Festival tours offer chance to explore art and history in Greek Orthodox church

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Festival tours offer chance to explore art and history in Greek Orthodox church

The interior of an Orthodox church makes it clear that this is a place of worship, a place of beauty and joy, the house of God. An example of this is St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, which will be open to the public for guided tours during the annual Greek Festival next week.

Unusual challenge from a Greek Orthodox bishop

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Unusual challenge from a Greek Orthodox bishop

It happens all the time: Church leaders stand at podiums and urge members of their flocks to go and share their faith, striving to win new converts. These speeches rarely make news, because they are not unusual. But something very unusual happened earlier this month in Brookline, Mass.

‘I felt like I died’: New TV ads combat ‘happy’ abortion stories with the truth

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‘I felt like I died’: New TV ads combat ‘happy’ abortion stories with the truth

The series, entitled “Been There,” features five women whose grief is evident in every frame.

Why They Quit Church … And Came Back

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Why They Quit Church … And Came Back

Some of us searched longer than others, but in the end we faded out. We were looking for Jesus. Instead we found programs, guilt, and awkward small talk.

Romanian farmers choose subsistence over shale gas

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Romanian farmers choose subsistence over shale gas

Though most of them live off subsistence farming, social aid and cash from relatives working abroad, they would rather stay poor than run what they say is the risk of ruining their environment.