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Trump received major support from white Christians again — but added others
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump received major support from white Christians again — but added others

NPR  

Trump received major support from white Christians again — but added others Donald Trump saw continued support from white Christians, especially white evangelicals, but a huge shift in Latino Catholics helped him as well AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Exit polls show that Donald Trump again received major support from white Christians this election. Trump also made inroads with Hispanic Catholics, and …

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Pope reaffirms Christians' special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism, Gaza war
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Pope reaffirms Christians' special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism, Gaza war

The Independent  

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Pope reaffirms Christians’ special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism, Gaza war
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Pope reaffirms Christians’ special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism, Gaza war

LA Times  

Pope Francis has reaffirmed Christians’ special relationship with Jews amid rising antisemitism since the outbreak of the Gaza war in a letter to the Jews of Israel that he said was prompted by messages from Jewish organizations around the world. Francis said the Holy Land has been “cast into a spiral of unprecedented violence,” part of what the pope referred …

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Filipino Catholics pray for Mideast peace in massive procession venerating a black statue of Jesus
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Filipino Catholics pray for Mideast peace in massive procession venerating a black statue of Jesus

The Independent  

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Ron DeSantis Catholic or evangelical: The candidate’s odd religion politics.
1 year, 5 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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Why the L.A. Dodgers Are Somehow Still Enraging the Catholic Right
1 year, 6 months ago

Why the L.A. Dodgers Are Somehow Still Enraging the Catholic Right

Slate  

The country’s latest Pride Month war appears to be wrapping up, with a final absurd note. “Do you believe that the Los Angeles Dodgers are being ‘inclusive and welcoming to everyone’ by giving an award to a group of gay and transgender drag performers that intentionally mocks and degrades Christians?” Sen. Marco Rubio wrote in an open letter to the …

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After 10 years as pope, Francis continues to reshape the Catholic Church
1 year, 9 months ago

After 10 years as pope, Francis continues to reshape the Catholic Church

NPR  

After 10 years as pope, Francis continues to reshape the Catholic Church Enlarge this image toggle caption Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images ROME — On a recent Sunday, a group of young American Catholics were among thousands in St. Peter's Square waiting for Pope Francis to deliver his weekly message. Sponsor Message Back in St …

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For Ukrainian Orthodox in US, war news casts pall on Easter
2 years, 8 months ago

For Ukrainian Orthodox in US, war news casts pall on Easter

Associated Press  

The rituals leading up to Easter are the same. “We are going through the motions of Easter right now because it’s what we have to hang on to.” Orysia Germak, a member of the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Volodymyr in New York City, said news from the war summons bad memories: She was born in a camp for displaced …

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Pope Francis’ Response to Ukraine Has Tapped Into One of Catholicism’s Deepest Conspiracy Theories
2 years, 9 months ago

Pope Francis’ Response to Ukraine Has Tapped Into One of Catholicism’s Deepest Conspiracy Theories

Slate  

The Vatican announced last week that Pope Francis had invited all the bishops and priests of the world to “join him in the prayer for peace and in the consecration and entrustment of Russia and of Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.” The prayer, which is to take place Friday afternoon, seemed on its face to be an uncontroversial …

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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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Northern Ireland is back as the most dangerous open wound in British political life
3 years, 8 months ago

Northern Ireland is back as the most dangerous open wound in British political life

The Independent  

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How the far right got a stranglehold on the West
3 years, 8 months ago

How the far right got a stranglehold on the West

Al Jazeera  

In the past, the rise of far-right ideology has surged ahead in Europe and the US in unison. Reflecting on this time in history – with the far right in focus – can show us a lot about the drivers of far-right politics not only in the US, but globally, today. Considering the far right at this time, what’s worth …

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Kerala: Marriage between Christian woman and Muslim man upsets faithfuls
4 years, 1 month ago

Kerala: Marriage between Christian woman and Muslim man upsets faithfuls

Op India  

Mar Mathew Vaniyakizhakkel, former bishop of Satna, has said he is sorry for having attended a marriage function of a Christian woman with a Muslim man. However, I regret attending it.” The Canon Law of Catholic Church and ‘disparity of cult’ The Canon Law of the Catholic Church is a set of laws and legal principles developed by the hierarchical …

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Records From Once-Secret Archive Offer New Clues Into Vatican Response To Holocaust
4 years, 3 months ago

Records From Once-Secret Archive Offer New Clues Into Vatican Response To Holocaust

NPR  

Records From Once-Secret Archive Offer New Clues Into Vatican Response To Holocaust Enlarge this image toggle caption Anonymous/AP Anonymous/AP Vatican officials have always insisted Pope Pius XII did everything possible to save Jewish lives during World War II. "Pope Pius XII thought that he should not take sides in the war," says Brown University professor David Kertzer, "and that therefore …

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