For the fourth consecutive year, a Las Vegas church celebrated Ash Wednesday by offering “Ashes to Go” on the Strip.
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Thousands of baptisms performed by a priest who served in Arizona for 16 years are now presumed to be invalid because he used incorrect wording on a subtle but key component of the sacrament, Roman Catholic officials said.
The church service was part of a series of “King Week” events organized by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee, which will include the 40th annual parade honoring the civil rights icon Monday morning in downtown Las Vegas.
A candle-lighting ceremony at Tivoli Village in Las Vegas on Sunday marked the eighth and final day of Hanukkah.
Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of light, begins Sunday and concludes Dec. 6, and a number of local restaurants will celebrate with special menus.
Festive events in which everyone can celebrate the Jewish holiday in the Las Vegas Valley.
Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada has upgraded its community meal space, hoping to serve 10 million more meals to the homeless population in Las Vegas.
More live services and lingering fears of COVID mark the arrival of Jewish New Year.
In a letter Monday to priests and pastors, Bishop George Leo Thomas advises priests to not issue COVID vaccination exemptions.
Elie Kligman, second observant Orthodox Jewish player to be taken in 2021 MLB draft, eyes future as a potential role model.
The Vatican said the pope had been diagnosed with “symptomatic diverticular stenosis of the colon,” a reference to a narrowing in the large intestine.
The 487-page indictment request was issued following a sprawling, two-year investigation into how the Secretariat of State managed its vast asset portfolio.
Monsignor Gregory Gordon is appointed by Pope Francis as Las Vegas auxiliary bishop.
Ramadan last year required putting traditions on hold, so when Muslims begin their observance today, they’re likely to see at least some traditional Ramadan practices return.
The Sperling Kronberg Mack Holocaust Resource Center, whose purpose is to prevent anything like the Holocaust from ever happening again, will celebrate its move to a new home on Thursday.