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Man pleads guilty to attacking Muslim state representative in Connecticut
A man who attacked a Muslim state representative outside a prayer service in Connecticut has pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault and other crimes.
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Oklahoma court considers whether to allow the US’ first publicly funded Catholic school
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Peru archbishop who sued 2 journalists over reports on abuses, financial corruption resigns early
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Muslim leaders reject chance to break bread with Biden as anger over Gaza festers
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The Vatican will publish next week an eagerly awaited document on gender theory and surrogacy. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, will hold his first news conference to present the document on human dignity on April 8.
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Mosques in NYC struggle to house and feed an influx of Muslim migrants this Ramadan
Mosques in New York City are struggling to house and feed migrants as the country’s latest immigration surge becomes increasingly more African and Muslim.
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Polygamous sect leader pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children
The leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport underage girls across state lines in what authorities say was a scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children.
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White House Easter egg roll draws a huge crowd after storm-delayed start
A huge crowd descended on the White House lawn for this year’s Easter egg roll after the event was delayed by thunder and lightning for about 90 minutes.
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Gaza medical officials say Israeli strike kills 4 foreign aid workers, driver after delivering food
Gaza medical officials say an apparent Israeli airstrike killed four international aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity and their Palestinian driver after they helped deliver food and other supplies that had arrived in northern Gaza by ship hours earlier.
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The blessing of rain dampens Holy Week in drought-stricken Spain
QUESADA, Spain (AP) — Some much needed rain was not going to ruin Holy Week for Alfonso del Río Martínez and his fellow Christians in the southern Spanish village of Quesada.
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These images capture Easter Sunday around the world
Across the globe, people celebrated Easter Sunday — commemorating the day when, according to Christian tradition, Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem two millennia ago.
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Israelis stage largest protest since war began to increase pressure on Netanyahu
Tens of thousands of Israelis have gathered outside the parliament building in Jerusalem in the largest anti-government demonstration since the country went to war in October.
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In his Easter address, the pope called for a cease-fire in Gaza and a Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
Pope Francis has rallied from respiratory problems to lead some 60,000 people in Easter celebrations and make a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine.
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The Trump camp and the White House clash over Biden’s recognition of ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’
President Joe Biden is facing criticism from Donald Trump and religious conservatives for proclaiming March 31 — which corresponds with Easter Sunday this year — as “Transgender Day of Visibility.”
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Pope presides over Easter Vigil, delivers 10-minute homily after skipping Good Friday at last minute
Pope Francis has delivered a 10-minute homily during the Vatican’s somber Easter Vigil service, a day after he made the last-minute decision to skip his participation in the Good Friday procession as a health precaution.
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Hours to make and seconds to destroy, Holy Week flower carpets are a labor of love in Guatemala
Each Holy Week, thousands of residents of the colonial, volcano-fringed city of Antigua participate in some of Guatemala’s oldest and most popular Easter traditions.
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An LGBTQ-inclusive church welcomes all in a country that once sent gay people to labor camps
After the 1959 revolution, Cuba repressed gay people and many were sent to labor camps. But the communist-run island has made strides in recent years when it comes to LGBTQ+ rights.
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Ships with a second round of aid for Gaza have departed Cyprus as concerns about hunger soar
A three-ship convoy has left a port in Cyprus to deliver 400 tons of food and other supplies to Gaza as concerns about hunger there soar.
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Some state lawmakers want school chaplains as part of a ‘rescue mission’ for public education
Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed legislation to allow spiritual chaplains in public schools.
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Young and old participate in Holy Week religious processions on Italy’s Procida island
PROCIDA, Italy (AP) — Italy is known for the religious processions that take over towns big and small throughout the year when Catholic feast days are celebrated.
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Israel’s high court says the government must stop funding seminaries. Could that topple Netanyahu?
A dramatic decision by Israel’s Supreme Court on drafting ultra-Orthodox men into the Israeli military could spell political trouble for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Good Friday in Latin America
Across Latin America, Roman Catholic faithful commemorated Good Friday with processions and ceremonies re-enacting the crucifixion of Jesus.
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Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says
The Vatican says Pope Francis has skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum to protect his health, adding to concerns about his frail condition during a particularly busy liturgical period.
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Minnesota Legislature will return from Easter break with plenty of bills still in the pipeline
The Minnesota Legislature will return from its Easter break with plenty of bills in the pipeline. Bills awaiting legislative attention on Tuesday include several high-profile pieces of legislation, ranging from cannabis and sports betting, to rights for trans people, to maintaining the state’s roads
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In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday rituals
Hundreds of Christians have joined the Good Friday procession in Jerusalem’s Old City, commemorating one of the faith’s most sacred days with noticeably thinner crowds amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
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Easter is March 31 this year. Here’s why many Christians will wake up before sunrise to celebrate
On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn. They will celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God, as the sun rises.
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Girl, 8, only survivor of bus crash that killed 45 Easter pilgrims on South Africa’s deadly roads
An 8-year-old girl was the lone survivor after a bus full of Easter pilgrims from Botswana making their way to a popular church festival in rural South Africa crashed off a bridge on a mountain pass and plunged into a ravine before bursting into flames.
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Hijab-wearing players in women’s NCAA Tournament hope to inspire others
N.C. State’s Jannah Eissa and UC Irvine’s Diaba Konate are bringing visibility and inspiration to Muslim women by wearing hjiabs while they play basketball.
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French soccer federation limits support for players’ Ramadan observance. Critics see discrimination
For Muslim soccer players in deeply secular France, observing Ramadan is a tall order. The country’s soccer federation wields the principle of religious neutrality enshrined in the French constitution, and doesn’t make things easy for players who want to refrain from drinking or eating from dawn to
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A Lebanese nun’s request to pray for Hezbollah fighters highlights schisms over the group’s weapons
A video showing a Lebanese nun asking young students to pray for the “men of the resistance,” a reference to Hezbollah fighters, has sparked controversy in Lebanon.
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A Filipino villager is nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace
A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition.
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Oregon city can’t limit church’s homeless meal services, federal judge rules
A federal judge has ruled that a southern Oregon city can’t limit a local church’s homeless meal services. KGW reports that U.S.
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Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. An 8-year-old is the only survivor
Authorities say a bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter weekend church gathering plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa, killing at least 45 people.
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Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox, deepening turmoil over mandatory military service
Israel’s Supreme Court has ordered an end to government subsidies for many ultra-Orthodox men who don’t serve in the army.
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