Francis B. Sayre Jr., 93, dies; dean of Washington National Cathedral Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Francis B. Sayre Jr., who as dean of Washington National Cathedral for 27 years oversaw much of its completion and used his pulpit to confront McCarthyism, racial tensions and the Vietnam War, died Oct. 3 at his home on Martha's Vineyard, Mass. He was 93 and had diabetes.
Stand against Prop. 8 costs priest dearly Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Father Geoffrey Farrow is removed from his Fresno post after a sermon against the anti-same-sex marriage measure.
A week ago, Father Geoffrey Farrow stood before his Roman Catholic parishioners in Fresno and delivered a sermon that placed him squarely at odds with his church over gay marriage.
Armenian clergy worldwide embark on a quest to collect holy oil Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 In an age-old tradition, priests visit the Cathedral of Etchmiadzin in Armenia to pick up jars of muron, derived from the original mixture blended at the time of the church's founding.
Every seven years since AD 301, priests from around the world have trekked to the ancient Cathedral of Etchmiadzin in Armenia to retrieve jarfuls of freshly brewed muron -- muron -- a sweet-scented holy oil stirred with what is said to be the tip of the lance driven through Jesus' side -- and carry them back to their respective dioceses.