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Print Sandi Dolbee, formerly the religion and ethics editor for The San Diego Union-Tribune, had already been retired for a long time when Arts & Entertainment Editor Michael James Rocha approached her about returning to the pages of this newspaper as a columnist for the Arts+Culture section. Last spring, the Sunday section had undergone a major change as a result of the pandemic, with the return of faith coverage as one of the priorities. Since then, Dolbee has been writing about faith, spirituality and ethics every two weeks. Today, she returns to the front page with a story that explores...

When Nigerian bishop was kidnapped, ex-parishioners in California prayed Bishop Chikwe and his driver were released by their kidnappers unhurt and without ransom Trending Auxiliary Bishop Moses Chikwe (center) of Owerri Archdiocese in Nigeria. (Photo: Vatican News) During his nearly 15 years in southern California, Father Moses Chikwe was always up to something, even when he wasn't taking graduate courses at Loyola Marymount University and UCLA. The Nigerian priest helped in parishes, visited the sick in local hospitals, served as a prayer group chaplain, and joined soccer matches after Su...