Passover observance highlighted in week of freedom festival
The Passover observance begins Wednesday with the main Seder the first night. At Temple Judah in Iowa City a catered Seder is planned and a model Seder will be held for Coe College students. Gary and Kathe Goldstein discuss family, freedom, and Jewish tradition, while Helen Salvay explains Seder symbols including the matzo and bitter herbs. Orthodox passages from Exodus frame the celebration.
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Unity accord between Roman Catholics and Anglicans stated
An international team of 20 with 10 Anglicans and 10 Catholics says it has agreed on a framework for closer ties. The report outlines major points including the pope’s role, infallibility limits, and shared sacramental life, while leaving final actions up to Rome and Canterbury.
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Graham accepts Moscow preaching invitation this May
Evangelist Billy Graham will travel to Moscow in May to preach, despite White House pressure to decline. The invitation is extended by Patriarch Pimen of the Russian Orthodox Church and the All-Union Council of Evangelical Christian Baptists, with Graham stressing the trip is spiritual and not politically or ideologically driven.
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Pastors Urged Role in Restoring Judeo Christian Base
Arlington Heights Illinois AP pastors at a convention support using church influence to shift policy toward Biblical values. Robert Dugan of the National Association of Evangelicals argues secular humanism must be countered and educational and legislative secular influence reversed. He calls to reclaim the First Amendment’s original intent.
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Robert Dugan
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National Association of Evangelicals
France and Spain sign Peace Treaty in 1559
On this date in 1559 a peace treaty was signed ending hostilities between France and Spain. The accord marked a significant shift in European diplomacy, aligning two major powers and shaping subsequent Habsburg Valois relations.
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Spain
Bishops urge economic aid for El Salvador over military support
A U S Catholic Conference spokesman urged Congress to approve economic aid to El Salvador while denying further military aid to the ruling junta. Rev J Bryan Hehir told hearings that military assistance undermines leverage for human rights reforms and welcomed a political settlement.
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U.S. Catholic Conference
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U.S
Spiritual roots traced to friend influence in church growth
The Institute for American Church Growth surveyed 15 000 lay people in Pasadena finding over 70 percent say their spiritual roots stem from a friend or relative who was a church member.
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Pasadena, Calif
Institute For American Church Growth
Passover Supplies Shipped Worldwide For Poor Jews
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee sent about 208 tons of Passover supplies to poor or isolated Jewish communities in about 30 countries. The cargo included matzo sacramental wine matzo meal and macaroons with a truckload from Israel to Egypt.
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New York
American Jewish Joint Distribution
Israel
Egypt
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