OPINION: (The Conversation) — Each year, millions of Shiite Muslims walk to Karbala to honor Husayn, the prophet’s grandson, whose death continues to shape their faith.
Why Arbaeen – the Shiite Muslim pilgrimage of mourning – has a deep significance that brings millions to Iraq each year
(The Conversation) — Each year, millions of Shiite Muslims walk to Karbala to honor Husayn, the prophet’s grandson, whose death continues to shape their faith.
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OPINION: (The Conversation) — Pope Leo is one of many popes to respond to technological change by drawing on a Catholic principle called ‘subsidiarity.’
The Catholic principle guiding popes through tech upheavals, from the Industrial Revolution to AI
(The Conversation) — Pope Leo is one of many popes to respond to technological change by drawing on a Catholic principle called ‘subsidiarity.’
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Religion reporter Jack Jenkins examines the growing public power of the religious left and what it could mean for Congress.
The 'Pastors in Name Only': The new (old) fight over who counts as christian
Religion reporter Jack Jenkins examines the growing public power of the religious left and what it could mean for Congress.
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VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As prominent prelates clash over the traditional Latin Mass, Pope Leo XIV’s response may reveal his deepest instincts about authority, unity and tradition.
The liturgy wars are back. Spoiler: They never left.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As prominent prelates clash over the traditional Latin Mass, Pope Leo XIV’s response may reveal his deepest instincts about authority, unity and tradition.
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(RNS) — Over 1,000 people packed a nearly four-hour-long Broken Arrow City Council meeting on Jan. 12, which ended with a council vote of 4-1 to stymie the project.
Oklahoma mosque project voted down after weeks of anti-Muslim pushback, zoning debate
(RNS) — Over 1,000 people packed a nearly four-hour-long Broken Arrow City Council meeting on Jan. 12, which ended with a council vote of 4-1 to stymie the project.
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(The Forward) — The Nöam fire is the latest in a rapid drumbeat of attacks on Jewish targets in Canada.
Suspected arson gutted Montreal’s trendiest kosher restaurant. The city’s Jews say they saw it coming
(The Forward) — The Nöam fire is the latest in a rapid drumbeat of attacks on Jewish targets in Canada.
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HARTFORD, Conn. (RNS) — As anti-Muslim bigotry rises, Connecticut's new provision to expand education on Arab and Islamic studies attempts to quell the tide.
Connecticut legislation aims to expand Islam education in public schools
HARTFORD, Conn. (RNS) — As anti-Muslim bigotry rises, Connecticut's new provision to expand education on Arab and Islamic studies attempts to quell the tide.
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(RNS) — 'They did not want Muslims here, so they made up a reason, and in doing so, they violated the law,' said Meghan Murphy, an attorney with CAIR's Legal Defense Fund.
Broken Arrow mosque leaders sue over alleged discrimination
(RNS) — 'They did not want Muslims here, so they made up a reason, and in doing so, they violated the law,' said Meghan Murphy, an attorney with CAIR's Legal Defense Fund.
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(RNS) — 'It's a sign that they are really scared they're gonna lose this seat,' the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran pastor running for Congress in Iowa, said. She is part of a wave of religious figures running as Democrats for congressional seats.
'They're not real pastors': As clergy run as Democrats, Republicans question their faith
(RNS) — 'It's a sign that they are really scared they're gonna lose this seat,' the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran pastor running for Congress in Iowa, said. She is part of a wave of religious figures running as Democrats for congressional seats.
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(RNS) — Arizona justices unanimously ruled on Thursday (July 30) that trial courts couldn’t interfere in church leaders’ decision to report sexual abuse cases disclosed in confession, according to their own interpretation of religious doctrine.
Church leaders not bound to report sexual abuse confessions, Arizona Supreme Court rules
(RNS) — Arizona justices unanimously ruled on Thursday (July 30) that trial courts couldn’t interfere in church leaders’ decision to report sexual abuse cases disclosed in confession, according to their own interpretation of religious doctrine.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The trip marked Mullally's first visit to Africa and highlighted the Church of England's controversial reparations fund to address its historic links to slavery.
Archbishop Mullally ends Africa tour with calls for healing from church’s role in slavery
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The trip marked Mullally's first visit to Africa and highlighted the Church of England's controversial reparations fund to address its historic links to slavery.
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(RNS) — Many of the 2% of U.S. Catholics who attend the traditional Latin Mass weekly surmount considerable obstacles, like long drives and disapproval from the Catholic hierarchy, to attend.
After SSPX schism, some Catholics urge greater access to the older Latin Mass
(RNS) — Many of the 2% of U.S. Catholics who attend the traditional Latin Mass weekly surmount considerable obstacles, like long drives and disapproval from the Catholic hierarchy, to attend.
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OPINION: (RNS) — More than half of young adult women who grew up LDS have now left. Many are reacting against politics, purity culture and powerlessness.
Why are so many young women leaving Mormonism?
(RNS) — More than half of young adult women who grew up LDS have now left. Many are reacting against politics, purity culture and powerlessness.
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OPINION: (RNS) — Boy George sings what we rarely hear: 'I stand with the Jews.'
Boy George's pro-Israel song is a big deal
(RNS) — Boy George sings what we rarely hear: 'I stand with the Jews.'
