Religion
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Mercy triumphs over unspeakable evil in true story about tragic kidnap, murder of 18-year-old Amish woman
‘Beechdale Road’ co-authors release untold “story of redemption” in time for anniversary of devastating tragedy LANCASTER, Penn. — The tragic…
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Defendant in Vatican trial takes case to UN, accuses pope of violating his rights with surveillance
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the defendants in the Vatican’s big financial trial has formally complained to the United…
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What, to the white American, is the 19th of June?
(RNS) — On July 5, 1852, the Ladies Anti-Slavery Society of Rochester invited Frederick Douglass to give a speech on…
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What would the SBC be today without Paul Pressler?
(RNS) — Paul Pressler, who died this month at the age of 94, served for decades as a state judge…
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Ascension Catholic hospitals outsource staffing to private-equity-owned partners
(RNS) — One of the largest Catholic health care systems in the United States, Ascension, a nonprofit that has previously been…
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Richard Smallwood, ‘Total Praise’ composer, to receive Juneteeth tribute in D.C.
(RNS) — For decades, Richard Smallwood has been on stages from Carnegie Hall to churches, at the piano or at…
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Episcopal Church grapples with ‘transformative role’ in Native American residential schools
(RNS) — For most Native American children in the late 19th century and early 20th, education was neither a right…
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Does white supremacy animate our rituals?
A pastor in San Diego questions the often-hidden histories and power structures within liturgy. What if the logic of white…
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Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha
MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi…
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How to maintain hope in the face of global warming
(RNS) — I am tempted to depression and despair when faced with the reality of global warming, and I fear that…
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