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A retired Canadian judge says he hasn’t been able to find any reliable evidence of alleged sexual misconduct by the archbishop of Quebec.
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Independent UN experts urge Yemen’s Houthis to free detained Baha’i followers
Human rights experts working for the United Nations are urging Yemen’s Houthi rebels to release five people from the country’s Baha’i religious minority who have been in detention for a year.
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Why US Catholics are planning pilgrimages in communities across the nation
A long-planned series of Catholic pilgrimages is getting underway across the United States this weekend, with pilgrims embarking on four different routes.
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Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate. Ex-president’s backers say he shares faith, values
Donald Trump’s support from white evangelicals and other conservative Christians is as strong as ever.
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It was once a center of Islamic learning. Now Mali’s historic city of Djenné mourns lack of visitors
Mali’s historic city of Djenné was once a center of Islamic learning, known for its sprawling mud-brick mosque that has been on the UNESCO World Heritage in Danger list since 2016.
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Landslide forces closure of iconic Southern California chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son
A decades-old landslide that’s rapidly accelerating has forced the dismantling of an iconic Southern California chapel known for its glass frame built among soaring redwoods and sweeping Pacific Ocean views.
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Some of the Catholic Church’s best-known approved, and not approved, reports of apparitions of Mary
The Vatican has revised how it evaluates purported supernatural events, such as reported visions of the Virgin Mary, to guard against hoaxes and account for news going viral.
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Georgia’s prime minister has joined tens of thousands of people on march through the country’s capital to mark the Day of Family Purity.
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He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own
The Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley had always loved the Black Church, and developed an ambition in his youth to become a pastor even as he realized he was gay.
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French police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue
France’s Interior Minister says that a man who was shot and killed by police after a suspected arson attack on a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen was an Algerian national who’d sought medical treatment in France and wasn’t flagged as a suspected extremist.
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Vatican moves to adapt to hoaxes and overhauls its process for evaluating visions of Mary
The Vatican has radically reformed its process for evaluating alleged visions of the Virgin Mary, weeping statues and other seemingly supernatural phenomena.
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The late Rev. Billy Graham is immortalized in a statue unveiled at the US Capitol
A statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham has been unveiled at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, where it will stand on behalf of his native North Carolina.
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Mosque attack in northern Nigeria leaves 8 people dead. Police say the motive was a family dispute
Police in Nigeria say at least eight worshippers were killed and 16 others injured in northern Nigeria’s Kano state after a man with a locally made explosive attacked the mosque where they were praying early Wednesday morning.
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Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba
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A Palestinian converted to Judaism. An Israeli soldier saw him as a threat and opened fire
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Anitta defends her Afro-Brazilian faith after new music video costs her some followers
Brazil’s biggest pop star, Anitta, has released a music video depicting rituals of the Afro-Brazilian faith Candomble, sparking controversy in a country where religious intolerance is all too common.
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This, too, could pass: Christian group’s rule keeping beaches closed on Sunday mornings may end
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Why the speech by Kansas City Chiefs kicker was embraced at Benedictine College’s commencement
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Mosque attack in Nigeria’s north injures at least 24 people, including children
At least 24 worshippers, including four children, were injured in northern Nigeria’s Kano state after a man attacked the mosque where they were praying early Wednesday morning, resulting in an explosion, the police said.
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United Methodists scrap their anti-gay bans. A woman who defied them seeks reinstatement as pastor
Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked from her beloved job as a United Methodist pastor in Philadelphia.
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Young South Koreans are increasingly drawn to Buddhism via social media-savvy influencers
South Korean young people are increasingly drawn to Buddhism due to social media-savvy influencers, including a monk who went viral on Instagram and a comedian who also DJs dressed like a Buddhist monk.
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India’s parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi’s party grows
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Suspect in shooting of 2 Jewish men in Los Angeles last year agrees to plead guilty to hate crimes
Prosecutors say a 29-year-old man accused of shooting and wounding two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles last year has agreed to plead guilty to hate crimes and firearms offenses.
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The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr, dies at 95
The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston, Texas, and worked with the Rev.
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Chiefs kicker Butker congratulates women graduates and says most are more excited about motherhood
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is getting attention for comments he made during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend in which he congratulated the women receiving degrees, but then said most were probably more excited to get married and have children.
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Parishioners subdue armed teenager at Louisiana children’s service
ABBEVILLE, La. (AP) — Parishioners subdued a teenager with a gun who entered a Louisiana church during a service for dozens of young children, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
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Abuse victim advocates pushing Missouri AG to investigate Christian boarding schools
Advocates for victims of abuse at Missouri boarding schools are urging the state’s attorney general to launch an investigation, work with local prosecutors and take other steps aimed at stemming the tide of abuse.
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Thousands replaster Mali’s Great Mosque of Djenne, which is threatened by conflict
Thousands of Malians joined the replastering of the world’s largest mud-brick building this weekend, a key ritual that maintains the integrity of the Great Mosque of Djenne in central Mali.
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Vatican Museums staff challenge the pope with a legal bid for better terms and treatment
Forty-nine employees of the Vatican Museums have filed a class-action complaint with the Vatican administration demanding better seniority, leave and overtime benefits.
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Buddha’s birthday: When is it and how is it celebrated in different countries?
Buddha’s birthday is an important holiday in several countries in Asia where there are large Buddhist populations.
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