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The Rev. James E. Straukamp
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Bishop Francis Quinn celebrates Mass on Thursday in his apartment at Mercy McMahon Terrace in Sacramento. Quinn no longer performs public Mass but is still deeply involved with residents.
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An anointing of the sick ceremony is held in his room.
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Bishop Quinn, who was hospitalized for heart problems last year, uses a walker in a Mercy McMahon Terrace hallway after last week's Holy Thursday ceremony.
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Toward the end of Friday's service at St. Francis of Assisi, parishioners pass a large cross. "That's a big piece of wood, but it is lighter when everyone else joins in," said the Rev. Anthony Garibaldi. "So that's really what it means. Your crosses are lighter in life when you have other people help you to carry them."
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A large cross is presented to the congregation at St. Francis of Assisi as part of the church's Good Friday services. The custom was started several years ago.
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Valerie Cantone, left, and Pat Orner sing during the Easter morning service for their Christian church, the Spiritual Life Center of Sacramento, held Sunday in the auditorium of the Sacramento Area League of Associated Muslims, or SALAM.
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Gov. Jerry Brown, center, appeals to faith-based organizations in Sacramento to support his initiative to raise taxes. Church leaders said they will join the campaign to win approval of his plan, which is expected to qualify for the November ballot.
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Speaking at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Gov. Jerry Brown said Thursday that wealthy Californians have been "blessed" and should be willing to help the less fortunate.
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Gail Meeks
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Kulwant Minhas cleans up Sunday at the altar in the Sri Narayan Hindu Temple in Yuba City. Missing from the religious icons is the Shivling, which to the dismay of many of the area's Hindus and others was put outside, in a plastic bag near the garbage. In its place here is a tall vase of flowers.
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Himant Pandit washes and pays honor to the Shivling in his yard. Pandit said "my heart dropped" when he saw where it had been placed earlier.
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Hardial Singh Hunji, 96, and his daughter, Prem Hunji Turner. Hunji, a Sikh, built the temple to honor his late wife, a Hindu.
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Thomas F. Fox
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The Rev. Ephraim Williams is a big believer in clearing debt. As his St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church congregation prepares to celebrate paying off a 10-year mortgage ahead of schedule, Williams says: "They say I'm old school. But if I am, why doesn't new school pay the bills?"
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St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Oak Park paid off its Family Life Center, which includes a basketball court, in just six years.
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Linda Snyder
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Luis Palau, an Argentinian preacher who has held revivals in 74 countries, salutes the children's performance at Cal Expo Saturday. Local church leaders called it the biggest religious event in Sacramento since Billy Graham preached here in 1995.
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Temperatures above 100 degrees made floppy hats, baseball caps and umbrellas a necessity Saturday for the crowd, estimated at 40,000, at the Luis Palau Sacramento Festival at Cal Expo.
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The Rev. Eddie Phillips
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Mark Wilson carries a rainbow flag during San Francisco's 42nd annual gay pride parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012. Organizers say more than 200 floats, vehicles and groups of marchers took part in the parade.
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Sen. Mark Leno's bill would protect churches whose clergy refused to perform gay marriages. It calls marriage a civil contract, not religious.
