Bishop Sherwood Clay Carthen, minister of Bayside of South Sacramento, was remembered during a "Homegoing Celebration" of his life Friday at Capital Christian Center.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Charlene Carthen, wife of Bishop Carthen, stands in worship with her children and grandchildren behind her during a "Homegoing Celebration" of the life and and ministry of Bishop Sherwood Clay Carthen, minister of Bayside of South Sacramento, Friday, October 4, 2013, at Capital Christian Center.
On Saturday afternoon, Savitri “Savvy” Iyer, her husband, Bala Iyer, and their son Rahul and daughter Shreya welcomed several other Hindu families to sing songs, share food and admire their intricate display of 100 dolls, or golu, representing an array of Hindu deities in various forms.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. Pratibha Shalini, left, is greeted with a tika mark of red kumkum powder on her forehead by Sudha Jayaraman, during a visit to her home to view her tiered display of golu dolls in Gold River, during the Hindu celebration of the nine-night festival of Navratri.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. Wearing colorful saris, Hindu women with the Telugu Association’s Natomas group, dance around Butukamma, a 7-layered stack of seasonal flowers during a celebration of the festival of Navratri.
The intricately illustrated Saint John’s Bible Heritage Edition, right, will be exhibited in Sacramento for the first time today. The Bible is one of 299 fine art editions created from the original handwritten and illustrated Bible, which resides at Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minn. Jim Triggs, above, is executive director of the Saint John’s Bible Heritage Program. The bible’s seven volumes include all 73 books from the Old and New Testaments. Measuring 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide, the Bible has about 1,150 pages. All seven Heritage Edition volumes will be exhibited at a service this evening at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1017 11th St.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
An illustration with vibrant gold and silver illuminations shows an image of a Wisdom Woman from the book of Solomon in a volume of the The Saint John's Bible Heritage Edition. This is one of 299 fine art editions created from the original handwritten and illustrated bible which resides at Saint John's University, that took more than 15 years to make. In the tradition of great medieval Bibles, The Saint John's Bible is monumental - 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide and 1,100-plus pages organized in seven distinct volumes. All seven Heritage Edition volumes of The Saint John's Bible will be exhibited in Sacramento for the first time at a service Saturday evening at the Cathedral of Blessed Sacrament.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Jim Triggs, executive director with the Saint John's Bible Heritage Program sets up a volume of the The Saint John's Bible Heritage Edition. This is one of 299 fine art editions created from the original handwritten and illustrated bible which resides at Saint John's University, that took more than 15 years to make. In the tradition of great medieval Bibles, The Saint John's Bible is monumental - 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide and 1,100-plus pages organized in seven distinct volumes. All seven Heritage Edition volumes of The Saint John's Bible will be exhibited in Sacramento for the first time at a service Saturday evening at the Cathedral of Blessed Sacrament. Friday, November 15, 2013.
Sexy or sacrilegious? Exploitative or liberating? A Gap holiday ad featuring a Sikh man with an attractive woman touching his turban and unbuttoned shirt has provoked controversy from Yuba City to India. The ad – part of a campaign titled “Make Love” – can be seen in every Gap store nationwide and on freeway billboards.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Amardeep Singh, left, and Gursant Singh talks as a group of Sikhs protest Thursday outside of a Gap store in Davis over an ad showing a female model with a Sikh man. The protesters are saying that the ad is disrespectful of Sikh religious traditions.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Sacramentos Southside Park held a procession Thursday in honor of its namesake, the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Angelbertha Cobb of Sacramento dances in front of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. “I’m not sure if I’ll be able to dance for her again next year,” Cobb said as she stood near a fire to keep warm.
For Tuesday afternoon’s Christmas pageant at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Sacramento, the key roles in the re-enactment of the Christ child’s birth were taken by performers short on years but long on enthusiasm.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Rev. Brian Baker, Dean of Trinity Cathedral, with Lilly, 9, playing the part of the Virgin Mary and holding a statue of the baby Jesus, and Giovanni, playing the part of Joseph during Christmas Eve services and a Christmas pageant at Trinity Cathedral in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Angels played by Lucy, Olivia and Sarafina during Christmas Eve services and a Christmas pageant at Trinity Cathedral in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Five-year-old Olivia waits to play her angel part during Christmas Eve services and a Christmas pageant at Trinity Cathedral in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013.
Bayside Church in Roseville this weekend will host a special screening of a new CNN documentary that examines child sex trafficking in Cambodia and highlights efforts by Sacramento-area residents to combat the problem.
