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Wisconsin Senate approves amendment blocking church closures during public state of emergencies
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Tuesday to approve an amendment to the state constitution that would prohibit government agencies from ordering churches to shut down during a state of emergency.
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Protesters occupy New York’s Grand Central to demand cease-fire in Gaza
NEW YORK (RNS) — Hundreds of protesters descended on Grand Central Terminal on Friday evening (Oct. 27), answering a call from the activist organization Jewish Voice for Peace to demand a cease-fire in Gaza.
A few minutes before 6 p.m.,…
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Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests and sends them to Rome, following agreement with the Vatican
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua has released 12 Roman Catholic priests jailed on a variety of charges and sent them to Rome following an agreement reached with the Vatican, the Nicaraguan government said in a statement late Wednesday.
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The Shepherd of Hermas barely mentions Jesus, but was an early Christian hit
(The Conversation) — People usually think about the Bible as a book with a fixed number of texts within its pages: 24 books in the Jewish version of the Bible; 66 for Protestants; 73 for Catholics; 81 if you’re Ethiopian Orthodox.…
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Dozens dead after blast in southwestern Pakistan at a rally celebrating birthday of Islam’s…
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of people celebrating the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 52 people and wounding nearly 70 others,…
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Vatican considers child sexual abuse allegations against a former Australian bishop
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Vatican is considering the findings of a church investigation into “very serious and deeply distressing” child sexual abuse allegations against a former Australian bishop, a church leader said on Tuesday.…
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FINISH Europe Summit sets goal of equipping 110,000 new pastors and ministers
Leaders from 39 European Nations Gathered to Mobilize Toward Completion of the Great Commission by 2030
ZURICH — As nearly 400 European ministry leaders and pastors gathered September 4-6 in Zurich, Switzerland, for the Global Church…
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Alumni grieve for Jesuit-run university seized by Nicaraguan government that transformed their lives
MÉXICO CITY (AP) — Long before it was confiscated by President Daniel Ortega’s government in mid-August, the Jesuit-run University of Central America in Nicaragua was a special place for the thousands whose minds and lives it…
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The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy with Robert P Jones
More and more, scholars of religion and history are making a point to differentiate between Christian nationalism – a pernicious and anti-democratic ideology – and white Christian nationalism, a specific manifestation of this extreme…
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A year ago, an Iranian woman’s death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For months, Iranian authorities did little to enforce the law on women covering their hair but now the country’s theocracy is pushing to make businesses the new battleground over the mandatory headscarf.
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