Faith And Values
Vista congregation marks first half-century
A half-century ago, in an attempt to give their children a more liberal religious education, 21 people joined to create what is now the Palomar Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Vista. Last month, the fellowship finished a yearlong celebration of its 50-year existence.
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Serbs bid emotional farewell to Patriarch Pavle
BELGRADE, Serbia ---- Hundreds of thousands of people joined a somber funeral procession Thursday for Patriarch Pavle, the leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church through its post-Communist revival and the Balkans' bloody ethnic conflicts in the 1990s.
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Internet believers: Pastors open online churches
Church volunteers greet visitors entering the lobby. The worship band begins its set and a pastor offers to pray privately with anyone during the service.
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World and national religion briefs
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Faith & Values briefs for the week of Nov. 20
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Event to highlight Christian persecution
Pakistan native and Christian Pastor Mujahid El Masih said he can vividly recall when his hometown was "attacked and burned to the ground" by a mob of Muslim extremists.
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Catholic documents in oldest U.S. city preserved
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. ---- Sister Catherine Bitzer slowly opened a file box and carefully removed a brittle page, scarred by years of neglectful storage, mold and insects. At 415 years old, the marriage record written by a Roman Catholic priest is still readable and is one of the oldest kno…
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Evangelists target spiritually cold New England
WATERTOWN, Mass. ---- It's hard to tell in the quiet of a color-splashed autumn morning, but Redeemer Fellowship Church is trying to set roots in a rough neighborhood. For churches, anyway.
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Pope prays to musical accompaniment on new CD
ROME ---- Pope Benedict XVI sings and prays along to a mix of modern music and ancient church chants in a new album presented Tuesday before its release at the end of the month.
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Faith & Values briefs for the week of Nov. 13
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Faith & Values calendar for the week of Nov. 13
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Oceanside church welcomes new pastor
After moving to the East Coast for two years, the Rev. Tim Beal returned to Southern California to be installed as the new designated pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Oceanside. In his career, Beal has worked in two different churches in Southern California, and now his three grown …
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Defections, court fights test Scientology
The Church of Scientology is going through a difficult season.
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Faith & Values calendar for the week of Nov. 6
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FAITH: LETTERS, Nov. 6, 2009
God commanded different kinds of marriages
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