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A Palestinian converted to Judaism. An Israeli soldier saw him as a threat and opened fire
At first, it seemed like the kind of shooting that has become all too common in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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United Methodists scrap their anti-gay bans. A woman who defied them seeks reinstatement as pastor
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Mosque attack in Nigeria’s north injures at least 24 people, including children
At least 24 worshippers, including four children, were injured in northern Nigeria’s Kano state after a man attacked the mosque where they were praying early Wednesday morning, resulting in an explosion, the police said.
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Young South Koreans are increasingly drawn to Buddhism via social media-savvy influencers
South Korean young people are increasingly drawn to Buddhism due to social media-savvy influencers, including a monk who went viral on Instagram and a comedian who also DJs dressed like a Buddhist monk.
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India’s parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi’s party grows
The political power of Muslims is declining in the world’s largest democracy. Tensions between Hindus and Muslims in India are not new, but they have gotten worse under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Suspect in shooting of 2 Jewish men in Los Angeles last year agrees to plead guilty to hate crimes
Prosecutors say a 29-year-old man accused of shooting and wounding two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles last year has agreed to plead guilty to hate crimes and firearms offenses.
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The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr, dies at 95
The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston, Texas, and worked with the Rev.
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Chiefs kicker Butker congratulates women graduates and says most are more excited about motherhood
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is getting attention for comments he made during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend in which he congratulated the women receiving degrees, but then said most were probably more excited to get married and have children.
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Parishioners subdue armed teenager at Louisiana children’s service
ABBEVILLE, La. (AP) — Parishioners subdued a teenager with a gun who entered a Louisiana church during a service for dozens of young children, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
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Abuse victim advocates pushing Missouri AG to investigate Christian boarding schools
Advocates for victims of abuse at Missouri boarding schools are urging the state’s attorney general to launch an investigation, work with local prosecutors and take other steps aimed at stemming the tide of abuse.
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Thousands replaster Mali’s Great Mosque of Djenne, which is threatened by conflict
Thousands of Malians joined the replastering of the world’s largest mud-brick building this weekend, a key ritual that maintains the integrity of the Great Mosque of Djenne in central Mali.
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Vatican Museums staff challenge the pope with a legal bid for better terms and treatment
Forty-nine employees of the Vatican Museums have filed a class-action complaint with the Vatican administration demanding better seniority, leave and overtime benefits.
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Buddha’s birthday: When is it and how is it celebrated in different countries?
Buddha’s birthday is an important holiday in several countries in Asia where there are large Buddhist populations.
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Lotus Lantern Festival draws thousands in Seoul to celebrate upcoming Buddha’s birthday
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Holding umbrellas and pink paper lotus flowers, thousands of South Koreans joyously filled the wet streets of Seoul in an annual festival anticipating Buddha’s birthday the coming week.
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Billy Graham statue for U.S. Capitol to be unveiled next week
A statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham set to stand inside the U.S. Capitol to represent North Carolina will be unveiled next week in a ceremony.
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Pope urges Italians to have babies as a measure of hope for future
Pope Francis has pressed his campaign to urge Italians to have children. He has called for long-term policies to help families and warned that the country’s demographic crisis was threatening the future.
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Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence
Shunned publicly by politicians and intellectuals for centuries, Vodou is transforming into a more powerful and accepted religion across Haiti, where its believers were once persecuted.
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Catholic church is stonewalling sex abuse investigation, Washington attorney general says
Washington’s attorney general says the Seattle Archdiocese isn’t cooperating in a sex abuse investigation, but church officials disagree.
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India says Canada has shared no evidence of its involvement in killing of a Sikh separatist leader
India says Canada has shared no evidence to back its allegation that the Indian government was involved in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada last year, despite the recent arrests of three Indian men in the crime.
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Holy Year or holy mess, Vatican and Rome begin dash to 2025 Jubilee with papal bull, construction
The Vatican has crossed a key milestone in the runup to its 2025 Jubilee with the promulgation of the official decree establishing the Holy Year.
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North Carolina may join other states in codifying antisemitism definition
A bipartisan group of North Carolina lawmakers has approved a bill codifying a definition of antisemitism into law.
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Michigan man accused of making explosives to target Satanic Temple in Massachusetts
A grand jury has indicted a Michigan man, who is accused of taking explosives to Massachusetts last year to target a building known as the Satanic Temple.
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Court rules North Carolina Catholic school could fire gay teacher who announced his wedding online
A federal appeals court has ruled a Catholic school in North Carolina had the right to fire a gay teacher who announced a decade ago that he was going to marry his longtime partner.
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Pope Francis appoints new bishop in Tennessee after former bishop’s resignation under pressure
Pope Francis has appointed Reverend James Mark Beckman as Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, almost a year after the previous bishop resigned following claims he mishandled sex abuse allegations.
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India votes in third phase of national elections as Modi escalates his rhetoric against Muslims
Millions of Indians across 93 constituencies are voting as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mounted an increasingly shrill election campaign, ramping up polarizing rhetoric against Muslims.
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A man tried to shoot a pastor during a church service but his gun wouldn’t fire, state police say
Authorities say a man who tried to shoot a pastor during a service at a Pennsylvania church because “God told him to do it” was thwarted when his gun didn’t fire and he was tackled by a congregant.
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The yearly memorial march at the former death camp at Auschwitz overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war
U.S. university presidents have joined Holocaust survivors and thousands of Israelis for a yearly memorial march at the site of Auschwitz.
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Turkey formally opens another former Byzantine-era church as a mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has formally opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul as a mosque.
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$400 million boost in federal funds for security at places of worship
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has announced a $400 million increase in federal funding for security in houses of worship.
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Netanyahu uses Holocaust ceremony to brush off international pressure against Gaza offensive
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected international pressure to halt the war in Gaza in a fiery speech marking the country’s annual Holocaust memorial day.
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A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches’ decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion
The fight to allow same-sex marriage and gay clergy has defined much of the last half-century for major mainline Protestant denominations in the U.S.
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Methodists end anti-gay bans, closing 50 years of battles over sexuality for mainline Protestants
When the United Methodist Church removed anti-gay language from its official rules last week, it marked the end of a half-century of debates over LGBTQ inclusion in America’s mainline Protestant denominations.
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