RELIGION
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With mantras and a tricycle, Buddhist nun supports Denver’s unhoused
DENVER (RNS) — On a cool morning in Denver, a 71-year-old Buddhist nun pedaled their electric tricycle beneath highway overpasses…
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In ‘Famished,’ Anna Rollins links the deprivation of purity culture and diet culture
(RNS) — Growing up Southern Baptist in West Virginia in the 1990s and early 2000s, Anna Rollins heard one message…
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Catholic campus ministers work toward culturally responsive ministry for Latino students
(RNS) — Oliver Ortega, a doctoral English student at the University of Notre Dame, said he began attending Mass regularly…
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Catholic universities search for tricky balance on Trump anti-DEI push
(RNS) — In August, when the University of Notre Dame renamed its Center for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Sister…
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Pope Leo XIV and Patriarch Bartholomew sign document urging progress on Christian unity
ISTANBUL, Turkey (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople met at the patriarchal seat in the…
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Anti-immigrant bias may be key to the mystery of Duffy’s Cut
(RNS) — Along a well-traveled local road in affluent Malvern, Pennsylvania, a blue and gold historical marker commemorates a nearby…
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The Power of Faithful Non-Violent Resistance with Maria Stephan
This week on The State of Belief, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush is joined by Dr. Maria J. Stephan,…
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Bipartisan proposal would let clergy opt back in to Social Security
(RNS) — In Congress this year, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill, called the Clergy Act, that would…
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How Rutgers University became the battleground for Hindu inclusion
(RNS) — In late October, Rutgers University, New Jersey’s flagship state school, held an academic panel on the rise of…
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Pope Leo’s first papal trip signals desire to bridge Catholic-Orthodox divides
ISTANBUL (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV is set to touch down in Istanbul at the end of November before visiting…
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