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Muslim community rejoices
Imam Mohammad Qatanani, prominent religious leaders and politicians gathered at a Paterson mosque last night for a celebration following the judge's ruling. Religion in the News
Nov 30, 2008
Parishioners remember slain, injured members
Almost 300 members attended a three-hour Mass at St. Thomas Syrian Orthodox Knanaya Church to remember Reshma James and Dennis John Malloosseril and to pray for Sylvi Perincheril.
Nov 29, 2008
Friends recall couple killed in India as 'selfless'
Friends and colleagues of a young Brooklyn rabbi killed in terrorist attacks in India recalled on Friday a charismatic and self-sacrificing spiritual leader as they made plans to celebrate his life this weekend.
Nov 28, 2008
Shocked by Mumbai terror
There was concern for relatives first. Then, confusion, disgust and sadness.
Shooting victim mourned
Mourners came to say goodbye yesterday to Dennis John Malloosseril, a man killed in a church while trying to help a woman allegedly hunted down by her estranged, gun-wielding husband.
Nov 27, 2008
Archbishop arrives to help Clifton church heal
Minutes after a gunman shot three members of a Clifton church Sunday, the Christian sect’s spiritual leader in India received word of the tragedy.
Restoration of Lebanese synagogue hits snag
BEIRUT, Lebanon — One of Lebanon's sole remaining synagogues was set to get a restoration that has the rare blessing of all the factions in this divided country — even that of the anti-Israeli Hezbollah. But the global financial crisis has scuttled the effort for now, leaving the Magen Abraham chained, padlocked, badly damaged and rife with weeds.
Religion events: Nov. 27
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Praying for a financial miracle
Congregations throughout North Jersey are seeing daily signs of a troubled economy, from a surge at food pantries to the day-to-day anxieties of parishioners worried about their savings.
Nov 26, 2008
Counting lost lives, one by one
Students at the Fair Lawn Jewish Center are collecting crayons to learn about the Holocaust.
Nov 25, 2008
Sect sees arranged marriages as vital
Their roots are some of the deepest in Christianity.
Nov 22, 2008
Letters for Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008
Letters on religious displays on government property, the Homestead Rebate and green billboards.
Nov 20, 2008
Holocaust hits home for one young mother
Native of Poland plans return to teach kids about sacrifices.
Sainthood considered for famed 'Rosary Priest'
BALTIMORE — Recognized widely for his catchphrase — "the family that prays together stays together" — the late Rev. Patrick Peyton spread his message to millions by radio and later television, using Hollywood stars to emphasize prayer and moral values.
Clifton priest will go the distance this weekend
Every Sunday, the Rev. Pawel Szurek inspires parishioners at St. Philip the Apostle Church with his homilies about spiritual life.
Nov 19, 2008
Capital congregations extend hand to Obamas
WASHINGTON — Churches in the nation's capital have started extending invitations to President-elect Barack Obama and his family, touting their African-American roots, their ties to presidents past and to Obama himself.
Nov 17, 2008
Kids try a taste of life at rock bottom
The outdoor sleepover is intended to increase the students' empathy for the less fortunate.
Nov 16, 2008
Claus, not a creche
Keep town holiday displays secular
Nov 14, 2008
ACLU defends minister jailed for threat against judge
DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union is taking up the case of a southwestern Michigan minister who was sent to prison for warning that a judge could be tortured by God.
Nov 13, 2008
Catholics, Muslims take steps to reconcile
VATICAN CITY — More than two years after a lecture by Pope Benedict XVI provoked outrage across the Islamic world, Muslim and Catholic leaders last week ended a three-day summit to pursue closer relations between their two faiths.
Religion notes for 11/13
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Acting in faith: Paulist priest performs gospels
He once longed for a career in acting. But James DiLuzio decided to become a Catholic priest instead.
Religious displays get Closter's OK
CLOSTER — The front lawn of Borough Hall can showcase the Menorah, Nativity scene and other "holiday" displays by recognized religious groups, council members agreed Wednesday night.
Nov 12, 2008
Religious displays at center stage
CLOSTER — Borough officials will decide tonight whether to allow religious displays at Borough Hall.
Religious displays take center stage
Closter officials will decide tonight whether to allow religious displays at Borough Hall.
Nov 11, 2008
Letters for Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008
Letters on what the Obama administation should do, what distinguishes the Catholic God and the conversion of televisions to digital service.
Condom found on doorknob deemed bias crime
Authorities are treating the discovery at Montclair State as a bias crime.
Nov 10, 2008
Letters for Monday, Nov. 10, 2008
Letters on dwindling ranks of Catholic clergy, the usefulness of mammograms, geothermal for institutional heating needs, the "Stevens" effect in elections and what's frightening in the nation's political life.
Marking Night of the Broken Glass
FORT LEE — Edith Kantrowitz was 12 years old when the Nazi storm troopers came to her father's Berlin clothing store, exactly 70 years ago Sunday.
Nov 09, 2008
Hindus finally get a worthy place to pray
After 14 years of waiting, nearly 900 Indian-Americans finally were able to worship and socialize in their large new complex, the Hindu Samaj Mandir & Community Center.
Nov 07, 2008
Kosher meat shortage possible
The nation's largest kosher-meat plant has filed for bankruptcy, causing Orthodox Jewish communities across North Jersey to cope with a sudden reduction in kosher-meat availability.
Election sure to be a topic for sermons
Cclergy throughout North Jersey had Barack Obama on their minds as they composed their sermons for the coming weekend.
Nov 06, 2008
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Catholic colleges grapple with clergy shortage
Lack of church leaders causes identity crisis for some schools.
Nov 03, 2008
Conversions a huge wedge issue in Israel
JERUSALEM — Raised without religion in Maryland, Shannon sought to make a new life for herself as a Jew in Israel. |
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