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In defiance of US Bishops, Nancy Pelosi receives communion at the Vatican
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In defiance of some U.S. bishops, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, reportedly received communion during a mass presided over by Pope Francis on Wednesday (June 29) for the celebration of the feast of St. Peter and…
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Why the Supreme Court’s football decision is a game-changer on school prayer
(The Conversation) — The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently banned school-sponsored prayer in public schools. At the same time, lower courts have generally forbidden public school employees from openly praying in the workplace, even if…
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Vatican runner to compete in half marathon at Med Games
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The daughter of a Vatican employee will represent “the pope’s team” by competing in the half marathon at the Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria, on Friday.
It will mark the biggest event yet for Vatican Athletics,…
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Despite attacks, Christian pregnancy centers poised to expand as Roe falls
(RNS) — One Tuesday in early June, Kristi Brown, executive director of Mountain Area Pregnancy Services in Asheville, North Carolina, arrived at work to find shattered windows, a broken door and red, spray-painted text scrawled across…
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Christians strip down at a South Texas nudist community
(RNS) — Outside the small Texas town of Elsa, a sheet metal fence too tall to see over surrounds a few acres of prime Rio Grande Valley land. In front of the compound’s drab, gray gate, bright orange letters spell out “Nature’s Resort.”…
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The Episcopal saint whose journey for social justice took many forms
(The Conversation) — July 1 is the annual feast day for Episcopal saint Pauli Murray, the first Black woman to be ordained by the denomination: an affirmation of her many contributions not only to the church, but to social justice in the…
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Teacher-led prayer is back in the public schools
(RNS) — The majority opinion in Kennedy v. Bremerton, the decision the U.S. Supreme Court handed down on Monday (June 27), begins with a lie: “Petitioner Joseph Kennedy lost his job as a high school football coach in the Bremerton School…
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Proof we need more religious comedies
(RNS) — A lot of the time, watching Christianity as it’s portrayed in Western media feels like attending a particularly somber funeral. Dramas are the standard genre for religious media, usually tackling the heavy topics of…
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Over 2,700 antisemitic incidents reported in 2021
BERLIN (AP) — A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday it documented more than 2,700 incidents in the country last year, including 63 attacks and six cases of extreme violence.
In a report, the Department for Research and…
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Arrest of Indian Muslim journalist sparks widespread outrage
NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in New Delhi have arrested a Muslim journalist for allegedly hurting religious sentiment in what many slammed as the latest example of shrinking media freedom under Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
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