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan calls on the militant group to surrender its weapons and destroy its vast network of tunnels.
Israel says it has serious concerns with Hamas disarmament deal
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan calls on the militant group to surrender its weapons and destroy its vast network of tunnels.
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OPINION: (RNS) — The founders' belief about religion and government changed fast — mostly because of what was happening overseas.
Why did the nation's founders suddenly fear a godless republic?
(RNS) — The founders' belief about religion and government changed fast — mostly because of what was happening overseas.
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AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — The lawsuit is the latest challenge to Senate Bill 10 — this time under Texas law.
Houston mothers challenge Texas Ten Commandments law under state religious freedom protections
AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — The lawsuit is the latest challenge to Senate Bill 10 — this time under Texas law.
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OPINION: (RNS) — If you want political power in the South, you have to vote in Republican primaries.
Why Black Southerners should become Republicans
(RNS) — If you want political power in the South, you have to vote in Republican primaries.
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DETROIT (AP) — Though there was no shortage of levity, a sense of urgency filled the Detroit meeting room as Abdul El-Sayed, a former gubernatorial candidate who is running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, began speaking about how his Muslim faith informs his progressive views.
As progressives seek to take on inequality, some cite religion as a motivating factor
DETROIT (AP) — Though there was no shortage of levity, a sense of urgency filled the Detroit meeting room as Abdul El-Sayed, a former gubernatorial candidate who is running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, began speaking about how his Muslim faith informs his progressive views.
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Religion reporter Jack Jenkins examines the growing public power of the religious left and what it could mean for Congress.
The 'Pastors in Name Only': The new (old) fight over who counts as christian
Religion reporter Jack Jenkins examines the growing public power of the religious left and what it could mean for Congress.
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VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As prominent prelates clash over the traditional Latin Mass, Pope Leo XIV’s response may reveal his deepest instincts about authority, unity and tradition.
The liturgy wars are back. Spoiler: They never left.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As prominent prelates clash over the traditional Latin Mass, Pope Leo XIV’s response may reveal his deepest instincts about authority, unity and tradition.
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(RNS) — Over 1,000 people packed a nearly four-hour-long Broken Arrow City Council meeting on Jan. 12, which ended with a council vote of 4-1 to stymie the project.
Oklahoma mosque project voted down after weeks of anti-Muslim pushback, zoning debate
(RNS) — Over 1,000 people packed a nearly four-hour-long Broken Arrow City Council meeting on Jan. 12, which ended with a council vote of 4-1 to stymie the project.
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(The Forward) — The Nöam fire is the latest in a rapid drumbeat of attacks on Jewish targets in Canada.
Suspected arson gutted Montreal’s trendiest kosher restaurant. The city’s Jews say they saw it coming
(The Forward) — The Nöam fire is the latest in a rapid drumbeat of attacks on Jewish targets in Canada.
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(RNS) — 'They did not want Muslims here, so they made up a reason, and in doing so, they violated the law,' said Meghan Murphy, an attorney with CAIR's Legal Defense Fund.
Broken Arrow mosque leaders sue over alleged discrimination
(RNS) — 'They did not want Muslims here, so they made up a reason, and in doing so, they violated the law,' said Meghan Murphy, an attorney with CAIR's Legal Defense Fund.
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HARTFORD, Conn. (RNS) — As anti-Muslim bigotry rises, Connecticut's new provision to expand education on Arab and Islamic studies attempts to quell the tide.
Connecticut legislation aims to expand Islam education in public schools
HARTFORD, Conn. (RNS) — As anti-Muslim bigotry rises, Connecticut's new provision to expand education on Arab and Islamic studies attempts to quell the tide.
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OPINION: (The Conversation) — Each year, millions of Shiite Muslims walk to Karbala to honor Husayn, the prophet’s grandson, whose death continues to shape their faith.
Why Arbaeen – the Shiite Muslim pilgrimage of mourning – has a deep significance that brings millions to Iraq each year
(The Conversation) — Each year, millions of Shiite Muslims walk to Karbala to honor Husayn, the prophet’s grandson, whose death continues to shape their faith.
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OPINION: (The Conversation) — Pope Leo is one of many popes to respond to technological change by drawing on a Catholic principle called ‘subsidiarity.’
The Catholic principle guiding popes through tech upheavals, from the Industrial Revolution to AI
(The Conversation) — Pope Leo is one of many popes to respond to technological change by drawing on a Catholic principle called ‘subsidiarity.’
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OPINION: (The Conversation) — Kashmir’s history as a center of learning and the arts for Hindus, Buddhists and Muslims offers another way of understanding the region – one shaped by centuries of religious coexistence.
The enduring legacy of Kashmir’s poet-saints who built bridges between faiths
(The Conversation) — Kashmir’s history as a center of learning and the arts for Hindus, Buddhists and Muslims offers another way of understanding the region – one shaped by centuries of religious coexistence.
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OPINION: (RNS) — Boy George sings what we rarely hear: 'I stand with the Jews.'
Boy George's pro-Israel song is a big deal
(RNS) — Boy George sings what we rarely hear: 'I stand with the Jews.'
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OPINION: (RNS) — A chatbot functions as a mirror — not a true spiritual guide.
Why did a pastor say he almost died from listening to a chatbot?
(RNS) — A chatbot functions as a mirror — not a true spiritual guide.
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