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… the true sense of prophetic religion. Fred Rogers was fighting a … Rogers knew that a good religion balances kindness with justice. Consider …

VILNIUS, Lithuania (CNS) -- Outside the former KGB headquarters in Vilnius, Pope Francis ended a day of paying homage to victims of totalitarianism and of warning Lithuanians to be attentive to any signs of anti-Semitism or hatred. The walls of the KGB …

September 23, 2018 // Diocese Fort Wayne Maurice Lombardo, 74, St. Vincent de Paul Donna J. Wagner, 81, Our Lady of Good Hope Marcella E. Ostman, St. Jude Mishawaka Elsie Leitner, 84, Queen of Peace Ralph S. Petersen, 88, Queen of Peace South Bend …

September 23, 2018 // National CHICAGO (CNS) — Catholic Extension’s finalists for its Lumen Christi Award show “what can happen when we build up and strengthen Catholic faith communities in the poorest parts of the United States,’” said Father …

September 23, 2018 // National ALLOUEZ, Wis. (CNS) — When David Marosek, who had been battling stage 4 rectal cancer since July 2016, got the news in April his cancer had returned and spread into his lungs and spine, it was a depressing time. “I …

… which has been inclined towards religion for centuries. Cardinal stated mentioned … rights has become the latest religion of the Western world. There …

… as the Jersey's religion reporter.  Weiss' query led … about the people who make religion relevant and vital for our … of the exciting aspects of religion writing is that it is … this newspaper for maintaining a religion page, which few dailies do …

September 23, 2003 Simcha Dinitz, a longtime Israeli diplomat who served as Israel’s Ambassador to the United States from 1973-1978, passed away at the age of 74. Considered one of Israel’s greatest diplomats, Dinitz began his career in the Ministry of …

… poorest countries where the official religion is Voodoo, and having wandered … quick to cast every Afrocentric religion that practises ritualistic sacrifice of … 5: Voodoo is a primitive religion.   Voodoo, also called Orisa (Trinidad … (Spanish-speaking Caribbean) is a veritable religion with its own body of …

By BERNIE BELLAN Opened less than four years ago (in December 2014), BerMax Caffé & Bistro, located at 1800 Corydon Avenue, has surprised many of its Jewish customers by making the decision to go non-kosher (meaning it is no longer under any kind of …

By MYRON LOVE Gerry Kaplan will tell you that he is not your usual social worker. “Unlike most social workers I’m in private practice providing research and evaluation services, and I focus on both quantitative and qualitative analyses.” Kaplan is a …

Bishop Robert Brennan, Father Gonzalo Oajaca Lopez and other members of the Diocese of Rockville Centre delegation to V Encuentro.   By Norma Montenegro Flynn, Catholic News Service GRAPEVINE, Texas (CNS) — The thousands of Hispanic Catholic ministry …

… Connor. “It was very helpful.” Religion teacher Cindy Esch was especially …

… seemingly rigid demands of the religion of their forebears. The Wisdom …

VILNIUS, Lithuania (CNS) -- Meeting young Lithuanians in Vilnius, Pope Francis said he wanted a relaxed conversation, like they were sitting in a pub drinking "a beer or a gira," a slightly alcoholic beverage made from fermented rye bread. Yet …

… theology and the sociology of religion at St. Mary’s University … some religion are likely to say it for a reason. Religion is …

Marty Morantz By BERNIE BELLAN In the summer of 1974 Americans – and the rest of the world as well, were caught up in what was to become the most enthralling political scandal in that country’s history to that date: Watergate. Young Marty Morantz was then …

Jim Carr (2nd from right) at a major infrastructure project in Tel Aviv, led by Canadian architecture firm ibigroup By BERNIE BELLAN Following Minister of International Trade Diversification Jim Carr’s return to Canada, we were invited to meet with the …

  Eli Cohen, Israel’s Minister of Economy & Industry (left) and Jim Carr, Canada’s Minister of International Trade Diversification, in IsraelBy BERNIE BELLAN Jim Carr, the Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre, and now Canada’s Minister of …

Gail Asper (right) with the award named for her which was presented to her at a Gala Reception September 13, by Elba Haid, Chair, Manitoba Opera Board of Trustees (left). Manitoba Opera announced  that  the Gala Reception honouring Winnipeg philanthropist …

… belief is "Coerced religion is no religion." Coming from a …

… ten say they have no religion. Notably, they are less likely … is that, rather than condemn religion as a force for Trumpism … , similarly take the view that religion brings liberal Americans towards the … vote came from those without religion, according to the Democracy Fund …

VILNIUS, Lithuania (CNS) -- For the first time in decades, all of the Catholic bishops in China are in full communion with the pope, the Vatican announced. Pope Francis lifted the excommunications or irregular status of seven bishops who had been ordained …

VILNIUS, Lithuania (CNS) -- In Lithuania, a nation that experienced invasions, atrocities and persecution, Pope Francis began his visit with a plea to break down walls of suspicion and fear. "If we look at the world scene in our time, more and more …