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Boston’s Lithuanian community thrives despite pressures
BOSTON – The sound of prayer emanated from the red-brick St. Peter Lithuanian Parish church in South Boston Sunday as the unfamiliar…
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News and stories about churches and faith communities, including worship, religious freedom, community life, church leadership, historic congregations, social issues, and the role of churches in Massachusetts and across America.
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Catholic Church grapples with diversity in pews
BOSTON – As with many U.S. religious institutions, the traditional European-American Catholic demographic is graying in New England. An emerging face…
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Unite Boston connects Christian churches across the Hub
BOSTON – In a society often riven over politics and religion, Christians in New England shouldn't be expected to agree on…
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Greater Boston churches observe National Day of Prayer
BOSTON – Churches around Boston will commemorate the National Day of Prayer May 5, which takes place annually on the first Thursday in…
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Vandals strike Catholic churches in Boston suburbs
BOSTON – A spate of vandalism directed at Catholic religious icons around Easter weekend has provoked ire mixed with forgiveness from parishioners at…
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Cultural cleansing in Mosul and Nineveh
Since their occupation of Mosul in 2014, ISIS militants have destroyed priceless museum artifacts, burned thousands of books, bulldozed churches and mosques,…
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Lowell churches unite to help persecuted Christians
Recently, a group of religious leaders from different denominations in the Lowell region met to discuss the plight of persecuted Christians in…
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Harvard Pluralism Project maps religions, conflicts
CAMBRIDGE – If newcomers to Boston need to find a place of worship, a quick Google search can reveal some options, be it…
