RELIGION
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Opus Dei Catholic who led Dallas ICE lawyers now defends immigrants
(RNS) — When Paul Hunker approached Dallas Bishop Edward Burns to introduce himself at the bishop’s 2017 installation Mass, he…
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Aretha Franklin and the Apostle Paul agree: Sing!
(RNS) — What would a conversation between Aretha Franklin and the Apostle Paul sound like? The question may seem random,…
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Jay Michaelson and the Epstein Cover-up
We are back from a brief summer break, and are ready to hit the ground running! This week on…
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Churches, seminaries among US cultural sites awarded funds to preserve Black history
(RNS) — Black churches, cemeteries and seminaries with ties to African American history are among 24 cultural sites across the…
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For the young and Buddhist-curious, a moment of modern mindfulness
NEW YORK (RNS) — New York Zendo Shobo-ji was quiet on a Saturday morning in late June, far removed from…
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A long strange trip from early Christianity to the Grateful Dead’s Haight-Ashbury days
(RNS) — The moment I saw the title of Thomas Coogan’s new book, “Deadheads and Christians: You Will Know Them…
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With Pete Hegseth in the pews, a Christian nationalist church plant launches in DC
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Pastor Jared Longshore isn’t exactly a holy roller preacher. Bearded and bespectacled, his sermon before the D.C.…
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Camp Mystic’s Christian sisterhood spans generations and nations
AUSTIN, Texas (RNS) — Sandy Davis Kirk woke at 5 a.m. on July 4 to a roaring sound outside her…
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The Big Beautiful Bill is the ‘final burial of compassionate conservatism’
(RNS) — Christianity Today’s Marvin Olasky recently called the passage of Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” the “final burial of…
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On Ashura, we’re called to resist promises of false freedom
(RNS) — Ashura, the 10th day of the first month in the Islamic calendar, falls this year on Saturday (July…
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