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Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah? For some interfaith families, it’s both

FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — When Ethan Klos, who was raised Jewish, and his wife, Ricki, a Christian, were ready

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Meditation and religion are two separate things, says Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

BOONE, N.C. (RNS) — On Saturday (Dec. 21), designated World Meditation Day by the United Nations, 8.5 million people participated

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The (real) Hanukkah story and why it still matters

(RNS) — Listen up, boys and girls. Once upon a time, there were a lot of Jews living in the

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Reflections on my mother’s last days

(RNS) — We brought my mother home for Christmas. She didn’t make it until then. She didn’t even make it

RELIGION

New ‘Sacred Songs’ builds on Ailey Dance Theater’s spiritual repertoire

NEW YORK (RNS) — Sixty-four years after the premiere of its signature work “Revelations,” Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has

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Rome and the Vatican prepare to inaugurate the 2025 Jubilee

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis will open the first Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica, inaugurating

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Interfaith families find meaning in ‘Chrismukkah’

(NPR) — The home in Morristown, New Jersey, is lit up with a sparkly Christmas tree. It’s adorned with ornaments

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At Trump’s inauguration, reports of a pay-to-pray

(RNS) — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is reportedly planning an interfaith prayer service the day before his inauguration, where

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Sri Lankan cardinal bans female altar servers, but why?

(RNS) — Sri Lankan Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has taken the lead in keeping women away from the altar. Last October,

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Why no campus outcries about Syrian atrocities?

(RNS) — In the past week, something strange has occurred on our nation’s campuses. At Columbia, Harvard, Yale, UCLA, Berkeley