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fasting in the wilderness. Ash Wednesday, February 12, will mark the first day of Lent -- the period from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday. And these forthcoming 40 weekdays are devoted to fasting and penitence in commemoration of Christ's fasting in t...

A charge of racism has been levelled in the ongoing battle for the local Methodist Church pulpit. The Rev. Charles A. Swan, a black Bermudian minister with the United Church of Canada, has criticised the Methodist Church's ministerial policies in a l...

to mind when most people think about Valentine's Day. Few think of a beheaded priest, a martyred bishop or a pagan festival, but these are the roots of what has become one of the most romantic days of the year. Many do not realise that with every rom...

Earlier this week, Bermuda's top Anglican cleric admitted that he did not approve of remarriage for divorced people. But Bishop Ewen Ratteray -- contrary to some reports -- did not banned his priests from marrying divorcees. Bishop Ratteray told prie...

for divorced people. But Bishop Ewen Ratteray -- contrary to some weekend TV and radio reports -- has not banned his priests from marrying divorcees. And some Anglican priests believe the Bishop has made the process of marrying divorced people easier...

Several of Bermuda's churches are set to take advantage of increasing flocks by expanding their premises. The latest church to appeal to the Development Applications Board to expand its facilities is The New Testament Church of God on Cedar Hill in W...

morning. There, on his television set stood a childhood friend, mentor and confidant with millions of American television viewers transfixed by his every word. Yesterday Bermuda's own Rt. Rev. Vinton Anderson the presiding bishop of the second Episco...

But Dr. King's role as a "man of the cloth'' often gets lost amongst his accomplishments with the struggle for racial equality. On Monday Americans will officially celebrate the birthday of the preacher who was both a man of God and a man of the peop...

Bay. A committee is currently investigating what the church, which closed for Sunday services last year, should be used for in order to best meet the needs of the local community. According to the Salvation Army's Divisional Commander Alfred Richards...

David Knight thought someone was pulling a prank on him when he learned he had received the Queen's New Year's Honours Certificate. "When you get involved in pulling pranks yourself, you get cautious,'' Mr. Knight said, smiling. "I'm still not sure w...