Articles by Rebecca Trounson

729 articles since 1997

L.A. parishes answer the call to assist archdiocese

California | Local | By Rebecca Trounson | May 25, 2008
Blessed with a nest egg of nearly $1.5 million, a Woodland Hills parish donated almost all of it, leaving just $1,000 in its savings account. Read more
 

Coming to grips with same-sex marriage ruling

California | Local | By Hector Becerra, Maria L. La Ganga, and Rebecca Trounson | May 20, 2008
Pastor Gregory L. Waybright struggled from the pulpit Sunday to reconcile the laws of God with the laws of man. Read more
 

Group of evangelical Christians writes manifesto urging separation of religious beliefs and politics

California | Local | By Rebecca Trounson | May 10, 2008
A group of prominent U.S. evangelical Christians is urging other evangelicals to step back from partisan politics and avoid becoming “useful idiots” for any political party.In an often strongly worded statement released this week, more than 70 pastors, scholars and business leaders said faith and politics have become too closely intertwined and that evangelicals err when they use their religious beliefs for political purposes.About a quarter of U.S. adults call themselves evangelical Christ Read more
 

Pontiff meets with sex abuse victims

World | By Tracy Wilkinson and Rebecca Trounson | April 18, 2008
In an unprecedented gesture, Pope Benedict XVI met privately Thursday with a small group of men and women who were sexually abused as youths by their clergy, an emotional encounter of prayer and tears. Read more
 

Pope to meet with educators

National | By Rebecca Trounson | April 15, 2008
In a summons that is prompting both anticipation and unease, Pope Benedict XVI has asked the presidents of all U.S. Catholic colleges and universities, along with Catholic school superintendents from across the country, to meet with him this week during his East Coast visit. Read more
 

Pope has agenda of hope

World | By Tracy Wilkinson and Rebecca Trounson | April 14, 2008
In his first pilgrimage to the United States as pope, Benedict XVI will minister to a Roman Catholic Church that is both troubled and alive with faith. Read more
 

California bishop is on front line of Episcopal divide

California | Local | By Rebecca Trounson | December 24, 2007
Bishop John-David Schofield’s tone was urgent this month as he exhorted delegates from his Central California diocese to leave the Episcopal Church. Read more
 

Man and boy killed in Compton shootings

California | Local | By Rebecca Trounson | December 23, 2007
A 44-year-old man and a boy, whose age was not known, were killed in separate shootings in Compton on Saturday afternoon, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials said. Read more
 

Top Anglican: no consensus

National | By Rebecca Trounson | December 15, 2007
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, in a long-awaited message to the global Anglican Communion he heads, said Friday there was no consensus among Anglican leaders on whether the Episcopal Church had met demands that it stop consecrating openly gay bishops and authorizing same-sex blessings. Read more
 

Loyal to Episcopal Church

California | Local | By Rebecca Trounson | December 10, 2007
One day after the Diocese of San Joaquin became the first in the country to break ties with the Episcopal Church, the Rev. Read more
 
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