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Rancho Cordova mixing church and state, critics charge
Two groups claim the city of Rancho Cordova is violating the constitutional principle of separation between church and state by scheduling a "Celebration of Faith" this Sunday as part of its 10th...
View ArticleMarcos Breton: Former 'rock star' priest facing trial as a solitary figure
The crowds have left the side of Uriel Ojeda, the former "rock star" priest facing criminal charges that he sexually molested a young girl.
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Caregiver writes from spiritual perspective about his role aiding ailing wife...
Together, Coy Cross II and his wife, Carol, took a caregiving journey from hope to tragedy. Cross, a retired historian, cared for Carol after she was diagnosed with advanced stage ovarian cancer in May...
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Bishop's messenger says he wasn't Ojeda's 'confessor'
The priest said it was all about business the day he went to Redding with a private eye to see another priest who had been accused of child molestation. The Rev. Uriel Ojeda waits for an elevator...
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Francis speeds sainthood of two papal predecessors
Showing more of his sprightly personality and his priorities, Pope Francis sped two of his predecessors toward sainthood on Friday: John Paul II, who guided the Roman Catholic Church during the end of...
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Sacramento priest accepts plea deal in molestation case
Grudgingly, one of the nation's leading critics of the Catholic Church's handling of sexual abuse by priests credited the Sacramento Diocese with doing some things right in the prosecution of the Rev....
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Marcos Breton: Priest's downfall a tragedy of faith, delusion and denial
The nature of faith is to believe in something larger than yourself. Ojeda, second from left, waits to be taken into custody Friday. The Rev. Uriel Ojeda agreed to a no-contest plea Friday for sexually...
View ArticleBayside Church buys land for new facility
Roseville-based Bayside Church has purchased 60 acres of land along the Highway 65 corridor and plans to build a church on the site.
View ArticleIn Sacramento, Methodists vow to marry same-sex couples
Less than a month after same-sex couples in California received the go-ahead to wed, a retired Methodist minister from Sacramento has come forward with a group of colleagues willing to perform same-sex...
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There's an app to read Good Book
More than 500 years after Gutenberg, the Bible is having its i-moment. Nick Oxford New York Times The YouVersion free app displays Scripture on an iPad mini. With 600 Bible translations available, the...
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Rick Warren returns to pulpit after son's suicide
Nearly four months after his son's suicide, popular pastor Rick Warren returned to the pulpit Saturday afternoon at the Southern California megachurch he founded. In this June 23, 2009 photo,...
View ArticleTelevangelist Schuller out of hospital after fall
Crystal Cathedral founder and former televangelist the Rev. Robert H. Schuller is out of the hospital after a fall at his Southern California home last month.
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Marking a milestone
Three young women view a photo they took of themselves Thursday before the start of the Eid prayer signaling the end of Ramadan at the Jackson Sports Academy in McClellan Park in Sacramento. Kamoliddin...
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A diocese's darkest day
Sacramento Catholic officials were shocked when a father called to charge a revered priest with abusing his teenage daughter. What followed was a time of pain that tested whether the church had learned...
View ArticleSuisun City council to have first Hindu invocation
For the first time, the City Council of Suisun City will start its day with Oms.
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Uriel Ojeda to join few Catholic clergy in California prisons for child sex...
Once a rising star in the Sacramento Roman Catholic Diocese, lauded by parishioners for his compassion and faith, the Rev. Uriel Ojeda likely will spend at least seven years in the harsh confines of an...
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Atheist parolee wins federal appeal, is entitled to damages in rights case
An atheist parolee who was sent back to prison after he balked at participating in a religious-oriented drug treatment program must receive monetary compensation, a federal appellate court ruled...
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Davis minister will address King march anniversary event
A prominent Davis minister - known for her reconciliation efforts and for mediating in the UC Davis pepper-spray incident - will address the nation today on the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin...
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Q&A: Prayer, healing season here for Judaism
Prayer, reflection, repairing relationships, atonement, forgiveness, fasting, resolutions and a fresh start followed by eight days of happiness starting with what else? plenty of Jewish food. The...
View ArticleAgnostic becomes minister to give Rancho Cordova City Council invocation
A Rancho Cordova man, who describes himself as agnostic, said he joined the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster so he can deliver an invocation at a Rancho Cordova City Council meeting advocating...
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