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From abandoned at McDonald’s to pastor, husband, healed
56+ min ago (1759+ words) Pastor Ray Coleman poses for a portrait outside of McDonald’s in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. He says McDonald’s is his favorite place and visits the northside locations frequently. He was abandoned at a McDonald’s as a child and taken in…...
Cedar Rapids honors Imam Tawil for his service, scholarship
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (728+ words) Attendees listen to family and friends share memories of Imam Taha Tawil during a memorial service on Friday at Mother Mosque of America in Cedar Rapids. CEDAR RAPIDS — Taha Tawil’s happy place was other people. As longtime imam for the…...
Iowa and the state of religious liberty
2+ week, 1+ day ago (261+ words) Family Leader CEO Bob Vander Plaats, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, and Florida first lady Casey DeSantis look on during the 12th annual Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines in 2024. The event, hosted annually by the Family Leadership Foundation, featured one-on-one interviews…...
Longtime Cedar Rapids imam and Islamic scholar dies
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (473+ words) CEDAR RAPIDS — Imam Taha Tawil, a beloved Islamic scholar, attorney and dedicated community leader, passed away peacefully Friday. He was 66. Tawil came to Cedar Rapids in 1983 to serve as imam for the Islamic Center of Cedar Rapids. He was one…...
Snapshot (7.2.26) |
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (57+ words) Snapshot (7.2.26) thegazette.com Ketut Alit Widiantary hops on a motorbike before performing the sacred Rejang dance during Kuningan holiday, which marks the end of the 10-day Galungan festival celebrating the victory of good over evil, in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, Saturday,…...
Iran Ashoura |
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (102+ words) Iran Ashoura thegazette.com An Iranian woman prays in a mourning ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Thursday in the holy day of Ashoura which commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, one of Shiite Islam's most…...
Patricia “Pat” Ann Campbell
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (224+ words) Cedar Rapids - Patricia "Pat" Ann Campbell, 90, of Cedar Rapids, finally had her prayers answered when she was called to be with her heavenly father on Friday, June 19, while in her own home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 9, at…...
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2+ mon, 4+ day ago (179+ words) thegazette.com Matthew 25 volunteer Shannon Poitras of Cedar Rapids paints a garage during the groupâs annual Transform Week on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at a home in the Taylor neighborhood in Cedar Rapids. The nonprofit was started in 2006 by United Methodist…...
Catholic leaders must listen to the people hurt by changes | Opinion
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (252+ words) On behalf of Catholics who are losing a Mass, I respectfully ask: Have the people making these decisions truly spoken with the faithful in our communities? Have you talked with the elderly parishioners who cannot drive out of town to…...
Dubuque Archdiocese âJourney in Faithâ destroying parishes | Opinion
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (286+ words) Archbishop Thomas Zinkula offers his blessing to those in attendance as he walks down the aisle following a Mass of Ordination to the Priesthood on May 23 at St. Raphael’s Cathedral in Dubuque. This is not a “Journey in Faith,” it…...