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This week in Christian history: first Mother’s Day celebration

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By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Sunday, May 05, 2024 The former Andrews Methodist Church is the International Mother’s Day Shrine, pictured April 22, 2008, in Grafton, W.Va., where Mother’s Day began 100 years ago. The founder, Anna Jarvis wanted the first Mother’s Day service to be held in the former church, where her mother … Read more

This week in Christian history: First baptisms in Philippines

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By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Sunday, April 14, 2024 Catholic faithful raise their palm fronds during the blessing in front of a church as part of the traditional lenten devotion on Palm Sunday in Manila on March 24, 2024. | TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images Throughout the extensive history of the Church, there have … Read more