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Center for Choice, the Uptown Toledo facility where 50,000 abortions were performed between 1983 and 2013, was purchased last week (Oct. 7) by Agora, a Christian prayer organization that is working with a group of local pro-life organizations, said Ed Sitter, executive director of Foundation for Life and Greater Toledo Right to Life.

SpokaneFAVS is pleased to welcome Gabry Tyson as our journalism intern. Tyson is a student at the University of Missouri, where she is studying journalism, international studies and religious studies.

Sr. Bernie also served the homeless in Spokane at Our Place Ministries, House of Charity, and St. Margaret's Shelter for women and children. She came home to the Monastery in 2011 at the age of 87 to participate in the Monastery's hospitality ministries that included tending the Grotto Garden, re-crafting greeting cards, and welcoming guests.

Noting that gays and lesbians have “gifts and qualities” to offer the church, the midpoint assessment reflected the impact that Pope Francis seems to be having on the two-week Synod on the Family as he pushes for a more open, less doctrinaire approach.

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The Sierra Club will be hosting a public hearing on Oct. 28 to discuss oil and coal train safety. According to an announcement, this month the club has the opportunity to engage state leaders about the impacts of oil and coal transport in local communities and waterways.

The founder of Hillsong, an Australian megachurch that has exported its influence to major global cities and into churches’ music across the U.S., is facing strict scrutiny for what he knew about sex abuse allegations lodged against his father.