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ISTANBUL (RNS) — 'The fact that we are celebrating together, it's of course, a joy because it is something which is reminding us that we are all the same,' said the Rev. Luca Refatti, an Italian-born Dominican pastor in Istanbul. 'We have all the same faith, and we are all belonging to the same family.'

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Those that sued are 'thankful ... for vindicating religious freedom rights'

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SAN MIGUEL ESCOBAR, Guatemala (AP) — The hefty velvet cloaks, finely embroidered with gold thread will cover the wooden Virgin Mary and Christ figures carried by the faithful down cobblestone streets lined by thousands.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The attack hit the Jewish community hard in a state where such pain is achingly familiar. It targeted Pennsylvania’s religiously observant Jewish governor in the very place where just hours before he had hosted one of the central rituals of the Jewish calendar.

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The humanitarian aid system in Gaza “is facing total collapse,” the heads of 12 independent aid organizations warned in a joint statement.

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The legal action from a group of donors to the church brought renewed scrutiny over how the faith known widely as the Mormon church handles its vast financial holdings

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — For generations, people of the Upper Rio Grande Valley and beyond have walked to reach El Santuario de Chimayó to commemorate Good Friday.

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(The Conversation) — Some Americans hear claims of anti-Christian bias as a signal of white solidarity, according to a 2024 study.

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(RNS) — 'I think most of the major Black denominations, in terms of its membership, is divided,' said Bishop Reginald Jackson, leader of mid-Atlantic African Methodist Episcopal churches.

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(RNS) — A reader asked Chat GPT to compare and contrast.

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