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More than 1,300 people died during Hajj, many of them after walking in the scorching heat

CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced

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Its move from Israel to Jordan complete, Love Into Action resumes mission to aid disabled

(RNS) — Laurence and Sharon Garnett live in the northern Jordanian city of Mafraq, home to a large Bedouin community,

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The unique toll of being a spiritual leader today

(The Conversation) — Clergy, chaplains and other spiritual leaders play vital roles in their communities, from celebrating life’s most joyous

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More than 15 policemen, several civilians killed by gunmen in Russia’s southern Dagestan region

MOSCOW (AP) — More than 15 policemen and several civilians, including an Orthodox priest, were killed by armed militants in

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Faith in Choice: Two Years After Dobbs

 Often in the reproductive healthcare debate, the voice of the faithful gets portrayed only on one side – the

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Unitarian Universalists to vote on updated covenant, values at 2024 General Assembly

(RNS) — Unitarian Universalists’ dogma-free approach to spirituality isn’t all that sets them apart from other American denominations. As the

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New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the

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As France reels from the rape of a Jewish girl, antisemitism comes to the fore in election campaign

PARIS (AP) — The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in a suspected antisemitic attack has sent shockwaves throughout

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Christian Reformed synod tells LGBTQ-affirming churches to repent or disaffiliate

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (RNS) — At its annual national meeting this week, the Christian Reformed Church in North America, one

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The children of Sudan have been forgotten

(RNS) — Shortly after our flight had landed in Adré, Chad, on the border with Sudan, we were driving along