Davis Catholic priest arrested on suspicion of statutory rape
A priest at St. James Parish Catholic church in Davis has been arrested for allegedly abusing a 17-year-old female, the Davis Police said.
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A second Sikh temple faces opposition in Sacramento County
Sri Guru Ravidass Temple wants to replace its existing Sikh prayer hall with a 12,000-square-foot building with gold domes in a rural neighborhood near Dry Creek Road and G Street in Rio Linda....
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Abuse victims skeptical about meeting with pope
A Massachusetts man who took part in a private meeting six years ago between Pope Benedict XVI and victims of sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests said Tuesday that he hopes another summit planned soon...
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Davis priest faces three felony charges of unlawful sex
The Davis priest arrested in May on suspicion of having sex with a 17-year-old girl faces three felony charges tied to the allegations. Hector Coria Gonzales
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Sacramento recalls 1999 synagogue firebombings by white supremacist brothers
Fifteen years after three Sacramento synagogues were firebombed, Sacramento's multi-faith community comes together to continue the healing. Rabbi Mona Alfi of B’nai Israel recalled how a full-page ad...
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Mormon church excommunicates women's group founder
The Mormon church excommunicated the founder of a prominent women's group Monday, a rare move that brings down the harshest punishment available on an adherent who created an organization and staged...
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Experts: Mormon excommunication 'warns everybody'
The decision by the Mormon church to excommunicate the founder of a prominent women's group marks a stern statement at a time when the church is under pressure to recognize gay rights and allow women...
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Rev. Dan Madigan to retire after 50 years with Sacramento Diocese
The Rev. Dan Madigan, founder of the Sacramento Food Bank, will retire from the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento on Sunday after 50 years as a parish priest. The Rev. Dan Madigan plays with his Great...
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Davis priest pleads guilty to statutory rape of teen parishioner
Calling his behavior “a crime and a sin,” local Catholic Church officials will ask the Vatican to defrock a disgraced Davis priest after he pleaded guilty to statutory rape of a teenage parishioner....
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Sacramento faith groups respond to Israeli teens' murder
Local faith groups are finding ways to participate in the international dialogue surrounding the high profile murder of three Israeli teenagers and subsequent Israeli military response in the Gaza...
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Sacramento relatives of slain Palestinian teen say he didn’t deserve...
Muhammed Abu Khdeir, the Palestinian teen who was kidnapped and burned to death Wednesday in Jerusalem, was a sweet, peaceful boy, his relatives in Sacramento said Thursday. Aisha Abu Khdair, in the...
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Q&A: Sacramento pastor builds bridges across religions
For Ramadan, Pastor Rick J. Cole of Capital Christian Center one of the regions oldest and largest fundamentalist churches gave a sermon to about 500 Muslims and their friends at the Sunrise Event...
View ArticleStudent: Expelled from college after gay marriage
A woman said Monday that she was expelled from a private, Christian college in suburban Oklahoma City because she married her same-sex partner.
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Friends celebrate Sacramento’s longest serving Roman Catholic priest,...
He’s been toasted in pubs throughout Kilkenny County, Ireland, for his hurling prowess and called the “Irish Godfather,” “the spiritual father of south Sacramento,” a singer and a saint during his 66...
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Sacramento Congo connection forms lasting roots
As Jamie, 6, and Jordan, 5, made their way down a church camp chow line recently, the choices were abundant – hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, taco salad, potato salad, garden salad, watermelon and cookies...
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Congressman spreads gospel on Capitol Hill
Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo of Mississippi has found a way to inject new meaning into constituent service by obliging a request to distribute Bibles to his colleagues in Congress, all 534 of them....
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Bible-based recovery center seeks to cure addiction among Sacramento’s...
Behind a locked gate on E Street in rural North Highlands, about a dozen young men pray to God to deliver them from addiction – part of the God Will Provide treatment regimen. Michael Kumansky, 20, at...
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Pastor pleads no contest in sex sting
A Carmichael pastor caught in a prostitution sting has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor soliciting for prostitution, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office. John Oselsky
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Sacramento church seeks donations of food, medical supplies for...
An Ebola donation drive seeks medical supplies, non-perishable food and drinks, as well as cash to help West Africans and aid workers trying to stamp out the deadly virus. Men, right, working for a...
View ArticlePolice: Carbon monoxide caused missionary deaths
Police in Taiwan suspect carbon monoxide poisoning caused the deaths of two Mormon missionaries.
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