HopeGateWay, a community of faith in Portland, voted recently in favor of disaffiliation, joining congregations on Peaks Island, Chebeague Island and in Cumberland that have taken the same step.
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Second pandemic Easter brings mostly more restrictions
Little is different this year, as many Christians celebrate on Sunday but there are some bright spots.
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Pope urges hope amid ‘darkness’ of pandemic in Easter vigil
Only about 200 masked people are allowed to attend the service.
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A year later, a sense of hope as Maine Christians celebrate Easter
‘We’ve been entombed … and we’re waiting to emerge,’ said the Rev. Alyssa Lodewick of Woodfords Congregational Church in Portland.
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Holy Week: Area churches celebrate Easter in a variety of ways
Some leaders in the Lewiston-Auburn area are hankering for a return to live gatherings even while online services might be easier to manage.
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Pope to visit Iraq church damaged by IS militants
In a stop rich in symbolism, Pope Francis will visit a church damaged during the Islamic State’s reign of terror in the town of Qaraqosh, a center for Christian life in Iraq
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Maine Catholic churches will increase capacity this month
Bishop Robert Deeley says Catholic churches will allow for 50% capacity at all Masses starting in late March.
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Bishop calls for Maine’s Catholics to choose alternatives to Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Bishop Robert Deeley cites concerns about abortion-derived cell lines in connection with the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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Catholic Bishop Deeley says state’s new gathering size limit for churches is ‘unacceptable’
A spokeswoman for Gov. Janet Mills defends the recent updates to capacity limits after the bishop of the Portland Diocese says they will have little impact on most Catholic churches in Maine.
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Maine ban on funding religious tuition goes to U.S. Supreme Court
So far, courts have sided with the state, which contends using taxpayer dollars to fund religious education violates the separation of church and state.