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Prayerful, playful, mystical: Some of AP’s most compelling religion photos of 2024
5 days, 11 hours ago

Prayerful, playful, mystical: Some of AP’s most compelling religion photos of 2024

Associated Press  

Fittingly, in photographs depicting aspects of faith, it’s often the light that is most riveting. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print A riverboat carrying the Eucharist cruises down the Ohio River between Wellsburg, West Virginia, and Brilliant, Ohio, Sunday, June 23, 2024. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest …

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Trump Delivers A Pointed And At Times Bitter Speech At Al Smith Charity Dinner
2 months ago

Trump Delivers A Pointed And At Times Bitter Speech At Al Smith Charity Dinner

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump laced into Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats on Thursday in a pointed and at times bitter speech as he headlined the annual Al Smith charity dinner in New York. She recorded a video that was played onscreen, but Trump called the decision “deeply disrespectful.” ““If you really wanted …

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Religion and politics create the sharpest divides over LGBTQ+ Americans, poll shows
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Religion and politics create the sharpest divides over LGBTQ+ Americans, poll shows

LA Times  

There’s a clear divide in how Americans view the influence of LGBTQ+ people in society. “I was raised in the church, and it says in the Bible about people of the same sex not having a relationship,” said Kendra Jackson, of Ventura, explaining that her views on LGBTQ+ people are rooted in her religion. “Even though they think they are …

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Ousted Texas bishop rallies outside US bishops meeting as his peers reinforce Catholic voter values
1 year, 1 month ago

Ousted Texas bishop rallies outside US bishops meeting as his peers reinforce Catholic voter values

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — Soon after U.S. bishops inside a Baltimore hotel approved materials on how Catholics should vote in 2024 elections, their recently ousted colleague and dozens of his supporters rallied outside the annual fall business meeting. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the top Catholic clergy body in America, approved supplements on Wednesday to its voter guide, which is known …

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‘A jealous god’: China remakes religions in its own image
1 year, 2 months ago

‘A jealous god’: China remakes religions in its own image

Al Jazeera  

Authorities are violating religious freedoms across China as the leadership seeks to assert control. “I think different religious groups all over China are having trouble with the government.” ‘Just a piece of paper’ Officially, Article 36 in the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China guarantees freedom of religion for all Chinese citizens. “But the constitution is just a piece …

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Pope wants to keep big Vatican meeting on the church’s future behind closed doors, ideology-free
1 year, 3 months ago

Pope wants to keep big Vatican meeting on the church’s future behind closed doors, ideology-free

Associated Press  

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis defended the decision to keep the discussions of a big Vatican meeting on the future of the Catholic Church behind closed doors, saying Monday the three-week conference was a religious moment for the church and “not a television program” that was open to scrutiny. Many Vatican watchers consider the synod to be a …

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‘Good Christians, good citizens’: Pope appeals to China in Mongolia mass
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Good Christians, good citizens’: Pope appeals to China in Mongolia mass

Al Jazeera  

Pope Francis is wrapping up a four-day trip to Mongolia, which has been as much about geopolitics as religion. Pope Francis has told Catholics in China to be “good Christians and good citizens”, reaching out to Beijing during his visit to neighbouring Mongolia. “To Chinese Catholics, I ask you to be good Christians and good citizens.” In the crowd at …

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Pope arrives on first visit to Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained
1 year, 3 months ago

Pope arrives on first visit to Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained

Associated Press  

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities. “I think it will do us good to try to understand this long, big silence, understand what it means but not intellectually, but with senses.” He added: “Mongolia, you understand with your senses.” On tap are official meetings …

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Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission
1 year, 3 months ago

Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a mission begun by the 13th-century Pope Innocent IV, who dispatched emissaries east to ascertain the intentions of the rapidly expanding Mongol Empire and beseech its leaders to halt the bloodshed and convert. Some 800 years later, Francis won’t be testing new …

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A throng of interfaith leaders to focus on combating authoritarianism at global gathering in Chicago
1 year, 4 months ago

A throng of interfaith leaders to focus on combating authoritarianism at global gathering in Chicago

Associated Press  

More than 6,000 people representing scores of religions and belief systems are expected to convene in Chicago starting Monday for what organizers bill as the world’s largest gathering of interfaith leaders. This year’s theme is “A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom and Human Rights,” with a focus on combating authoritarianism around the world. Scheduled speakers include U.N. Secretary General António …

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Ron DeSantis Catholic or evangelical: The candidate’s odd religion politics.
1 year, 4 months ago

Ron DeSantis Catholic or evangelical: The candidate’s odd religion politics.

