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Nicaragua’s crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile
Nineteen priests kicked out of the country, dozens of incidents of harassment and church desecrations, rural areas lacking worship and social services.
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Pope and Argentine President Milei embrace after pontiff canonizes Argentina’s first female saint
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Dexter Scott King remembered during memorial as keeper of his father Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream
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Mama Antula, the Jesuit who didn’t want to marry or be a nun, will be Argentina’s first female saint
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City drops charges against pastor as sides negotiate over Ohio church’s 24/7 ministry
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Dust to dust? New Mexicans fight to save old adobe churches
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Ex-Catholic priest gets nearly 22 years in prison for attempted sexual abuse of a South Carolina boy
A former Catholic priest in South Carolina has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for trying to sexually assault a boy and showing him pornography.
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Pope blasts ‘radical individualism’ as he meets with Argentines ahead of big canonization
Pope Francis has met with Argentine pilgrims who are in town for this weekend’s canonization of the first female saint from his home country.
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Malaysia’s top court invalidates state’s Islam-based laws on incest, sodomy and other offenses
Malaysia’s top court has struck down Shariah-based criminal laws in an opposition-run state, saying they encroached on federal authority.
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Live updates | Deadly strikes across Gaza as Israel makes plans to evacuate civilians from Rafah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to draw up plans to evacuate civilians from the southern city of Rafah, ahead of an expected Israeli invasion into areas near the border with Egypt.
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Indian town sets a curfew and orders police to shoot violators after deadly clashes over a mosque
Authorities in a northern Indian town have imposed a curfew and ordered police to shoot violators after clashes over the construction of a Muslim seminary and a mosque left five people dead and more than 150 injured.
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Andra Day prays through nervousness ahead of Super Bowl performance
Andra Day normally deals with nervousness before any big show — especially in front of her peers. But the Grammy winner eventually leans on prayer to settle her anxiety.
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What is Lunar New Year and how is it celebrated?
In many Asian cultures, the Lunar New Year is a celebration marking the arrival of spring and the start of a new year on the lunisolar calendar.
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Live updates | Israeli strikes kill 13 as concerns grow about looming operation in Rafah
Israeli airstrikes pounded the city of Rafah on Gaza’s southern border. The strikes overnight into Thursday came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas’ cease-fire terms and said he would expand the offensive into the southern Gaza town.
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Indian state passes uniform marriage legislation opposed by Muslims as a Hindu code applied to all
An Indian state has approved an unprecedented uniform code for marriage, divorce, adoption and inheritance for Hindus, Muslims and other religious communities in the state.
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Divine intervention? Ivorians say God is on their team’s side after ‘miracles’ at Africa Cup
Ivory Coast’s seemingly miraculous progression to the Africa Cup of Nations final has convinced locals that God is on their side.
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The Spurs held practice at a Miami Beach school. And kids there got a huge surprise
Jacob Assaraf lost a bet, so he had to go through classes at Hebrew Academy on Wednesday wearing a suit instead of more casual attire.
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Chelsea Wolfe says witchcraft and sobriety informed her latest album
Often in popular culture, witchcraft is associated with a kind of feminist reclamation of power and spite-fueled revenge.
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Florida considers allowing volunteer chaplains in public schools
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school districts could opt to allow volunteer chaplains in schools under a bill approved Tuesday by a Senate committee.
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A giant statue of Emperor Constantine looks out over Rome again with help from 3D technology
Emperor Constantine now has a reconstructed statue befitting his larger-than-life role in history. Rome authorities on Tuesday unveiled a replica of the statue that Constantine commissioned for himself after 312 AD.
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Jesuits in US bolster outreach initiative aimed at encouraging LGBTQ+ Catholics
Catholic dogma continues to repudiate same-sex marriage and gender transition. Yet one of the most prominent religious orders in the United States — the Jesuits — is strengthening a unique program of outreach to LGBTQ+ Catholics.
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Conservative Nebraska lawmakers push bills that would intertwine religion with public education
Conservative lawmakers who want to intertwine religion with school curriculum in Republican-dominated Nebraska have presented several bills to the state Legislature’s education committee.
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Brother of dead suspect in fires at Boston-area Jewish institutions is ordered held
The brother of a man suspected in four arsons involving Jewish institutions in the Boston area in 2019 has been ordered held in custody.
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Man extradited from Sweden to face obstruction charges in arson case targeting Jewish organizations
Federal prosecutors say the brother of a man who was the prime suspect in five arsons affecting Jewish institutions in the Boston area has been extradited from Sweden.
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Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi elects its first woman and first Black person as bishop
The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi has chosen Rev. Dr. Dorothy Sanders Wells as its new bishop. The vote makes her the first woman and first Black person elected to lead the church.
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Pope reaffirms Christians’ special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism, Gaza war
Pope Francis has reaffirmed Christians’ special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism since the outbreak of the Gaza war in a letter to the Jews of Israel.
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Too pretty? Easter poster depicting a handsome, fresh-faced Jesus prompts criticism in Spain
A poster in the southern Spanish city of Seville that depicts a young, handsome, Jesus wearing only a loincloth has unleashed a storm on social media.
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A Tennessee teen has pleaded guilty in the slaying of a prominent United Methodist Church leader
A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and carjacking in the death of a prominent United Methodist Church leader in Tennessee.
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UCLA’s Laiatu Latu goes from medically retired player to hot NFL prospect
UCLA defensive end Laiatu Latu is a hot NFL draft prospect two years after resuming his football career.
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Authorities locate a missing Roman Catholic cardinal in Panama
Authorities have found alive a Roman Catholic cardinal disappeared this week in western Panama near the border with Costa Rica.
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Street artist of ‘Super Pope’ fame gets new stamp of Vatican approval
Street artist Maupal, whose cartoon-like depictions of Pope Francis as a “Super Pope” have graced buildings around the Vatican for a decade, has gotten an official stamp of approval.
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A Dallas pastor steps into Jesse Jackson’s role as leader of his Rainbow PUSH Coalition
A Dallas pastor is the new head of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition civil rights group, stepping into the role that has been held for decades by the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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Man accused of destroying Satanic Temple display at Iowa Capitol is now charged with hate crime
A Mississippi man accused of destroying a statue of a pagan idol at Iowa’s state Capitol is now being charged with a hate crime.
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With bonfires and hope, Iran’s minority Zoroastrians celebrate Sadeh and the end of cold winter days
Lighting fires that brightened the night sky, followers of Iran’s minority Zoroastrian religion marked the Sadeh festival in several cities, celebrating the end of the coldest winter days.
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Pope names 3 Chinese bishops in a week and reorganizes diocese under a controversial 2018 accord
Pope Francis has announced the nomination of a new Chinese bishop, the third in less than a week. Bishop Peter Wu Yishun was consecrated bishop of Minbei in southeast China.
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Auschwitz survivor decries rise of the far right and increased antisemitism in Germany
A Jewish survivor of the Auschwitz death camp has told Germany’s parliament that she is appalled by the rising strength of the far right in the country and increasing antisemitism in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip.
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