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By Michael Lafleur, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  May 28--LOWELL -- Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church closed after a tearful Mass on Sept. 26, 2004, closing the book on the parish's 98-year history.
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ISTANBUL -- Under a bright morning sun near the Aegean Sea coast, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass yesterday outside the ancient stones that some believe were once the home of the Virgin Mary.
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By ALAN J. BORSUK  West Allis - This is the way the church closed, not with a bang but with a quiet procession of dozens of current and former members to the front of St. Mary Help of Christians Church, where they reverently kissed the altar.
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By Giovanna Dell'Orto  ATLANTA - It was a typical Sunday scene and, in its own way, a small act of defiance.   Members of St. John's Lutheran Church last weekend filed by their pastor, hugging him and exchanging jokes. Gleeful children rushed past toward a treats-laden table.
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WENZHOU, China -- A new breed of churches in this region of China has demonstrated a boldness and independence unmatched elsewhere in the country, despite strict government guidelines for places of worship.
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The Rev. Frank Wade, a veteran of the brawling theological debates in the Episcopal Church, said the denomination was once filled with people like him: "old white men." It was the church of the establishment, the spiritual home of more U.S. presidents than any other denomination.
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The 16 churches the Archdiocese of Boston put up for sale this week are worth about $28 million, according to local tax assessors.
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By Heather Rutz, The Lima News, Ohio  Mar. 3--LIMA -- The congregation of one of the oldest churches in town is considering merging with another.  Grace United Methodist Church voted last week to explore a merger with Trinity United Methodist Church, Grace pastor Rev. Dr. Dan Curtis said.
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The Pope has revised a section of the old Latin liturgy that castigated the Jews. But it still calls for their conversion. Jewish leaders are up in arms
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By CHLOE WHITE,  whitec@knews.com  A company of Christian theater artists has found a permanent home -- in a former church building, of all befitting places.
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When members of the First United Methodist Church choirs embarked on a recent singing and ringing tour of England, little did they know they would see a second spiritual reformation in the island country.
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A 700-year-old church began its slow journey to a new home Thursday, moving at just over one mph atop a huge flatbed truck as it was transported from an eastern German village being turned over to open-pit coal mining.
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The relics of two early Christian saints have been returned to the seat of the Orthodox Church. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew escorted the relics of Saint John Chrysostom and Saint Gregory Nazianzen
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No moment of Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming trip may be as closely watched as his walk through the majestic Haghia Sophia, a domed complex whose history spans Istanbul's stormy evolution from Christianity to Islam.
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Returning families bring signs of revival to the ancient heartland of the Syriac Orthodox church in Turkey, reports Sarah Rainsford.
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The religious faithful in Moscow are flocking to a Kremlin cathedral for a homecoming of sorts -- the return of a beloved icon, or holy picture.
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By Karen Heinselman, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa  Sep. 18--Editor's Note: This is the second of two parts examing how churches balance tradition and new ideas.   CEDAR FALLS -- In churches across America, ushers distribute bulletins and smiles.