct understanding of Catholic doctrine allows for change over time. Read story