Religion & Ethics

Paul O'Reilly grew up during the Troubles in Ireland, surrounded by violence. When he was 16, his mother moved him and his seven brothers and sisters to Canada after two of his uncles were killed and his sister was attacked.

When Rabbi Jordana Chernow-Reader watched her sister walk across the stage to be ordained Sunday, the Ventura resident was overcome with emotion.

Hundreds gathered at Constitution Park in Camarillo to join in a service where politicians, local clergy and lay Christians formed small groups to pray.

About 300 people attended the 13th annual National Day of Prayer Breakfast hosted by the Southeast Ventura County YMCA early Thursday morning in Thousand Oaks.

Swarming like bees all over Steckel Park in Santa Paula in bright yellow vests, 196 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ventura Stake, sanded, painted, poured cement, cleaned and otherwise spruced up the area as part ...

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This weekend, everyone will have the opportunity to get to know St. John's Seminary in Camarillo a lot better.

The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the Tunisian island of Djerba should be maintained as a symbol of the North African nation's openness to the world, Tunisia's tourism minister said Tuesday.

The case of a computer specialist who alleges he was terminated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory because of his belief in intelligent design is winding down.Closing arguments in David Coppedge's wrongful termination case against JPL begin Monday in Los Angeles ...

A potential shake-up at the Adventist Media Center in Simi Valley could result in ministries moving out of the area to save money.

"October Baby," a drama about a 19-year-old college student who learns she is adopted and an abortion survivor, has been criticized as Christian propaganda by some, but praised by supporters as an uplifting, finely made film.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam said Tuesday a new law to protect teachers who allow students to criticize evolution and other scientific theories will go into effect without his signature, because "good legislation should bring clarity and not confusion.

A Lake Casitas church and hundreds of worshippers celebrated Easter at sunrise.

Children colored paper eggs and sought candy ones at a farmers market Easter celebration.

Easter, when pews fill with people, presents an opportunity for churches to attract members. But churches also must be active in the community the rest of the year to draw and retain members, clergy say.