RELIGION
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As Netanyahu addresses Congress, protests rock Capitol
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- . July 25, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Thousands of people protested and several were arrested in and around the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday (July 24), with many voicing frustration
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Single Catholics talk struggles of dating at National Eucharistic Congress event
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- . July 22, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (RNS) — “My standards are so high that me and Jesus go after the same men,” Mari Pablo told the crowd in a packed
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Catholics pray for unity as the National Eucharistic Congress begins
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 19, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS (RNS) — Aside from the screeches and hushed giggles of small children, the crowd in the Indianapolis Colts’ football stadium was silent. Catholics, some
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National Eucharistic Congress, a Catholic mega-event, to kick off evangelization year
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 16, 2024
(RNS) — Two years ago, faced with low Mass attendance, deepening political and theological divisions and the continuing fallout from the clergy sexual abuse crisis,
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Matt Chandler under fire as podcast alleges Village Church hired father despite known abuse
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 13, 2024
(RNS) — On an episode of the “Bodies Behind the Bus” podcast Wednesday (July 11), two former members of the Village Church Denton in Denton,
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A seminary is investigated for sexual harassment. Now its critics want the findings made public.
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- . July 10, 2024
(RNS) — As a first-year student at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles, Shayna Dollinger was inundated with sexual proposals from a
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How July 4th and Juneteenth Can Bring America Together
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 7, 2024
Happy Independence Day Weekend! In this episode of The State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly podcast and radio program, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush
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California Baptists cut staff, citing decline in Cooperative Program Giving
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- . July 4, 2024
(RNS) — The California Southern Baptist Convention, one of 41 regional groups that make up the Southern Baptist Convention, announced this week that it had
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Hate on the Rise? Exploring the SPLC’s Annual Hate and Extremism Report
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 1, 2024
Just in time for the election season comes a surge in disinformation campaigns by far-right extremist organizations targeting marginalized communities. The Southern Poverty Law
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Custodians of the Hajj — who’s to blame for heat-related deaths?
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . June 28, 2024
(RNS) — On one particular day of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Saba walked 42,000 steps in performing the rites of that day and going from