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There is no loophole around God
Published October 16, 2009
FAIRBANKS — A few years ago, I was feeling overwhelmed with the burdens of caregiving for family members.
Ordained offender
Published October 2, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A tiny Louisville church’s newest minister is a gifted music leader and popular among its three dozen members.
A bank robber reforms in Christ
Published September 25, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A slug from a .357-caliber Magnum ended Ken Cooper’s 13-year career as a bank robber and started him on the path toward redemption and a network of five prison ministries.
Sister gospel duo still has the fire
Published September 18, 2009
NEW YORK — Many female groups have topped the charts, but at the same time, many have not lasted. Gospel duo Mary Mary almost fell in the category of casualties.
3 states still ban the wearing of religious clothing by teachers
Published September 4, 2009
PORTLAND, Ore. — A law backed by the Ku Klux Klan nearly a century ago to keep Catholics out of public schools is still on the books in Oregon, one of the last states in the nation to prohibit teachers from wearing religious clothing in classrooms.
Violence in Iraq stalls opening of Muslim seminary for Westerners
Published August 28, 2009
DETROIT — It took years for a family of prominent American Shiite scholars to build a specialized seminary that would train Americans and Europeans to lead mosques in the West.
Priests celebrate Mass on top of Denali
Published August 21, 2009
ANCHORAGE -- What is believed to be the first known Mass ever celebrated at the top of Mount McKinley took place on July 3, when three childhood friends from Poland summited the 20,320-foot peak.
Fairbanks Catholic Diocese asking for financial help
Published August 19, 2009
FAIRBANKS — A special donation appeal is being made by Fairbanks Catholic Bishop Donald Kettler to Outside diocesan contributors to keep the Fairbanks Catholic missionary diocese afloat.
Preacher councils patience
Published August 14, 2009
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the economy continues to grind away at jobs, homes and lifetimes’ of savings, Bishop Thomas D. Jakes looks back from his position as one of America’s most successful preachers and remembers his own hard times.
Priest saves souls and homes
Published August 7, 2009
LOS ANGELES — A priest’s typical mission is saving souls, but the Rev. John Lasseigne has a more down-to-earth goal — saving homes.
Faith And Flying
Published July 31, 2009
ATLANTA — Ordained a United Methodist minister, the Rev. Chester Cook has become a jack of all faiths.
Religion Class Is Optional
Published July 24, 2009
BARVIKHA, Russia — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced a pilot project Tuesday that will require schoolchildren to take classes in religion or secular ethics.
Jewish ritual finds a home in Montana
Published July 17, 2009
BOZEMAN, Mont. — In one of the least Jewish states in the country, a traditional Jewish group working to revive religious observance has built a mikvah, a ritual bath for spiritual purification.
Vatican Investigation
Published July 10, 2009
The Vatican is quietly conducting two sweeping investigations of American nuns, a development that has startled and dismayed nuns who fear they are the targets of a doctrinal inquisition.