Pope Francis says his upcoming trip to the Holy Land aims to boost relations with Orthodox Christians. But the three-day visit in May also underscores Francis' close ties to the Jewish community, his outreach to Muslims and the Vatican's longstanding call for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Pope Francis, , framed by the adorned branches of a Christmas tree, delivers his blessing during the Angelus noon prayer he celebrated from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Pope Francis announced Sunday that he would travel to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan on May 24-26, his first visit to the Holy Land and one that comes amid a new U.S. push for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Pope Francis delivers his blessing during the Angelus noon prayer he celebrated from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Pope Francis announced Sunday that he would travel to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan on May 24-26, his first visit to the Holy Land and one that comes amid a new U.S. push for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Seagulls fly past pope Francis as he arrives for the Angelus noon prayer he celebrates from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Pope Francis announced Sunday that he would travel to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan on May 24-26, his first visit to the Holy Land and one that comes amid a new U.S. push for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
A seagull flies past pope Francis as he arrives for the Angelus noon prayer he celebrates from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Pope Francis announced Sunday that he would travel to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan on May 24-26, his first visit to the Holy Land and one that comes amid a new U.S. push for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Still looking for the perfect gift? No worries if you follow the Julian calendar you still have about 24 hours. Hundreds of Sacramento residents celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7 and continue celebrating through Jan. 8.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Father Dane Popovich begins Christmas Eve service at the Serbian Orthodox Church in Fair Oaks on Monday night, January 6, 2014. Thousands of Sacramento residents don't celebrate Christmas on December 25th - they observe the 2014 year old Julian calendar, and will be celebrating Christmas Eve on January 6th and Christmas January 7th. Those launching the holiday include Russians, Serbians, Ethiopians and other followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church on three continents.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Biblical images are depicted on the hanging chandelier on the second floor during Christmas Eve service at the Serbian Orthodox Church in Fair Oaks on Monday night, January 6, 2014. Thousands of Sacramento residents don't celebrate Christmas on December 25th - they observe the 2014 year old Julian calendar, and will be celebrating Christmas Eve on January 6th and Christmas January 7th. Those launching the holiday include Russians, Serbians, Ethiopians and other followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church on three continents.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Father Dane Weir swings burning sage through the church before the start of Christmas Eve service at the Serbian Orthodox Church in Fair Oaks on Monday night, January 6, 2014. Thousands of Sacramento residents don't celebrate Christmas on December 25th - they observe the 2014 year old Julian calendar, and will be celebrating Christmas Eve on January 6th and Christmas January 7th. Those launching the holiday include Russians, Serbians, Ethiopians and other followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church on three continents.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Parishioners leave light candles after a private prayer during Christmas Eve service at the Serbian Orthodox Church in Fair Oaks on Monday night, January 6, 2014. Thousands of Sacramento residents don't celebrate Christmas on December 25th - they observe the 2014 year old Julian calendar, and will be celebrating Christmas Eve on January 6th and Christmas January 7th. Those launching the holiday include Russians, Serbians, Ethiopians and other followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church on three continents.
With wails resounding amid the splendor of the Sistine Chapel, Pope Francis on Sunday baptized 32 infants, and at one point in the ceremony told mothers to feel free to feed their crying babies.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
In this photo provided by the Vatican paper L' Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis, center, leaves at the end of a ceremony where he baptized 32 babies, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. With wails resounding amid the splendor of the Sistine Chapel, the Pontiff baptized 32 infants, and at one point in the ceremony telling mothers to feel free to feed their crying babies. Formally welcoming the children as members of the Catholic church, Francis poured water from a shell-shaped dish over the heads of the babies held in their mothers' arms. Francis pronounced the babies' names one by one, as beaming parents held their children, dressed in white satin or silk gowns and other finery, in the chapel whose ceiling was frescoed by Michelangelo.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
In this photo provided by the Vatican paper L' Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis baptizes a child at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. With wails resounding amid the splendor of the Sistine Chapel, the Pontiff baptized 32 infants, and at one point in the ceremony telling mothers to feel free to feed their crying babies. Formally welcoming the children as members of the Catholic church, Francis poured water from a shell-shaped dish over the heads of the babies held in their mothers' arms. Francis pronounced the babies' names one by one, as beaming parents held their children, dressed in white satin or silk gowns and other finery, in the chapel whose ceiling was frescoed by Michelangelo.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
In this photo provided by the Vatican paper L' Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis blesses a baby during a baptism at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. With wails resounding amid the splendor of the Sistine Chapel, the Pontiff baptized 32 infants, and at one point in the ceremony telling mothers to feel free to feed their crying babies. Formally welcoming the children as members of the Catholic church, Francis poured water from a shell-shaped dish over the heads of the babies held in their mothers' arms. Francis pronounced the babies' names one by one, as beaming parents held their children, dressed in white satin or silk gowns and other finery, in the chapel whose ceiling was frescoed by Michelangelo.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
In this photo provided by the Vatican paper L' Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis blesses a baby during a baptism at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014. With wails resounding amid the splendor of the Sistine Chapel, the Pontiff baptized 32 infants, and at one point in the ceremony telling mothers to feel free to feed their crying babies. Formally welcoming the children as members of the Catholic church, Francis poured water from a shell-shaped dish over the heads of the babies held in their mothers' arms. Francis pronounced the babies' names one by one, as beaming parents held their children, dressed in white satin or silk gowns and other finery, in the chapel whose ceiling was frescoed by Michelangelo.
