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I’m an evangelical against Trump … and genocide

(RNS) — This week I was one of dozens of prominent Christian leaders invited to speak at a virtual event

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Laughter yoga’s benefits are no laughing matter

(RNS) — Wearing a bright pink tank top, Celeste Greene enthusiastically pops off the Zoom screen, clapping as she chants:

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When a temple disappears

(RNS) — It was almost too ironic. Last week was Tisha B’Av, the fast day that commemorates the destruction of

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Does science confirm major miracles in the Catholic faith?

Father Spitzer’s new book delivers comprehensive scientific evidence for Catholicism SAN FRANCISCO — At a time when truth is ever

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War in Gaza casts a shadow over DNC opening

(RNS) — Flush with excitement at the nomination of Kamala Harris to the top of its presidential ticket, the Democratic

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Nearly half of world’s migrants are Christian, Pew Research shows

(RNS) — The world’s 280 million immigrants have greater shares of Christians, Muslims and Jews than the general population, according

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Six young evangelicals on the 2024 election

(RNS) — Since Donald Trump secured 80-81% of the white evangelical vote in 2016, strategists have known better than to

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If women cannot be deacons, we should stop ordaining men deacons

(RNS) — Pope Francis has made perfectly clear that he is opposed to ordaining women as deacons. Although I disagree

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Catholics are debating whether to remove paintings by a priest accused of abusing women, but let’s not confuse the artist and the art

(The Conversation) — Marko Rupnik, a Catholic priest, was expelled from the Jesuit order because he’d allegedly abused women. He

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Who is the ‘Laughing Buddha’? A scholar of East Asian Buddhism explains

(The Conversation) — With his delighted expression, round belly, bald head and monastic robes, the “Laughing Buddha” is instantly identifiable.