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Ecumenical Campus Ministries pastor Holcombe retiring after 22 years of listening

Thad Holcombe has overseen a capital campaign that raised $835,000, watched a weekly vegetarian lunch program grow to serve hundreds of students and helped provide a place for a retired professor to continue a human sexuality course that had come under attack. But the most important part of his job, he says, has been to just listen. Holcombe, the minister at Ecumenical Campus Ministries just off the Kansas University campus, will retire this summer. By Matt Erickson

Chaplain from Kansas to receive Medal of Honor 62 years after his death

In the cold, barren hills of Korea more than 60 years ago, two teary-eyed soldiers stood in a prisoner of war camp where their chaplain lay dying.

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  • By Sharon Cohen, Associated Press
  • April 7, 2013 12:27 a.m.

Seder dinner tells story of Passover through food — bitter, flat and otherwise

A holiday story that can be passed down from generation to generation through a slice of horseradish root? Taste can be a powerful thing. A chunk of the bitter root — joined by other symbolic foods — graced each table Tuesday at the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation’s Seder dinner, the first the congregation has organized in several years. By Sara Shepherd

Church plans parade in new neighborhood

The Palm Sunday celebration at Family Church of Lawrence won’t be a typical service held inside the church building, 1601 New Hampshire St. By Meagan Thomas

Local priests praise selection of Argentine cardinal as new pope

The selection of Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina as the new pope Wednesday both surprised and pleased Catholics from Lawrence — and across the globe. Bergoglio became the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than 1,000 years. He chose the name Francis, associating himself with a humble 13th-century Italian preacher who lived a life of poverty. By Giles Bruce

Catholic Cardinals choose 266th pope

Cardinals elected a new pope to lead the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics on Wednesday, overcoming deep divisions to select the 266th pontiff in a remarkably fast conclave.

150-year-old church integral to city’s history

Ninth Street Baptist dates to Lawrence’s early days

One of our city’s oldest and most important institutions this spring is celebrating a significant milestone. The Ninth Street Baptist Church is 150 years old, and the congregation is celebrating with a week of festivities kicking off March 13. By Maggie Carr

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  • By Margie Carr, special to the Journal-World
  • March 3, 2013 11:02 p.m.

Local priests: Pope's surprise resignation could set good example

While it was a shock to the system for many, local Catholic leaders say Pope Benedict XVI's announcement of his resignation earlier this week is actually an encouraging sign. By Matt Erickson

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Rain or shine, pastor’s daily devotion to running carries prayers though Lawrence

Imagine running around the block. To many of us, it sounds tough, sweaty and generally unappealing. It’s hard for a lot of people, but not for the Rev. Nate Rovenstine, pastor at Lawrence Wesleyan Church. He ran around every block and on every street in Lawrence, all the while praying for the community he was running by. By Rebekka Schlichting

Brownback speaks at religious event

Gov. Sam Brownback spoke at a weekend religious event in Topeka, drawing criticism from a group that promotes the separation of church and state.

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Nelson Krueger and his time with Shepherd I

Nelson Krueger, Lawrence resident, was on the flight crew for Shepherd I, Pope John Paul ...

Photos of Haiti devastation

These are pictures the missionaries took of the devastation they witnessed in Haiti as they ...

Renovating a historic house of worship

St. Luke's AME church is undergoing repairs after more than five years of fundraising. Restorations ...

Eudora Methodist Church

Eudora Methodist Church

Birchas Hachama services in South Park

Lawrence Catholics celebrate Ash Wednesday

Wednesday morning at Saint John's Catholic Church, 1208 Kentucky, many local Catholics filed through the ...

Jordan Leroy Hanson is the mustard man

Jordan Leroy Hanson and fellow members of KU Campus Christians hand out more than 400 hot dogs for free on most Friday nights during the school year. Hanson discusses wearing a mustard bottle costume on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011.

ReasonFest organizer Conrad Hudson

Conrad Hudson, organizer of the first ReasonFest held at KU, discusses whether God exists. The two-day event explored atheism and was sponsored by the Society of Open-Minded Atheists & Agnostics. ReasonFest wraps up tonight at a fundraiser at Wilde's Chateau, 2412 Iowa, beginning at 9 p.m. The $2 entry fee will benefit the Douglas County AIDS Project.

Nelson Krueger's Shepherd I trip: Boston

Nelson Krueger, Lawrence resident, was on the flight crew for Shepherd I, Pope John Paul II's aircraft for his first visit to the United States in 1979. The six-day trip started in Boston, where Krueger took the pope's cape and dried it using an air vent.

Nelson Krueger's Shepherd I trip: New York City

During the New York branch of the trip, Krueger and the flight crew had to deal with a bomb threat to the aircraft. Nelson Krueger, Lawrence resident, was on the flight crew for Shepherd I, Pope John Paul II's aircraft for his first visit to the United States in 1979.

Nelson Krueger's Shepherd I trip: Philadelphia

While waiting for the plane to be investigated by drug-sniffing dogs after the bomb threat, Pope John Paul II used Krueger's guitar to play "Silent Night" in the plane. Krueger, Lawrence resident, was on the flight crew for Shepherd I, Pope John Paul II's aircraft for his first visit to the United States in 1979.

Nelson Krueger's Shepherd I trip: Des Moines, Iowa

Pope John Paul II wanted to add a stop in Des Moines, Iowa, last-minute to his flight path because he wanted to visit Living History Farms. Nelson Krueger, Lawrence resident, was on the flight crew for Shepherd I, Pope John Paul II's aircraft for his first visit to the United States in 1979.

Nelson Krueger's Shepherd I trip: Chicago

Pope John Paul II's visit to Grant Park in Chicago prompted one of the largest gatherings of people in the city ever for his mass: 1.5 million people. Nelson Krueger, Lawrence resident, was on the flight crew for Shepherd I, Pope John Paul II's aircraft for his first visit to the United States in 1979.

Nelson Krueger's Shepherd I trip: Washington D.C.

On the way to Washington, Pope John Paul II sat on the jumpseat in the cockpit and signed personal items for the crew, including family Bibles. Nelson Krueger, Lawrence resident, was on the flight crew for Shepherd I, Pope John Paul II's aircraft for his first visit to the United States in 1979.

Nelson Krueger's Shepherd I trip

Nelson Krueger, Lawrence resident, was on the flight crew for Shepherd I, Pope John Paul II's aircraft for his first visit to the United States in 1979. The Pope is set to be beatified on May 1, the last step before he's able to become a saint.

Newspaper Church in a teepee

Lawrence resident Ron Helmick has a teepee on his property on East 15th, where friends gathered Sunday, Dec. 12, for some conversation and what they call Newspaper Church.

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