PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s Roman Catholic diocese is releasing more details of accusations against a priest accused of abusing children during the 1980s.
Church officials say 14 victims from …
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OLD TOWN, Maine — Winter Carnival was not what Lauren LeBreton, 16, of Bradley expected. A communicant at St. Ann Catholic Church in Bradley, she thought the gathering that drew nearly 500 teenage Catholics and adults from around the state over the weekend would be quieter.
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So it’s the New Year, a time for reflection and change. Reflection is important, but it’s also somewhat depressing. Change, on the other hand, is fun and exciting. Unfortunately, it’s also mostly illusory.
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ORONO, Maine — Sylvia Russell was flooded with memories as she sat Thursday morning in St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church after its last Mass.
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All five of Maine’s public television stations are set to make the transition from analog to digital signal on Sunday, Jan. 11, more than a month ahead of the nation’s Feb. 17 date.
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PORTLAND, Maine — The leader of Maine’s Roman Catholics is threatening to punish an outspoken advocate for victims of priest sex abuse.
Paul Kendrick has been banned from the Cathedral of the …
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My father passed away the day before my November column came out, and, with his passing, I lost an ardent fan. At 6 feet 2 inches tall and 180 pounds, he’s left a sizeable hole in our family’s life.
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Bangor Christmas Day Holy Eucharist, 10 a.m. Dec. 25, St. John’s Episcopal Church, 225 French St.; 947-0156.
Bangor Christmas Day Mass, 10 a.m. Dec. 25, St. …
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FORT KENT, Maine — It has taken eight months and more than $3 million, but the St. Louis Catholic Church will once again open its doors to the faithful.
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PORTLAND, Maine — A half-dozen midcoast Catholic churches will merge to create a new parish called St. Brendan the Navigator, according to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
The change, …
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Dana Devoe can’t remember a time when St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Orono was not an important part of his life.
Devoe, 76, of Orono was baptized and confirmed there. His six …
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PALMYRA, Maine — Ken Hubel says that April 19, 2007, was the day he felt his heart leave his body.
It was the day that his beloved church — St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Palmyra — burned to the ground at sunset.
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