Faith Archive

Susan Cook remembers going into the public library in Panama City to do research for high school term papers, and it was during that time that she decided she wanted to be a librarian.

Ottawa, Ill. (AP) — For those who have a terminal illness, hospice care can be a spiritual lifesaver.

PARIS (AP) — Imam Ibrahim Saidy brought his symposiums and his monthly fasting to the Paris climate talks, hoping to call attention to the problems and injustice of global warming.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ personal security detail was nearly doubled during his general audience Wednesday, and carabinieri were out in force as Italy and the Vatican beefed up security around the Holy See following the Paris attacks and before Francis’ big Jubilee Year starting Dec. 8.

Vatican City(AP) — A Vatican official says it’s too soon to say if Mother Teresa will be made a saint during the 2016 Holy Year of Mercy.

It was after the tragic shooting that left nine dead in a South Carolina church that the Rev. Henry Falcone decided the time was right to build a place where people could spend time having bible studies and where youth in the community can hang out and have a positive experience on a Friday or Saturday night.

Two new books are deepening a Vatican scandal with tales of mismanagement and greed, such as sainthood causes that can cost up to a half-million dollars and a monsignor allegedly breaking down the wall of his next-door neighbor — a sick, elderly priest — to expand his already palatial apartment.

Boston (AP) — A Massachusetts agency is letting a woman who belongs to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster wear a colander on her head in her driver’s license photo after she cited her religious beliefs.

Jeff Davis was working in the kitchen of a church when he thought about helping those in need in the Navarre area.

In the state of Florida, when a case of child neglect, abuse or abandonment is reported, the state Department of Children and Families steps in to shelter the child.  The shelter may come in the form of a foster home or another family member’s home while the child’s parents are working through their problems.  The court will then appoint a Guardian ad Litem to ensure the needs of the child are being met and serve as the voice of the child in court.