RELIGION
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Closing Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan sets a dangerous precedent
(RNS) — The decision by the Israeli authorities to close the third-holiest mosque in Islam came as fasting worshippers were…
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Turkey’s Erdogan offers to try to revive a truce as Pakistan-Afghan border clashes enter sixth day
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday offered to mediate for a new ceasefire between Pakistan and…
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, theocratic leader of Iran since 1989, is killed in US-Israel strikes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who assembled theocratic power in Iran over the decades as its top…
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Ramadan-ing in a time of fear
(RNS) — Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting and intense prayer, is a time when mosques are overflowing most…
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From Diwali parties to daily puja: Hindu campus houses push for deeper faith practice
(RNS) — With more than 20 South Asian cultural and religious organizations on the campus of University of Illinois, where…
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At Brazil’s Carnival, the country’s religions fight for respect on a global stage
(RNS) — Rio de Janeiro’s lavish Carnival parades, which burst to life in the days before Lent begins, are famous…
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400 Christian leaders urge resistance to Trump administration on Ash Wednesday
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A group of nearly 400 prominent Christian leaders called President Donald Trump’s administration “cruel and oppressive” and…
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Bishop Dwayne Royster’s Call to Justice
In a time of mounting division and injustice, faith isn’t just a personal refuge—it’s a call to step up…
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Fetzer Institute launches $9 million cross-sector initiative to advance spiritually grounded transformation
30 organizations across Public Life, Spiritual Innovation, and Environment sectors join to foster a global movement rooted in love and…
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Tourists stopped from seeing The Last Supper, while Olympic VIPs including Vance visit
MILAN (AP) — Tourists to Milan during the Winter Olympics hoping to see Leonardo da Vinci’s “ The Last Supper”…
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