RELIGION
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New book aims to break silence on Mormon temple garments
(RNS) — Nancy Ross was a graduate student at the University of Cambridge when she got engaged to her now-husband, also a student…
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How political extremes have always converged around antisemitism
(RNS) — As Passover approaches, the Jewish people revisit the true moment of liberation, when the Israelites traversed the parted…
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Vatican appeals court declares mistrial in the ‘trial of the century’ against a cardinal
ROME (AP) — The Vatican appeals tribunal declared a mistrial Tuesday in the Holy See’s big “trial of the century,” a stunning…
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Islamic schools, more parents sue Texas over exclusion from voucher program
(RNS) — Three Texas Islamic schools and a group of parents are suing state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Comptroller…
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Jihadis intensify attacks against Nigeria’s military, killing officers and carting away weapons
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Jihadi extremist groups, including Boko Haram and one of its factions, have been blamed for intensified…
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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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