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As recounted by the National Post, a French author and a French publishing house with a popular series of children’s books set in Quebec got it wrong...
The conclave has begun. Any day now there will be a new Pope.
There’s been vigorous speculation about who it might be. According to numerous media reports in Canada, Cardinal Marc Ouellet is in the running. And he has a chance, because...
Late last week, a judge in Missouri found Bishop Robert Finn guilty of failing to disclose that church officials knew that one of their priests was a predator targeting very young girls.
The priest’s crimes, known to diocesan officials in...
A new study released this week found an astonishing drop off in the experience of active religious live around the world, as more and more people describe themselves as non-religious or outright atheist.
The report is drawing particular attention in...
County and local governments in northern New York are grappling with new questions surrounding the practice of beginning public business with Christian prayer.
The Plattsburgh Press-Republican is reporting this morning that Essex County officials...
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May 20, 2013 — The 1,200-year-old European pilgrimage route known as the Way of St. James is undergoing a revival. Tens of thousands of people are walking across France to the Spanish coastal city of Santiago de Compostela, and the relics of St. James. Once a religious affair, it's now a cultural and social phenomenon as well.
May 20, 2013 — Shunning the formalities of his office and focusing on poverty, Pope Francis is drawing a sharp contrast between his 2-month-old papacy and those of his predecessors.
May 17, 2013 — When tightly controlled societies open up, long-suppressed sectarian tensions can flare. That's been happening in Myanmar. And the twist is that Buddhist monks, widely viewed as pacifists, are part of this rising Buddhist nationalism.
May 16, 2013 — In his first major statement on the global financial crisis, the pontiff calls on world leaders not to forget the poor.
May 16, 2013 — Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites — and especially Twitter — "has lost this world and his afterlife." Many Saudis have turned to social media sites for news and to discuss issues they might otherwise not be able to bring up.
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Audio Slideshow:Inside the Amish schools
They use textbooks that are thirty, sometimes a hundred years old. And their methods are very different. Karen Johnson-Weiner, an anthropology professor at SUNY Potsdam, has been visiting Amish schools; she talks with Gregory Warner .
SlideshowA Look Inside Temple Beth Joseph, Tupper Lake
Beth Joseph Synagogue in Tupper Lake is the oldest synagogue in the Adirondacks. Built in 1905, its origins stem from the late 1800s, when Jewish immigrants from Russia and eastern Europe arrived in America. It had been closed up for decades when a summer resident asked to take a look inside. What she found was a national treasure.
Audio SlideshowSt. William's on Long Point
In the late 1800s, St. William's was the parish church for Raquette Lake and served many of the Irish and French-Canadian Catholics who were the early pioneers on the Lake. Today, it's a seasonal camp and cultural center, accessible only by boat. Todd Moe visited during restoration work.
Audio SlideshowMandala Dismantling Ceremony: All Things Transitory
Visitors to St. Lawrence University's Brush Art Gallery have had an opportunity for quiet reflection while viewing a sand mandala constructed by Tenzin Yignyen, a Tibetan Buddhist monk. But, like life, it isn't permanent.Tenzin returns to lead a dismantling ceremony..
Audio SlideshowCelebrating Buddha's Birthday
Roko Sherry Chayat, Abbot of the Zen Center of Syracuse, came to Canton to lead a celebration of the Buddha's birth.
UpNorth Concert Hall: Sacred Music
Meet the Masters of North Country Folklife:
Veronica Terrillion: Sculptor of Religious Art
Mohawk Choir of St. Regis
I don't know anyone who is anti-choice where I have ever been able to come to a central point. I don't think there is a middle ground...
Planned Parenthood's Kathie Wunderlich talks about life inside the abortion debate
Plattsburgh, NY, Apr 25, 2011 — Abortion is one of the most common medical procedures performed in America. Women in New York state choose to terminate roughly a third of all pregnancies.
But the debate over abortion has raged ever since the practice was legalized by the Supreme Court in 1973.
Kathie Wunderlich is president of Planned Parenthood of the North Country, which operates eight clinics across the region.
Last week as the Good Friday protests were getting underway, she spoke in-depth with Brian Mann.
We asked Wunderlich to respond to a claim by Republican Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona, who said that more than ninety percent of Planned Parenthood's medical services involve abortions. Go to full article
But the debate over abortion has raged ever since the practice was legalized by the Supreme Court in 1973.
Kathie Wunderlich is president of Planned Parenthood of the North Country, which operates eight clinics across the region.
Last week as the Good Friday protests were getting underway, she spoke in-depth with Brian Mann.
We asked Wunderlich to respond to a claim by Republican Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona, who said that more than ninety percent of Planned Parenthood's medical services involve abortions. Go to full article
Music to celebrate Passover, friendships at SLU
Canton, NY, Apr 13, 2011 — The St. Lawrence University Chorus spring concert will feature music for Passover on Saturday night at 8 pm in Gunnison Memorial Chapel on the University campus in Canton. Todd Moe talks with director Barry Torres and guest artist organist Sondra Goldsmith Proctor about some of their personal connections to the music they'll perform. Go to full article
Sisters answer the call of the Earth
Greensboro, VT, Feb 24, 2011 — Catholic sisters have long been associated with activism - from fighting poverty to promoting education and social justice. Today, sisters across the country are uniting around a new cause: healing the earth. Angela Evancie has the story of two women who have brought a version of "green" Catholicism to Vermont. Angela is contributing environmental reporting this year as part of a Compton Mentor Fellowship. Go to full article
Former North Country priest convicted of raping altar boys
Queensbury, NY, Feb 11, 2011 — A former North Country priest has been convicted of raping two Queensbury-area altar boys in the mid-1980s.
A jury in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, reached the... Go to full article
A jury in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, reached the... Go to full article
Jake Swamp: the prophet's story
Cornwall, ON, Oct 22, 2010 — Mohawk chief and spiritual leader Jake Swamp founded the Tree of Peace Society almost 30 years ago to recover and pass along Mohawk and other tribal culture and... Go to full article
Paladino apologizes, Dems not impressed
Buffalo, NY, Oct 13, 2010 — Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino apologized yesterday for anti-gay comments but Democrats were not impressed. The apology came two days after the first... Go to full article
Poll: Most want developers to move mosque
Hamden, CT, Sep 01, 2010 — A new poll finds New Yorkers split about whether a proposed mosque and community center should be constructed near Ground zero in lower Manhattan, but nearly three quarters... Go to full article
Recovering the ancient role of women in Akwesasne
Hogansburg, NY, Aug 27, 2010 — Women are the traditional leaders in Iroquois culture. Their models of government and leadership were seeds for the U.S. Constitution and the women's suffrage movement. But... Go to full article
Recognizing the right to build, New Yorkers say put Islamic center elsewhere
Aug 19, 2010 — A new poll finds most New Yorkers support the Constitutional right to build an Islamic community center near the Former World Trade Center. But, as Karen DeWitt reports, the... Go to full article
Inner journeys: Labyrinths
Ottawa, ON, Apr 28, 2010 — Close to 40 people gathered at Ottawa's Christ Church Cathedral in mid-April, for a Friday evening labyrinth walk. One way in...one way out. The concentric circles of the... Go to full article
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