UC Davis will start late next year and shorten its winter break to allow Jewish students to observe the High Holy Days.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
A large crowd visits the displays in the engineering department of UC Davis during the annual Picnic Day in Davis on Saturday, April 20, 2013.
Bishop Jaime Soto got an assist from the Vatican on Friday when Pope Francis appointed Monsignor Myron Cotta of Fresno as second-in-command of the growing Sacramento Catholic Diocese.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. Monsignor Myron Cotta was named auxiliary bishop of the Sacramento Diocese. He grew up on a farm in Merced County and has served as a priest in the Fresno Diocese for 26 years.
I’ve known an Irish priest who kept the faith no matter what. I’ve sampled good wine with him at family dinners and watched him throw his head back and laugh as children asked if they could call him “Papa Murphy” – like the pizza chain.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Father James Murphy gives communion during Mass at Immaculate Conception Parish Church, on Thursday night, January 30, 2014.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Father James Murphy dresses before Mass at Immaculate Conception Parish Church, on Thursday night, January 30, 2014.
The nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese has agreed to pay $720 million to clergy abuse victims over the past decade and released internal files that showed Cardinal Roger Mahony shielded priests and ordered a surrogate to withhold evidence from police, yet Mahony and other archdiocese leaders are unlikely to face criminal charges.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2008 file photo, Cardinal Roger Mahony officiates during Ash Wednesday services at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will pay $13 million to settle 17 clergy abuse lawsuits, including 11 that involve a visiting Mexican priest who fled prosecution and remains a fugitive more than 25 years later, plaintiffs' attorneys said Tuesday Feb. 18, 2014.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Esther Miller, a past victim of clergy abuse, points at her perpetrator, Michael Nocita, pictured far left, during a news conference announcing a $13 million settlement of behalf of 17 survivors who were sexually abused by five different perpetrators in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Los Angeles. Victims' attorneys, Jeff Anderson, left, and Anthony DeMarco, right, listen.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Esther Miller, a past victim of clergy abuse listens during a news conference announcing a $13 million settlement of behalf of 17 survivors who were sexually abused by five different perpetrators in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Los Angeles. Former Archbishop Roger Mahony's deposition was obtained by The Associated Press and is part of the evidence included in a settlement of abuse claims against Aguilar Rivera and four other priests.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
This Jan. 21, 2013 file photo shows the entrance to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, the headquarters for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will pay $13 million to settle 17 clergy abuse lawsuits, including 11 that involve a visiting Mexican priest who fled prosecution and remains a fugitive more than 25 years later, plaintiffs' attorneys said Tuesday Feb. 18, 2014.
Led by five Sacramento-area congregations, 30 United Methodist churches in Northern California and other Western states have declared that their members support same-sex church weddings – a stance that defies international church rules.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.
Hellen Pontac of Marriage Equality USA serves cake to people celebrating same-sex marriages at the Sacramento County Clerk / Recorder's office in Sacramento on Friday, February 14, 2014. Friday is Valentine's Day and the most popular day for marriages. This is the first Valentine's Day that same-sex couples will be able to marry officially.
A Roseville-based megachurch has joined a national movement promoting a new movie about the life of Jesus Christ. Bayside Church bought out all 16 screens of a Rocklin multiplex Wednesday night for a private early showing of the feature film, Son of God.
People too busy to get to Ash Wednesday church services this week were able to get their Ashes to Go.
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view. The Rev. Frank Espegren, senior pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church, blesses Marisol Vivanco of Sacramento after marking a cross on her forehead with ashes outside the church Wednesday.
