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Bernie Sanders (D-VT) attends a campaign rally at the United Palace on April 9, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

The Book of Bernie: Inside Sanders' unorthodox faith

By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor

Nobody would mistake Bernie Sanders' stump speech for a sermon. When making moral arguments about income inequality or climate change, he's more likely to quote statistics than Scripture.

Why is Bernie Sanders in Vatican City not New York City?

Sanders: Pope Francis has a 'very progressive' agenda

Sanders: Holocaust taught me about political extremism

Bernie Sanders to visit Vatican City days before NY primary

What Bernie Sanders and Pope Francis share

Trump touts wrong evangelical leader as a supporter

Making sure American Muslims are fairly represented

Donald Trump: 'I think Islam hates us'

R.I.P. religious right, and other Super Tuesday takeaways

Pope suggests Trump 'is not Christian'

The Pope, the Donald, and the wall between them

The 7 types of evangelicals -- and how they'll affect the presidential race

The Pope comes to America

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 25: Pope Francis meets with children at Our Lady Queen of Angels School in East Harlem, September 25, 2015 in New York City. Pope Francis is on a six-day trip to the United States, which includes stops in Washington DC, New York and Philadelphia. (Photo by Debbie Egan-Chin-Pool/Getty Images)

How the Pope brought our messy multitude together

By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor

He introduced himself as a brother, a son of immigrants, a neighbor from beyond our southern border.

CNN Exclusive: Pope held private meeting with same-sex couple in U.S.

The Pope's dark night of the soul

The Pope: Not just for Catholics anymore

The 'Obamification' of Pope Francis

13,000 miles later, family meets Pope -- at his request

The Pope's people: Meeting strangers in the crowd

The friendly atheists next door

How I met the friendly atheists next door

About 10 months ago, I met a man named Harry Shaughnessy. At first, he struck me as a typical atheist: He's white, upper-middle class and college-educated.

Meet Harry the atheist

60 seconds in an atheist 'church'

The friendly atheists next door

Confessions of a black atheist

1-800-DOUBTS: New helpline for atheists

Go deeper: CNN longform

Megachurch, megascandal

Sex, a family secret and the collapse of one of America's biggest megachurches. Pastor D.E. Paulk breaks his silence to tell CNN's John Blake the inside story behind the public humiliation that became his salvation.

The Pope's dark night of the soul

A Westerner's Indian 'awakening'

Voices of Auschwitz

Hotel Death

The friendly atheists next door

Why was I spared from Amtrak crash?

: Images of an ISIS parade in the Kirkuk Province

Why they hate us

Pakistani Christians attend Mass to mark Good Friday at St Anthony's Church in Lahore.

90% of Americans have prayed for healing, study finds

INGLEWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 19: Prince performs live at the Fabulous Forum on February 19, 1985 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Prince death: Singer cremated; private memorial service held

Photo: Professor Rezaul Karim Siddiquee

Professor Rezaul Karim Siddiquee a professor killed in Bangladesh on Saturday near his home in the city of Rajshashi. Police say he was waiting for a bus to take him to the university when 2-3 assailants attacked him from behind.

Student detained in Bangladeshi professor's hacking death

Gospel Singer BeBe Winans remembers Prince

UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: Photo of PRINCE; Prince performing on stage, silhouette (Photo by Rico D'Rozario/Redferns)

Gospel singer BeBe Winans reflects on Prince

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - JANUARY 13: Pope Francis (C) greets Muslim Maulavi Ash-Sheiken Fazil (R) during an inter-religious meeting at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall on January 13, 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pope Francis is visiting Sri Lanka from January 13th to January 15th as part of his second Asia tour in less than six months. The Pope's arrival comes shortly after former president Mahinda Rajapaksa's conceded victory to newly instated President Maithripala Sirisena. Pope Francis will travel to the Philippines following the Sri Lanka visit. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

'Why all faiths can unite to end modern slavery'

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In Mississippi's religious freedom law, some see echoes of a shameful past

FILE - In this March 10, 2016 file photo, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte talks to the media prior to addressing seafarers organization in Manila, Philippines. The Australian ambassador and Philippine presidential candidates condemned Duterte's, the leading contender, remark made Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at a campaign rally that he "should have been the first" to rape an Australian missionary who was assaulted and killed by prisoners in 1989. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Rodrigo Duterte: From 'Punisher' to Philippines President?

INGLEWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 19: Prince performs live at the Fabulous Forum on February 19, 1985 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Prince Rogers Nelson: 'Every song was either a prayer or foreplay'

First on CNN: Durbin presses airlines on allegations of anti-Muslim discrimination

Father Rene Robert

Murder charge filed in case of missing Florida priest

Bangladeshi students block the road and stage a protest following the murder of a law student, hacked to death by four assailants the night before, in Dhaka on April 7, 2016.
A Bangladeshi law student who posted against Islamism on his Facebook page has been murdered, police said on April 7, the latest in a series of killings of secular activists and bloggers in the country. / AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN (Photo credit should read MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Bangladesh's shameful response to religion critic killings

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Charges filed against suspect in missing priest case

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Police: Remains may be missing Florida priest

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Mom-to-be was shocked to see THIS ...

