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PublishedMarch 23, 2023
Local Muslims express gratitude for the first day of Ramadan
The 30-day celebration is marked by daytime fasts, self-reflection, generosity and religious devotion.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2023
$3 million in federal funds will help preserve Maine Irish Heritage Center’s history
The center inside the old St. Dominic's church building in Portland's West End, a key piece of the area's rich Irish identity, will get long-needed updates to the roof and brickwork.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2023
Six new lawsuits against Maine diocese say priest continued to abuse girls after changing parishes
The civil complaints filed Wednesday all allege that the Rev. Lawrence Sabatino abused the plaintiffs, who were 5 to 11 years old at the time, in Lewiston and Portland from 1958 to 1967.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2023
Diocese clears priest of abuse allegations, assigns him to Auburn parish
The Rev. Robert Vaillancourt spent roughly one year on administrative leave while church officials investigated allegations of sexual abuse in the 1980s. The diocese said in July that these allegations have not been substantiated.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2023
Bishop Deeley calls proposal to allow abortions late in pregnancy ‘beyond troubling’
While the leader of Maine's Catholics is vocal in his opposition to Gov. Mills' bill, other religious leaders are divided.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2023
Decades-old abuse claims against Portland diocese, once blocked, pour in after state law change
More than a dozen people once barred by statutes of limitations are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2023
Some 65,000 view Benedict XVI’s body at Vatican
Thursday morning’s funeral will be led by Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2022
Benedict XVI, first pope to retire in 600 years, dies at 95
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign has died
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PublishedDecember 29, 2022
Pope Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but in serious condition
In 2013, he became the first pope in 600 years to resign, and he chose to live out his retirement in seclusion in a converted monastery in the Vatican Gardens.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2022
Dottie Perham-Whittier: Passing faith on to the next generation
During her darkest days, Dottie Perham-Whittier looked to God and her church community for support. For years, she worked to pass on the same strength to the next generation.
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