RELIGION

Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter after tangle over migration, gets chocolate eggs for kids
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . April 21, 2025
VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings, after they got into a

‘The White Lotus’ was more religious than you think
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . April 18, 2025
(RNS) — For me, and for many others, watching the third season of the acclaimed HBO/Max series “The White Lotus” was a religious experience. What

Witness in Marko Rupnik trial details allegations of sexual and psychological abuse
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . April 15, 2025
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A former nun in Slovenia, one of five witnesses in the sex abuse trial of the Rev. Marko Rupnik, an ex-Jesuit

New York City places street sign honoring influential Buddhist monk, Thích Nhất Hạnh
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . April 12, 2025
NEW YORK (RNS) — Dozens of Buddhist monastics and lay believers huddled together on a busy Upper West Side street corner on a cold, rainy

Deborah Lipstadt welcomes Trump taking on antisemitism, but she has some concerns
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . April 9, 2025
(RNS) — American Jews are split over President Donald Trump’s combative tactics to address antisemitism. Some on the right welcome the administration’s efforts to deny

Trans singer Sasha Allen releases single about forgiveness, Catholic acceptance
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . April 6, 2025
(RNS) — When Sasha Allen, a trans singer, sat down to write his first release after going independent, he thought he was going to write

So You Married a Priest? + Beth Allison Barr
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . April 3, 2025
It’s ministry by marriage. Did you know there are piles of guidebooks meant to help women excel at being the church’s first lady?

Faith and LGBTQ+ Rights in the Face of Adversity
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . March 31, 2025
This week, you’ll hear a powerful panel discussion hosted by Rev. Paul Raushenbush and featuring four leading LGBTQ+ and faith activists: Chase Strangio (ACLU),

Can MAGA, MAHA and Adventists make America healthy again?
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . March 28, 2025
(RNS) — Long before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was on the scene — much less overseeing health and human services for the United States —

‘We’re more than the worst thing we’ve done’, says spiritual adviser to man executed by firing squad
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . March 25, 2025
(RNS) — When 67-year-old Brad Sigmon was put to death on March 7 in South Carolina for the murder of his then-girlfriend’s parents, it was