The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has assembled a new leadership team for its Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry as reaching and retaining young Catholics becomes one of the archdiocese’s major pastoral priorities. After months of consultation with…
It looks as if the SS. Peter & Paul Church rectory in Williamsville will be sold after all. SS. Peter & Paul parish in Williamsville could easily sell its rectory to help fund its part of a settlement of child sex abuse…
After 70 years of marriage, Bob and Puff Williams still agree: it was love at first sight. The long-time Palmerston North couple, now living in Gisborne, celebrated their platinum wedding anniversary on Saturday. The milestone day itself was Tuesday. Bob, 96, said…
Rabbi Kalman Ber calls for gatherings of rabbis, politicians, and intellectuals from all sectors of society to discuss the pressing issues on the national agenda. Chief Rabbi warns: "We have stopped talking"
On the memorable evening at Camp Ramah where Joel Rembaum was introduced to Fredi Breverman, who would be his wife for 61 years, the mutual friend who introduced them made an 11-word pitch: “You should get to know this lady,” he…
MADISON (WKOW) — One Madison church has a plan to address a housing shortage across the city. Dale Heights Presbyterian Church has been around for generations. Now, they’re saying goodbye to their old building…and hello to a brand new apartment…
A 137-year-old church complex at 1900 S. 16th St. in South Philadelphia is set to become a 30-room boutique hotel, following an $8 million renovation. Huttenlock purchased the former True Gospel Tabernacle Family Church building for $2 million, and the project has already secured zoning…
Funnye held out hope that the Jewish establishment would recognize Israelites as a unique but legitimate denomination of Judaism. There’s a story that Rabbi Capers Funnye was fond of telling when he addressed mostly white Jewish audiences. On his travels…
If you don’t know much about Westville, in New Haven, Connecticut, The Westville Synagogue would like to enlighten you. Incorporated into the city of New Haven in 1872, Westville is home to a deeply rooted and vibrant Jewish community whose roots…
At Chabad Headquarters in Brooklyn, it is the busiest week of the year. Some 6,500 Chabad-Lubavitch representatives and lay leaders from more than 110 countries are expected to converge on Brooklyn for the annual International Conference of Shluchim. Arriving from as far…
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