When most Christians gather for Easter worship today (Eastern Orthodox Christians won’t celebrate Easter until May 5), they’ll once again hear a story that they’ve heard dozens, even hundreds, of times before.
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Watching the cast of “Betrayal: The Last Supper” rehearse, a thought occurs.
Many Jewish households are busy preparing for Passover, which this year begins at sunset Monday. The seven- or eight-day holiday commemorates the Israelites’ liberation from slavery in Egypt.
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The Rev. Jim Robinson, pastor of First Henderson United Methodist, likes to give the kids at his church empty eggs at Eastertime.
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Let the pundits, theologians and experts debate precisely what the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope means for the Catholic Church, the world and history.
Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis.
Jim Jones opens a random box and counts the blue towels inside.
Southern Nevadans already know Jud Wilhite, Benny Perez and Randall Cunningham as three of the valley’s most high-profile pastors. But, during the next few weeks, Southern Nevadans can get to know them as authors, too,
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI is clearing the decks of his pontificate, tweaking the rules of the conclave, finessing the religious rites used to launch the next papacy and making some eyebrow-raising final appointments before he retires next week.