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In the latest sign of Francis’ concern for the poor, the pope’s almoner — the Vatican official in charge of distributing alms — is treating homeless people in Rome to a trip to the beach and to a pizza dinner on the way back home.

A competitive marketplace is forcing churches to embrace business practices to court fickle churchgoers.

Macy's Shop For A Cause Event is partnering with Second Harvest in an effort to fight hunger. Consumers will be able to give back to the community by pre-purchasing a $5 Shopping Pass for exclusive savings in Spokane Macy’s stores with the proceeds benefiting hunger relief, according to an announcement from Second Harvest.

In terms of religion, the 554 athletes of Team USA are a cross-section of the nation they represent, with Catholic, Jewish, Protestant, Buddhist and Muslim members, among others. It also has members who — like 23 percent of Americans — are unaffiliated with any religion and who, perhaps like 7 percent of Americans, say they do not believe in God or are agnostic.

Rev. Todd F. Eklof, of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane, said in a press release today that he plans to deliver a sermon on Sunday calling on mental health professionals to begin considering fundamentalism a psychiatric disorder.

While the book deals mainly with Trump’s business career, it tackles the GOP candidate’s professed Christianity at several key points in his personal and professional life before concluding, “Trump’s own words are aggressively antithetical to the teachings of the New Testament.”

The Spokane Police Department has announced a new partnership with Gonzaga University to conduct a cultural audit of its department.