Donald Trump joins his 'diversity coalition' for photo op

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Syrian refugees fly from Greece to Rome with Pope

Gay Republican confronts Ted Cruz over same-sex marriage

Father Rene Robert was last seen on April 10, and has not been heard from since, police said.

Florida priest missing; man arrested in South Carolina after chase

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Search underway for a missing Florida priest

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) speaks to an overflow crowd at a campaign event at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on April 9, 2016 in the Queens borough of New York City.

Sanders: Clooney is backing the wrong horse

FILES) -- A screengrab taken on July 13, 2014 from a video released by the Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram and obtained by AFP shows the leader of the Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau (C). Boko Haram gunmen killed 48 fish vendors in Nigeria's restive Borno State, near the border with Chad, the head of the fish traders association told AFP on November 25, 2014. "Scores of Boko Haram fighters blocked a route linking Nigeria with Chad near the fishing village of Doron Baga on the shores of Lake Chad on Thursday and killed a group of 48 fish traders on their way to Chad to buy fish, " Abubakar Gamandi said. AFP PHOTO / BOKO HARAM

Boko Haram Fast Facts

Biden doubts Pope backs Sanders policies

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Kasich seeks 'balance' on religious liberty laws

Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) debates Hillary Clinton during the CNN Democratic Presidential Primary Debate at the Duggal Greenhouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard on April 14, 2016 in New York City.

Bernie Sanders says he met Pope Francis during visit to Vatican City

Bernie Sanders has 'extraordinary' meeting with Pope

Pope Francis smiles as he blesses faithful upon his arrival in St. Peter's Square to attend a jubilee audience at the Vatican, Saturday, April 9, 2016. Pope Francis said Friday that Catholics should look to their own consciences rather than rely exclusively on church rules to negotiate the complexities of sex, marriage and family life, demanding the church shift emphasis from doctrine to mercy in confronting some of the thorniest issues facing the faithful. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope visits Greek island of Lesbos, takes 3 families back to Vatican

Pope Francis hugs a child at the Moria detention center in Mytilene on April 16, 2016.
Pope Francis received an emotional welcome today on the Greek island of Lesbos during a visit aimed at showing solidarity with migrants fleeing war and poverty. Pope Francis, Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Jerome visit Lesbos today to turn the spotlight on Europe's controversial deal with Turkey to end an unprecedented refugee crisis. / AFP / ARIS MESSINIS (Photo credit should read ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Pope takes 12 refugees back to Vatican

A young boy wrapped in a blanket to protect him from the rain gestures as migrants and refugees protest to call for the opening of the borders near the village of Idomeni where thousands of refugees and migrants are stranded on March 7, 2016.
EU leaders held a summit with Turkey's prime minister on March 7 in order to back closing the Balkans migrant route and urge Ankara to accept deportations of large numbers of economic migrants from overstretched Greece. / AFP / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)

A year in the life of migrants

Laura Bernardini

A Catholic reads the Bible, Week 35: Baking bread with Ezekiel

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during the 25th annual National Action Network convention on April 14, 2016 in New York City.

Bernie Sanders discusses climate change on Vatican visit

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Refugees wait confined in enclosed camps in Lesbos

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan at Tashichho Dzong in Thimphu, Bhutan on Thursday April 14.

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet 'William and Kate of the Himalayas'

Krafla, Iceland

Lonely Planet launches guide to world's most spectacular toilets

Jamal Hakrush will be in charge of improving the policing services in Arab neighborhoods

Israel promotes Arab officer, highest rank for Muslim in nation

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Israel promotes Arab officer, highest rank for Muslim

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Katy Perry closer to convent purchase, but hurdles remain

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a ceremony on the occasion of 171st anniversary of foundation of the Turkish National Police at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on April 7, 2016.

Turkish President Erdogan: Solidarity is key to defeating terrorism

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Chely Wright: Country singers need to support LGBT fans

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Bangladesh: Al Qaeda branch not behind machete killing, official says

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Trump touts wrong evangelical leader

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: An American flag waves outside the United States Capitol building as Congress remains gridlocked over legislation to continue funding the federal government September 29, 2013 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution with language to defund U.S. President Barack Obama's national health care plan yesterday, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has indicated the U.S. Senate will not consider the legislation as passed by the House. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Pledge of Allegiance Fast Facts

A Kurdish marksman stands atop a building as he looks at the destroyed Syrian town of Kobani on January 30, 2015. Kurdish forces recaptured the town on the Turkish frontier on January 26, in a symbolic blow to the jihadists who have seized large swathes of territory in their onslaught across Syria and Iraq.

