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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also does not provide religious exemptions for vaccines for its members, according to church spokesperson Eric Hawkins. (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is undergoing major renovations on …

Mr. Editor, Please leave me space in your journal for the publication of this tribute to Reverend P. Derek H. Goodrich, MA (University of Canterbury), AA Derek H. Goodrich, 1927-2021. A lifespan of 94 years, with a remarkable and exceptional career as a pastor, who in his words “had accumulated …

On September 6, 2019, I desperately desired God’s direction as I entered the chapel at the Newman Catholic Center in St. John’s. While waiting to confess, I knelt on a bench, praying for guidance. After confessing half an hour later, I left the chapel and walked down Armory Avenue in …

Christians in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh state, or anywhere in neighboring central India, have not heard of the Kerala-based Syro Malabar Catholic Church and its several bishops. They don’t seem to be in a hurry to get to know each other. In all fairness, it can be said that …

In a recent video appearance, Hollywood actor Mel Gibson espoused anti-Vatican II views and endorsed a new organization for so-called “canceled” priests whose bishops removed them from office for defying church authorities or expressed controversial views. Gibson, also a producer and director who is reportedly filming a sequel to his …

Almost 200 people gathered with Bishop Robert Deeley at St. Joseph’s Church in Bridgton on Saturday August 21 for a Mass and Eucharistic procession on the occasion of a golden anniversary. “It is a joy to be with you for this celebration of the 50th anniversary of the consecration of …

Brother Chad Guillaume This last Friday, August 13, we celebrated a devout Christian from the United States. Michael McGivney died 130 years ago. Ordained a Catholic priest just 12 years after the end of the Civil War, the humble pastor ministered at a time before telephones and light bulbs. In …

French police vehicles are parked where a 60-year-old French Catholic priest was murdered in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvres, western France – Copyright AFP Sébastien SALOM-GOMIS Alexandre HIELARD A Rwandan refugee suspected of causing a major fire that ravaged the cathedral in the French city of Nantes last year murdered a Catholic priest in …

Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli © Aid to the Church in Need Source: Aid to the Church in Need A priest who spent two years in captivity with a jihadist group in the Sahel region has revealed how he “felt the silence of God” during his two-year ordeal that saw him …

The population of New York is over 30% Catholic. With the abundance of Roman Catholic churches and schools in the state and the squalid reality of predatory clergy, it’s no surprise that New York City has a significant number of priestly sexual abuse complaints. Indecent assaults and rapes committed against …