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Obituary: The Rev. James Straukamp taught history, preached for justice
The Rev. James E. Straukamp, a retired California State University, Sacramento, history professor who preached social justice as a Catholic priest before joining the Episcopal Church, died March 4 of...
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Retired Bishop Francis Quinn maintains a quiet life at 90
At age 90, in the twilight of his more than 65 years as a priest, including serving as bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento from 1980 to 1994, Bishop Francis Quinn remains a man of faith and...
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Friday was sacred for both Christians and Jews
Each year, millions of Jews celebrate Passover, which commemorates the flight of the Jews from slavery in Egypt. Around the same time each year, millions of Christians observe Good Friday, which...
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An interfaith Easter
It began with a dream, says the Rev. Michael Moran, senior minister of worship at the Spiritual Life Center of Sacramento, which draws on the teachings of many faiths. Valerie Cantone, left, and Pat...
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Gov. Jerry Brown preaches tax message to church leaders
Gov. Jerry Brown, campaigning at a Sacramento church Thursday, called on California's religious leaders to engage in a "campaign of civic activism" to pass his ballot initiative to raise taxes. Gov....
View ArticleBayside churches come through for charities
The Bayside churches in Placer and Sacramento counties are coming through in a big way for charities.
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Q&A: New Sacramento church plans prayer breakfast
Mark Meeks, longtime minister of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Sacramento, recently had a vision. God told him, he said, to create a "mosaic" church that welcomes people of all religious and...
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Discarded Hindu symbol brings anger, uncertainty to Yuba City temple
The Sri Narayan Hindu Temple, a spiritual jewel attended by Indian immigrants across faiths, no longer has its sacred core. Kulwant Minhas cleans up Sunday at the altar in the Sri Narayan Hindu Temple...
View ArticleEgyptian composer to join Sacramento Youth Symphony event
The Sacramento Youth Symphony is performing twice Sunday at Congregation B'nai Israel in Land Park in concerts featuring Egyptian composer Riad Abdel-Gawad.
View ArticleLegionaries of Christ ending their role in Sacramento area
The Legionaries of Christ are withdrawing from Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, ending the prominent Catholic religious order's presence in the Sacramento region.
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Obituary: Music minister Thomas F. Fox had active role in Sacramento faith...
Thomas F. Fox, a Sacramento music minister who was the eldest child of iconic film and TV star Dale Evans, died May 16 of complications from congestive heart failure, his family said. He was 84. Thomas...
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Church loan paid in full; Sacramento pastor plans mortgage-burning ceremony
The Rev. Ephraim Williams preaches an old-fashioned message of responsibility and robust self-sufficiency to his Oak Park congregation of 5,000 – and he means what he says. The Rev. Ephraim Williams is...
View ArticleSacramento music festivals will promote patriotism, Christianity
Two free church-backed music festivals will flood Sacramento in the coming weeks, one with the intention of rejuvenating the Christian community and the other with a desire to ignite patriotism.
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Obituary: The Rev. Linda Snyder, United Methodist minister
The Rev. Linda Snyder, former pastor of Florin United Methodist Church in Sacramento, died Tuesday of complications from necrotizing fasciitis, her family said. She was 62. Linda Snyder
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Palau festival draws estimated 40,000 to Cal Expo
A crowd estimated by organizers at 40,000 came to Cal Expo on Saturday for a day of Christian rock, extreme sports and preaching at the Luis Palau Sacramento Festival. Luis Palau, an Argentinian...
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Obituary: The Rev. Eddie Phillips founded churches in Sacramento, Reno
The Rev. Eddie Phillips, a Baptist minister for more than 60 years who founded and led churches in Sacramento and Reno, died June 9 of age-related complications, his family said. He was 93. The Rev....
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Bill would shield churches from performing same-sex marriages
A bill making its way through the Legislature would protect churches' nonprofit status if clergy members refuse to perform gay marriages. Mark Wilson carries a rainbow flag during San Francisco's 42nd...
View ArticleSpiritual Life Center finds a home at Sacramento City College
When the Rev. Michael Moran peers out from his new altar, he said, he can see all 600 faces of his congregation that represent faiths spanning from Christianity to Judaism to Islam.
View ArticleChristian church in Sacramento cooks ritual Ramadan meal for Muslim neighbors
Every night at sundown, hundreds of Muslim people gather at the Sacramento Area League of Associated Muslims Center for iftar, the evening meal that breaks their daily fast during the holy month of...
View ArticleNuns weigh response to Vatican rebuff
U.S. nuns are preparing to assemble in St. Louis next week for a pivotal meeting at which they will try to decide how to respond to a scathing critique of their doctrinal loyalty issued this spring by...
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