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Q: What do Julie Andrews, Ingrid Bergmann and Debbie Reynolds have in common? A: They've all played nuns.

On Nov. 2 Words of Christ Christian Fellowship will host its fourth annual Gospel Music Fest & Chili Feed. The menu includes hot dogs, sodas, baked good and all-you-can-eat chile. Crafts will be on sale and gift baskets will be raffled every hour.

Halloween has never been my favorite.

I do now. As a kid I wasn't allowed to, my family thought (rightly so) that the holiday had some origins they didn't agree with.

What are you doing Monday evening? Coming to the Spokane Faith & Values mixer, of course. It’ll be from 5 to 7 p.m. at NoLi Brewery, 1003 E. Trent Ave. Come meet our writers, chat with us about theology, community and whatever else is on your mind!

ROME (RNS) After Pope Francis' election on March 13, "Francesco" lept into first among most popular names in Rome and has grown more popular since then.

Gonzaga University’s “What Can We Learn?” lecture series, which focuses on lessons from great thinkers of the past, continues with “What Can We Learn from Feminism?” at 7 p.m. on Oct. 24 in the Jepson Center’s Wolff Auditorium.