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Pope presses Mexican president on corruption, drugs

Pope Francis called on Mexico’s government on Saturday to fight endemic corruption and drug trafficking and he then prayed with thousands before the icon that unites the country — the Virgin of Guadalupe.

 
Pope, Russian patriarch embrace at historic meeting in Cuba

Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill embraced and kissed on Friday in a historic meeting nearly 1,000 years after the Eastern and Western branches of Christianity split apart.

 
Vegas Stripped: And to dust you shall return — VIDEO

Rev. J Barry Vaughn, rector of the Christ Church Episcopal, joins other ministers from his church to deliver ashes to anyone on the Strip for Ash Wednesday.

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Lion dancers prepare to leap into Chinese New Year

Traipse through a Las Vegas Chinatown back alley on a chilly January evening, and you might run into a dragon practicing its glide.

Streamed services mean never missing church

Pastors at several Las Vegas churches say streaming their services online offers a new way to reach people outside the traditional walls of the sanctuary.

Mainline Protestant churches strive to maintain relevance

With older Americans and baby boomers passing away, the new generation rising up to replace them is “simply far less religious, far less likely to identify with Christianity, including mainline Protestantism.”

Pope overturns tradition, includes women in foot-washing ritual

Pope Francis on Thursday overturned centuries of tradition that banned women from a foot-washing service during Lent, upsetting conservatives and delighting women’s rights activists.

You can buy the Fiat the Pope used during his US visit

A tiny black Fiat 500L that ferried Pope Francis through Philadelphia during his historic first visit to the United States will be auctioned next week, officials said on Wednesday.

Oscar Goodman kicks off Jewish University semester

The Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada initiated “Jewish University” to spark interest and discussion in a range of topics touching on Judaism. The new endeavor gets its name from a desire to offer in-depth lectures, long and short courses, and other events that challenge thinking and understanding.

Mormon families set aside time for fun, learning

Caleb Scow, 13, gently cupped the tablet computer in his hands as he shared a video portraying Jesus’ baptism with his family.

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