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Enfield High School - Enfield, CT - File / Photo: Enfield Public Schools

Enfield Agrees To Move H.S. Graduation From Church

The Enfield Board of Education voted Wednesday night to settle a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Connecticut and a group called Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

2012/07/19

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Jewish Community Split Over Internet Issue, Gathering And Rally Held At Citi Field Highlight Differing Views

Jewish men and women held a rally outside of Citi Field in response to a gathering held by Jewish religious leaders who believe that the Internet threatens their way of life.

2012/05/20

Citi Field (credit: Nick Laham/Getty Images)

More Than 40,000 Orthodox Jews To Pack Citi Field Sunday For Internet Protest

More than 40,000 ultra-Orthodox Jewish men plan to pack Citi Field for a gathering on how to use modern technology in a religiously-appropriate way. Organizers have also rented the nearby Arthur Ashe Stadium for the overflow crowd.

2012/05/19

Tim Tebow (file / credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Relativity Media)

New Jersey Pastor Praying For Tim Tebow

Pastor Terry Smith of the Life Christian Church in West Orange has extended an invitation to the brand new New York Jets quarterback.

2012/03/22

City officials and religious leaders in front of City Hall - New York, NY - Feb 17, 2012 (credit: Alex Silverman / WCBS 880)

City Officials, Religious Leaders Want Mayor To Obey Court On Religion And Schools

This week, a federal judge ruled that, for now, the city has to allow private religious groups to rent school space for services.

2012/02/17

Faith and Finance (credit: CBS2)

Faith And Finance

Did you see the report Maurice DuBois did on Friday?

2011/12/06

Bronx Household Of Faith Building Project (credit: http://www.bhof.org/index.html)

Supreme Court Rejects Bronx Church’s Plea To Allow After-Hours Worship At Public Schools

The Bronx Household Of Faith church says the city allows many groups to use school buildings after hours. But the city says that it risks blurring church-state separation if it allows worship services in public schools.

2011/12/05

Father John Higgins laces up his sneakers - Peekskill, NY - Nov 10, 2011 (credit: Sean Adams / WCBS 880)

Priest Walks From Peekskill Church To St. Patrick’s Cathedral For His School

Father John Higgins is a priest on a pilgrimage, a holy man hiking to help the children of Peekskill.

2011/11/10

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Officials Say Hate Crimes On The Rise In New York City

New York officials say there were 699 hate crimes statewide last year, up 2 percent from a year earlier.

2011/07/14

Pope John Paul II

Eye On New York: On Religion

In this Eye on New York segment, CBS 2’s Don Dahler speaks with Archbishop Timothy Dolan about the beatification of Pope John Paul II.

2011/05/01

Ash Wednesday - File / Photo: TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images

Tri-State Area Christians Mark Ash Wednesday

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lent – the 40 days of prayer observed by Christians.

2011/03/09

Timothy Dolan is installed as Archbishop of New York at St. Patrick's Cathedral - New York, NY - Mar 30, 2009 - Photo: JULIE JACOBSON/AFP/Getty Images

Tradition Stays – No Early Midnight Mass In New York!

It’s the city that never sleeps, so Archbishop Timothy Dolan is sticking with the tradition of holding it at midnight, though many Catholic churches are holding it earlier.

2010/12/24

Psalms 1 from the "Three Faiths" Exhibition - Credit: New York Public Library

New Exhibit Brings Together Three Faiths

The words of three religions – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are now side-by-side at the New York Public Library.

2010/10/21

Long Island Mosque Expansions On Hold

Brookhaven town officials say they need more time to review controversial plans to expand to expand two Islamic mosques.

2010/10/19

Mosque parking lot with house behind it that would be razed. (Photo/Mona Rivera)

Controversy Over L.I. Islamic Center Parking Lot

Amid cries of anti-Islam, residents say the issue is not about opposition to any religion.

2010/09/23

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