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Memorial mourns bishop carthen
Bishop Sherwood Clay Carthen, minister of Bayside of South Sacramento, was remembered during a "Homegoing Celebration" of his life Friday at Capital Christian Center. Charlene Carthen, wife of Bishop...
View ArticleKVIE documentary contrasts religions, stereotypes
The documentary “The Asian and Abrahamic Religions: A Divine Encounter in America” takes viewers inside the Sikh Temple in Yuba City.
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Area Hindus celebrate females in nine-day holiday of Navratri
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...
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Saint John’s Bible exhibited
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...
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Sexy GAP ad featuring a Sikh man with an adoring female sparks controversy
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...
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In procession, Catholics remember a miracle
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Sacramentos Southside Park held a procession Thursday in honor of its namesake, the Virgin of Guadalupe. Angelbertha Cobb of Sacramento dances in front of Our Lady of...
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Fresh-faced cast for a centuries-old tale
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...
View ArticleRoseville church to show CNN documentary exposing child sex trafficking in...
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...
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Pope to travel to Holy Land in May amid peace push
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...
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Christmas celebrations kick off for hundreds in Sacramento
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...
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Sacramento’s Catholic bishop asks people to pray for rain
The California Conference of Catholic Bishops is asking people of all faiths to join in prayer for God to bring rain. Bishop Jaime Soto offered a simple prayer for Catholics that will be sent to...
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Pope baptizes 32 babies in Sistine Chapel
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. In...
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University of California calendar shifts to avoid religious conflict
UC Davis will start late next year and shorten its winter break to allow Jewish students to observe the High Holy Days. A large crowd visits the displays in the engineering department of UC Davis...
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Sacramento’s Bishop Soto gets second-in-command
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. Monsignor Myron...
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Marcos Breton: Upon retirement, Father James Murphy recalls a lifetime of...
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...
View ArticleTrial date set in CA priest murder case
A trial date has been set in the case of a Northern California man charged in the murder of a beloved priest.
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Los Angeles cardinal unlikely to face charges
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...
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Group of Sacramento-area Methodist churches leads push to sanction same-sex...
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...
View ArticleRoseville church buys out theater to show “Son of God”
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...
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‘Ashes to Go’ brings ancient Ash Wednesday ritual to Sacramento...
People too busy to get to Ash Wednesday church services this week were able to get their Ashes to Go. The Rev. Frank Espegren, senior pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church, blesses Marisol Vivanco of...
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