Slate  

When Ron DeSantis strode onto the stage in April in front of almost 10,000 students at Liberty University, he did so with an introduction from the school’s chancellor, pastor Jonathan Falwell, son of legendary televangelist Jerry Falwell. “You’re moving out of that Catholic sense of the world and moving into something maybe evangelical, maybe Manichean.” Still, even if DeSantis strays …

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Hate crimes against Catholics witness ‘largest spike’ in Canada, reveals Christian think tank
1 year, 9 months ago

Hate crimes against Catholics witness ‘largest spike’ in Canada, reveals Christian think tank

Firstpost  

The report, titled Toward a Hopeful Future: Facing Down Religious Hate, shows that hate crime against Catholic Christians jumped from 43 to 155 cases within a year between 2020 and 2021 Ottawa: A report by a Canadian non-partisan Christian think tank called Cardus found that 2021 witnessed the “largest spike” in hate crimes motivated by religion, most of which occurred …

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In US, sharply contrasting views on Benedict XVI’s legacy
1 year, 11 months ago

In US, sharply contrasting views on Benedict XVI’s legacy

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — In the United States, admirers of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI remembered him warmly for his theological prowess and devotion to traditional doctrine. Professor Kathleen Sprows Cummings, director of the University of Notre Dame’s Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, depicted Benedict as “a man of unwavering faith, deep conviction and towering intellect,” yet added that …

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In Pa. governor’s race, faith surfaces in contrasting ways
2 years, 1 month ago

In Pa. governor’s race, faith surfaces in contrasting ways

Associated Press  

CARMICHAELS, Pa. — In one of the most closely watched races in one of the most contested of battleground states, both gubernatorial candidates bring up religion. He was introduced at a church-hosted event near Pittsburgh by a pastor who mixed Christian and political imagery: “Get ready for a great ‘blood of Jesus’ red wave!” At a campaign event in Pennsylvania’s …

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Q&A: Pope, Chinese leader Xi to cross paths in Kazakhstan
2 years, 3 months ago

Q&A: Pope, Chinese leader Xi to cross paths in Kazakhstan

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first trip overseas since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic will overlap with a visit by Pope Francis to Kazakhstan, although the Vatican says there are no plans for them to meet. China does not have diplomatic relations with Vatican, ever since the ruling Communist Party required Roman Catholics in China to …

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After Roe’s demise, clergy lead faithful in praise, laments
2 years, 5 months ago

After Roe’s demise, clergy lead faithful in praise, laments

Associated Press  

Praise and lament for the overturning of abortion rights filled sacred spaces this weekend as clergy across the U.S. rearranged worship plans or rewrote sermons to provide their religious context -- and competing messages -- about the historic moment. “A person cannot support abortion and still be a faithful member of the church.” Stubna’s comments would be considered divisive by …

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San Francisco archbishop bars Rep. Nancy Pelosi from receiving Communion over abortion rights stance
2 years, 7 months ago

San Francisco archbishop bars Rep. Nancy Pelosi from receiving Communion over abortion rights stance

LA Times  

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, speaking at a news conference in 2021, will be denied Communion because of her support for access to abortion, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said Friday. A long-simmering dispute between San Francisco’s Catholic leaders and the city’s elected officials escalated Friday when a Bay Area archbishop took the extraordinary step of barring House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving …

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EXPLAINER: How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion?
2 years, 9 months ago

EXPLAINER: How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion?

Associated Press  

Ukraine’s tangled political history with Russia has its counterpart in the religious landscape, with Ukraine’s majority Orthodox Christian population divided between an independent-minded group based in Kyiv and another loyal to its patriarch in Moscow. Even though Russian President Vladimir Putin justified his invasion of Ukraine in part as a defense of the Moscow-oriented Orthodox church, leaders of both Ukrainian …

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How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion? | Explained
2 years, 9 months ago

How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion? | Explained

India TV News  

Ukraine’s tangled political history with Russia has its counterpart in the religious landscape, with Ukraine’s majority Orthodox Christian population divided between an independent-minded group based in Kyiv and another loyal to its patriarch in Moscow. Even though Russian President Vladimir Putin justified his invasion of Ukraine in part as a defense of the Moscow-oriented Orthodox church, leaders of both Ukrainian …

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9/11 and the racial limitations of religious freedom in America
3 years, 3 months ago

9/11 and the racial limitations of religious freedom in America

Al Jazeera  

For the past 20 years, Muslims in the US have been systematically racialised and their civil liberties curbed. Whether it was the Bush administration’s special registration through the National Security Entry-Exit System or the Obama administration’s Countering Violent Extremism programme, both Republican and Democratic administrations have sent the same message to the American people: Muslims are a domestic security threat. …

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Gods and Ends author Lindsay Pereira: 'Bombay has the ability to horrify or surprise at every turn'
3 years, 8 months ago

Gods and Ends author Lindsay Pereira: 'Bombay has the ability to horrify or surprise at every turn'

Firstpost  

In Gods and Ends, Pereira paints an honest — if despondent — look at the lives of Goan Catholics living in a chawl. Pereira was co-editor with the late Eunice de Souza of Women’s Voices: Selections form Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Indian Writing in English. As Pereira writes in one of the book’s evocative passages: ‘Obrigado walls were paper-thin, …

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If Barrett joins, Supreme Court would have six Catholics
4 years, 2 months ago

If Barrett joins, Supreme Court would have six Catholics

Associated Press  

Roman Catholics account for a bit more than 20% of the U.S. population, yet they are on track to hold six of the Supreme Court’s nine seats now that President Donald Trump has nominated Amy Coney Barrett to fill its vacancy. “It is possible that this accounts for a disproportionate number of Catholics getting into very good colleges and then …

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