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Michigan’s Muslim voters mobilize to vote ‘uncommitted’ in Democratic primary

(RNS) — In one of the most watched Democratic primaries this election cycle, Michiganders will head to the polls Tuesday (Feb. 27), where many will

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The Catholic Church needs married priests now

(RNS) — Without the Eucharist, it seems obvious: There is no Catholic Church. It feeds us as a community of believers and transforms us into

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Alabama IVF decision is bad law with religious filigree

(RNS) — After the Alabama Supreme Court decided last week that an embryo is a person, GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley told CNN’s Jake Tapper,

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German bishops to head to Rome after Vatican demands they scrap a vote on contentious lay council

ROME (AP) — A delegation of German bishops is expected in Rome soon after the Vatican insisted they scrap a planned vote this week on

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Israeli officials to meet on a proposed pause in Gaza while the Cabinet is set to OK a Rafah plan

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli officials will meet Saturday night on the next steps after the latest talks with the United States, Egypt

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Why my uncle left Judaism

(RNS) — I am having breakfast with my Aunt Sylvia. She is 92 years old and as sharp as ever. She is a political junkie

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UK Conservatives suspend a lawmaker after he accused London’s mayor of being controlled by Islamists

LONDON (AP) — The U.K.’s governing Conservative Party has suspended ties with one if its lawmakers after he accused London Mayor Sadiq Khan of being

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Algeria inaugurates Africa’s largest mosque after years of political delays and cost overruns

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its Mediterranean coastline Sunday after years of political upheaval transformed the project from a symbol

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Anti-immigrant pastors may be drawing attention – but faith leaders are central to the movement to protect migrant rights

(The Conversation) — A convoy of far-right Christian nationalists calling themselves “God’s Army” have been staging rallies on the southern U.S. border against migrants. Under

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Journalist Tim Alberta on American Evangelicals and Extremism

 Religious extremism is hardly a new phenomenon in America – but now more than ever, buoyed by an emerging Christian nationalist movement, it threatens