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SAN JOSE, Calif. —The handful of sewing machines and bolts of plain white cotton muslin didn't look like much, but at a recent Sunday's Sew What? meeting, they kept alive deeply rooted Jewish customs with a meaning thousands of years old.
Kevin Regan said he looks forward to the Midwest Catholic Family Conference every year.
DALLAS — Isador Lieberman, a world-renowned spinal surgeon, is the kind of guy whose work life is scheduled to the minute.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —With school out and family vacations on, summer is a challenging time for church attendance.
The church’s lifting of a ban on gay or lesbian seminarians allowed Jeannine Oakes to follow her calling.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. —The woman in dark sunglasses smiles at the motorist outside the church. She hands him a green leaflet, one that says, among other things, "Turn in abusers!"
In “Voices of Faith,” religious leaders answer readers’ questions.
Like just about everybody else, Orthodox Jews in Los Angeles have their issues with the I-405 widening project. Unlike most people, however, their primary concern is not necessarily the impending closure of a stretch of the freeway.
CHICAGO — Some people believe the world literally revolves around them. It's a belief born not of selfishness but faith.
Just beyond the west shore entrance to Cheney Lake in the shade of a tidy, covered shelter, the sounds of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" played in harmony with bird songs and chirping crickets on Sunday morning.
Vatican investigator Andrea Ambrosi thinks Emil Kapaun has a real shot at being named a saint by the Catholic Church in a few years.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. —Producers of faith-based movies have a message for Hollywood studios: Make the movies, and customers will pay to watch them.
SAN MATEO, Calif. —A San Mateo County woman filed a discrimination lawsuit this week against Abercrombie & Fitch, claiming the clothing retailer fired her from its Hollister Co. store at Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo because her Muslim headscarf clashed with the company's image.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Rebecca Gertner believes her faith will help pay the medical bills. That's why every phone call with her health care representative ends the same.
TAMAROA, Ill. —Cornfields still too wet to plant were on some of their minds, as they gathered for worship at Immaculate Conception Church. They could only fill a few pews at the rural parish.
LOS ANGELES — Mitt Romney is stepping away from the rest of the field for the GOP presidential nomination and is increasingly competitive against President Barack Obama, though the former Massachusetts governor faces a potential problem because of his religion, according to the Quinnipiac poll released this week.
NEW YORK — A Maryland Episcopal parish will be the first in the United States to join the Roman Catholic Church under a new streamlined conversion process created by Pope Benedict XVI, leaders of both church groups said.
They were astounded the Bible verse was still there.
MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho — A Christian ministry has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, arguing that unconstitutional zoning rules discriminate against religious groups.
CHICAGO — One day not long ago, shortly before his 95th birthday last month, Rabbi Herman Schaalman had an epiphany.
