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The Upper Room announces two-year Academy for Spiritual Formation #43

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Upper Room Academy for Spiritual Formation is pleased to announce the upcoming Two-Year Academy #43, scheduled from November 3, 2025, to

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Despite Vance attack, Catholic bishops press ahead on defending migrants

(RNS) — On Sunday (Jan. 26), a collection of U.S. Catholic bishops’ staffers met at a Capitol Hill hotel with Catholic advocates and educators at

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Couple challenging Vatican bank’s ban on workplace marriages invoke pope’s pro-family message

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has long urged couples to marry and have babies rather than dogs. And he has long championed the rights of

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Who are the hostages released as part of the Hamas-Israel ceasefire in Gaza?

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas-led militants released eight hostages on Thursday after more than 15 months in captivity, including an Israeli soldier, bringing to 15 the

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New biography of late Cardinal Pell underscores leadership vacuum on Catholic right

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The sudden death two years ago of Cardinal George Pell, the Australian prelate Pope Francis had enlisted to clean up the

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Paul Rader, who led Salvation Army and Asbury University, was humble, effective and kind

(RNS) — Decades before church leaders became as famous for their sneakers and aircraft use as for their preaching and ministry, Paul A. Rader, the

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Empathy for immigrants sounds like Christianity 101. Here’s why some say it’s a sin.

(RNS) — When Bishop Mariann Budde stood in the pulpit at the Washington National Cathedral at an inauguration week prayer service and asked President Donald

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Anglican priest Calvin Robinson defrocked over Nazi-like salute

(RNS) — It’s still a matter of debate whether the salute performed by Elon Musk at an Inauguration Day speech in Washington — a chest

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Largest evangelical ministry in Middle East heads to America to attend the 2025 International Christian Media Convention

KDEC Minstries impacts youth, evangelisim, and MEA churches Kasr el Dobara Evangelical Church (KDEC), the largest evangelical church in Egypt and the Arab world, will be

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Rest, reorientation and hope – the pillars of 2025’s Catholic Jubilee year

(The Conversation) — Pope Francis has proclaimed a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church, which began on Dec. 24, 2024, and will continue through Jan.