6+ hour, 14+ min ago  (495+ words) Muslim pilgrims shave each other's heads, during a ritual known as "halq," marking the completion of Hajj after the symbolic stoning of the devil in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Muslim pilgrims pray in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (233+ words) Yakima Herald-Republic Muslim pilgrims touch the walls of the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, May 21, 2026. Muslim pilgrims arrive at the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (214+ words) The entrance to the Plaid Door on 220 N. 40th Ave. in Yakima. St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Yakima is accepting grant applications from Yakima Valley nonprofit organizations that work to improve the lives of residents. Applications for grants from the Ruth Luhman…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (235+ words) The grand opening of the Sikh Temple of Yakima will take place Saturday, May 16, in Terrace Heights. Public events at the'Sikh'gurudwara at 4906 Hillcrest Drive are scheduled from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. They will include holy songs and holy music performed with traditional instruments,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (113+ words) Yakima Herald-Republic The outside of the new Sikh Temple of Yakima Friday, May 8, 2026, in Yakima, Wash. There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. Yakima School District settles lawsuit with…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (283+ words) Central'Lutheran'Church in Yakima on Feb. 15, 2026.' Central Lutheran Church in Yakima will celebrate its centennial with special events next weekend. The congregation is excited to mark the milestone with a history and concert event at 4 p. m. Saturday, May 16. A service of celebration…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (708+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Have you read the prayer that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth prayed before the U. S. military's actions against Venezuela and…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (573+ words) "Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity" by Matthew Avery Sutton" Washington State University historian Matthew Avery Sutton has published a comprehensive history of Christianity in America, "Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (660+ words) Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard his flight bound for Yaounde-Nsimalen International Airport, Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026, on the third day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. No matter how you look at it, that AI-generated image of President…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (339+ words) Pope Leo XIV waves to supporters as he leaves after his visit to the Ngul Zamba (Power of God) orphanage in Yaounde, Cameroon, Wednesday April 15, 2026 on the third day of his apostolic journey to Africa. A woman kneels in prayer…...