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From questions of welcoming a gay son home for Christmas to denying the sacraments for the children of gay and lesbian parents, an ongoing debate on the Catholic Church’s approach to homosexuality has raised the hopes of some LGBT advocates and provoked the ire of the church’s right wing.

Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi won the 95th Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their work promoting education rights for children in a year that has been anything but peaceful.

Pope Francis is tipped to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, according to some of the world’s leading bookmakers.

Today Temple Beth Shalom announced in a press release that in response to the recent desecration which took place at synagogue on Yom Kippur, the congregation would like to invite the faith communities of Spokane to a special Shabbat service of Welcome and Solidarity.

pokaneFAVS is pleased to welcome Matthew Sewell to its team of writers. Sewell is a lifelong Catholic who went to a Catholic college

James Hunt, professor of history emeritus at Whitworth University, and co-founder of The Krista Foundation for Global Citizenship, will lead a discussion titled "Companionship with Nature: Young John Muir" at The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist on Wednesday from 7-9 p.m.

The Supreme Court refused to get involved in the national debate over same-sex marriage on Monday (Oct. 6), leaving intact lower court rulings that will legalize the practice in 11 additional states.