The ISIS terror threat

Kasich: What the hell are we doing in this country?

Religious leader shot in Turkey, ISIS claims responsibility

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Getting the perfect shot in Bhutan

Elsa Morales, a Cuban woman now known with the Muslim name of Fatima, seen in her bedroom, with a Jesus Crist image in the background. Elsa is the only Muslim member of her family.

Practicing Islam in Catholic Cuba

Elsa Morales, a Cuban woman now known with the Muslim name of Fatima, seen in her bedroom, with a Jesus Christ image in the background. Elsa is the only Muslim member of her family.

Practicing Islam in Catholic Cuba

Governor John Kasich speaks to guests at a rally on April 7, 2016 in New York City.

Kasich: I wouldn't sign North Carolina 'bathroom' law

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Archbishop of Canterbury learns father's true identity

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Divorced Catholics praise Pope's views on modern family

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Bangladeshi al Qaeda wing declares war on atheists

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'Religious freedom' bills: Opinions are as different as individuals in the South

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Al Qaeda group claims brutal killing of blogger

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 25: Pope Francis waves to people inside of Our Lady Queen of Angels on September 25, 2015 in the neighborhood of East Harlem in New York City. Pope Francis is on a six-day trip to the USA, which includes stops in Washington DC, New York and Philadelphia, after a three-day stay in Cuba. (Photo by John Taggart-Pool/Getty Images)

Pope wants more acceptance for gay, divorced Catholics

Bangladeshi students block the road and stage a protest following the murder of a law student, hacked to death by four assailants the night before, in Dhaka on April 7, 2016.
A Bangladeshi law student who posted against Islamism on his Facebook page has been murdered, police said on April 7, the latest in a series of killings of secular activists and bloggers in the country. / AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN (Photo credit should read MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Al Qaeda affiliate says it killed Bangladeshi blogger, group says

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Sayyid Qutb's visit to Greeley, CO

Pope Francis (R) leads the Easter Sunday mass on March 27, 2016 at St Peter's square in Vatican. Christians around the world are marking the Holy Week, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, leading up to his resurrection on Easter. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI / AFP / ALBERTO PIZZOLI (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)

How Pope Francis makes change in the church inevitable

Bangladeshi students block the road and stage a protest following the murder of a law student, hacked to death by four assailants the night before, in Dhaka on April 7, 2016.
A Bangladeshi law student who posted against Islamism on his Facebook page has been murdered, police said on April 7, the latest in a series of killings of secular activists and bloggers in the country. / AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN (Photo credit should read MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Is there a way to protect Bangladeshi writers?

Pope Francis waves from his car, a Fiat, upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland in September. The Archdiocese of New York is now auctioning off the car for charity.

Pope Francis addresses divorce, modern families

The 'nuns' who grow medical marijuana

The 'nuns' who grow medical marijuana

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 13: A girl makes an offering on Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick's Cathedral on February 13, 2013 in New York City. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of pray and fasting for many Christians.

Lent Fast Facts

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What is a religious freedom bill?

Pope Francis addresses the crowd during his weekly general audience at St Peter's square on March 16, 2016 in Vatican.

Vatican Fast Facts

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Life after Warren Jeffs: FLDS town divided

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North Carolina, Mississippi measures have companions elsewhere in U.S.

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Piehota on whether the watchlist can focus on Muslims

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CNN Student News - 04/07/16

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Witnesses: Scallops for the bishop, toast for the kids

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"Religious Freedom" bill draws anger in Mississippi

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Mississippi passes religious freedom bill that LGBT groups call discriminatory

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Mississippi Governor signs 'religious freedom' bill

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Saudi Arabia Fast Facts

Sikh Army captain allowed to wear beard and turban in uniform

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Actress: Religious freedom bill a 'total invasion'

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Female rabbi: I wasn't sure who would hire me

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi arrives at Ciampino airport on August 29, 2010, in Rome, Italy.

2011 Libya Civil War Fast Facts

Pakistan attack: How the Christian minority lives

Yemenis inspect the scene of a car bomb attack that killed a Yemeni senior official in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. A huge explosion killed the governor of Yemen's southern Aden province and six of his bodyguards on Sunday, security officials said, in an attack that was later claimed by a local Islamic State affiliate. (AP Photo/Wael Qubady)

The ISIS terror threat

Pope Francis waves from his car, a Fiat, upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland in September. The Archdiocese of New York is now auctioning off the car for charity.

Holy popemobile! Fiat that ferried Pope Francis around NYC sells for $300,000

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Mississippi Legislature puts governor on the spot with religious freedom bill

Jewish men draped in prayer shawls perform the Cohanim prayer at the Western Wall on April 17, 2014.

Passover Fast Facts

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Taliban Fast Facts