5+ day, 29+ min ago  (632+ words) WASHINGTON " Through its cuisine, storytelling and customs, Passover commemorates the Israelites' enslavement and exodus from ancient Egypt as chronicled in Exodus, the second book of the Bible." The holiday's name -- Passover or Pesach in Hebrew -- refers to a story in…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (374+ words) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. " After more than four decades of dreaming, planning, and praying, St. Bartholomew Catholic Church has officially opened the doors to its new Parish Life Center on Marshall Street." The milestone marks a major moment for a parish…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (334+ words) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. " Christians across the country are observing Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season leading up to Easter." Senior Pastor Jennie Williams with Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville said the day begins a 40-day period focused on…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (45+ words) LIVE: Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson'thv11.com LIVE: Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson To stream THV11 on your phone, you need the THV11 app. Download the THV11 app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Before You Leave, Check This…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (489+ words) JERUSALEM, Israel " On the Saturday before'Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for a centuries-old ceremony known as the Holy Fire. Holding unlit candles, they pack into the'sprawling 12th century basilica built on the site…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (478+ words) WASHINGTON " The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, also known as the "Festival of Lights," begins this weekend." Hanukkah commemorates the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after a small group called the Maccabees defeated the Greek Syrian army. During the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (59+ words) Lottie Shackelford on Rev. Jesse Jackson's impact and legacy | THV11 Interview'thv11.com Lottie Shackelford on Rev. Jesse Jackson's impact and legacy | THV11 Interview To stream THV11 on your phone, you need the THV11 app. Download the THV11 app Next up in 5 Example video title will…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (593+ words) Mullally, 63, became the archbishop of Canterbury, making her the first woman to lead the Church of England. The worldwide Anglican Communion, which includes the Episcopal Church in the U.S., has no formal head, but the archbishop traditionally has been seen as…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (544+ words) The first U.S. pontiff addressed some 26,000 people from the loggia overlooking St. Peter's Square for the traditional papal "Urbi et Orbi'' address, Latin for "To the City and to the World,'' which serves as a summary of the woes facing the…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (956+ words) Leo, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and other Christian leaders met on the shores of Lake Iznik, the site of the Council of Nicaea that produced a creed, or statement of faith, that is still recited by millions of Christians today....