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These US citizens went to fight for Israel. Now they’re hostages in Gaza.

(RNS) — After graduating from Tenafly High School in New Jersey two years ago, Edan Alexander enrolled in an Israeli army prep seminar to see

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Austria’s top diplomat appeals for a pause in Mideast fighting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan

BEIRUT (AP) — Austria’s foreign minister on Thursday urged Israel and Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group against escalating the conflict along the volatile Israel-Lebanon border and

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Mormonism, as shaped by the culture wars

(RNS) — No one would be surprised to learn that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been shaped by the culture wars

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‘Interspiritual’ former pastor talks faith beyond church in new book

(RNS) — These days, Felicia Murrell is just as likely to be found meditating at her ancestral altar as she is to be quoting the

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Church of God In Christ, Inc. launches national PSA on mental health in collaboration with US Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In a groundbreaking relationship aimed at combating mental health challenges, the Church of God In Christ, Inc. (COGIC), one of the largest

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Spanish bishop rebukes priests who joked about wishing Pope goes to heaven soon

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish bishop rebuked comments made by some priests on a weekly internet program about praying for Pope Francis to die as

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Turkish drones kill 3 in an attack on a local Christian militia in northeastern Syria, officials say

BEIRUT (AP) — Turkish drone strikes in northeastern Syria on Wednesday killed at least three members of a local Christian force and wounded others, including

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Florida Senate unanimously passes bill to define antisemitism

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Antisemitism would be defined in Florida law under a bill the Senate unanimously passed Wednesday after its sponsor warned that an

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The World According to GOOP + Rina Raphael

That’s poog spelled backward. The wellness industry has scope creep. Is it about health? Self-care? Spirituality? Mud masks? Yes, yes, yes, yes — and so

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How Hakeem Jeffries’ Black Baptist upbringing and deep-rooted faith shapes his House leadership

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stood together at the annual National Prayer Breakfast — an opportunity, in