Religion
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The Jewish summer weeks of mourning
(RNS) — The advent of summer fills me with dread. Not that I don’t enjoy warm days, barbecues or vacations.…
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Conservative prelate warns that excommunicating Viganò will lead to further division
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — An outspoken critic of Pope Francis, the Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Astana, Kazakhstan, said that…
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It was meant to be a Christian utopia. Now this Nigerian community is helpless against rising seas
AYETORO, Nigeria (AP) — The coastal Nigerian community of Ayetoro was founded decades ago and nicknamed “Happy City,” meant to…
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More than 1,300 people died during Hajj, many of them after walking in the scorching heat
CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced…
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Its move from Israel to Jordan complete, Love Into Action resumes mission to aid disabled
(RNS) — Laurence and Sharon Garnett live in the northern Jordanian city of Mafraq, home to a large Bedouin community,…
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How Indigenous peoples are reclaiming their celebrations of the summer solstice − and using them to resist
(The Conversation) — If we were to watch the Sun rise every morning, we would notice that its location appears…
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More than 15 policemen, several civilians killed by gunmen in Russia’s southern Dagestan region
MOSCOW (AP) — More than 15 policemen and several civilians, including an Orthodox priest, were killed by armed militants in…
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Faith in Choice: Two Years After Dobbs
Often in the reproductive healthcare debate, the voice of the faithful gets portrayed only on one side – the…
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International conference sheds light on the clerical abuse of disabled individuals
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Safeguarding experts and abuse survivors met at the Gregorian University this week to address clerical abuse…
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New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the…
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