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Trump posting apparent AI photo of himself as the pope takes off online
President Donald Trump posted a seemingly artificially enhanced photo of himself depicted as the pope on Truth Social Friday night and it…
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Supreme Court may allow church-run, publicly funded charter schools across the nation
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared poised Wednesday to rule that church-run schools have a right to operate…
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Church asylum requests grow in Germany as refugees fear deportation
Fearing deportation, an increasing number of refugees in Germany are approaching churches for asylum, the Protestant Church in Germany…
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German Catholic laity sees Church at risk with new conservative pope
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Pope Francis, beloved by many for compassion and willingness to shake up the scandal-ridden church, has died
Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, whose warm, humble, no-nonsense manner galvanized the Roman Catholic Church and drew…
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The next Pope: who are the frontrunners to succeed Pope Francis?
With the passing of Pope Francis on April 21, the Catholic Church is preparing for a transition that will determine its direction for the…
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A Pentecostal church in South Africa holds mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A Pentecostal church in South Africa celebrated Easter Sunday with mass wedding ceremonies for around 3,000 people,…
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Father Richard Estrada, defender of the downtrodden, dead at 83
Father Richard Estrada, a leading figure in the immigrant rights movement who was known for opening Los Angeles’ first shelter for…
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The Two-Thousand-Year-Old Virgins
How Christianity blurred the line between celibacy and androgyny. Source link
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'Grave consequences': Japan warned on campaign against church
Japan would deal a massive blow to the universal principle of religious freedom, could deeply damage its relationship with the U.S. and…
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Anglican Church in South Africa admits failures in handling of sexual abuse claims
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Anglican Church leadership in South Africa has admitted to failing to disclose sexual abuse allegations against…
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S Africa church apologises over exposing children to risk from abuser
The Anglican Church of Southern Africa (Acsa) has apologised for failing to protect the public from the risk posed by a prolific British…
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How the New Orleans Saints Helped the Catholic Church Handle a Sex-Abuse Scandal
The Archdiocese of New Orleans was facing a crisis. A sex-abuse scandal was bursting into public view, sending shock waves through the…
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Immigration arrests in churches? Some clergy say not so fast
WASHINGTON — With the Trump administration declaring that immigration agents are now free to make arrests in places of worship, undeterred…
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Supreme Court will decide if religious schools may be funded as public charters
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear an Oklahoma case to decide whether the state must authorize a religious…
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Donald Trump Plays Church
It’s usually gauche to take pictures in church. But at St. John’s, the Episcopal Church just across a sedate Lafayette Square from the…
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Supreme Court may free Catholic charities from paying state unemployment taxes for their employees
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court voted Friday to hear a potentially far-reaching claim of religious freedom and decide whether…
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German church loses tower title to Spanish one thanks to Germans
After more than 130 years, a church tower in Ulm will lose its title as the world's tallest to the Sagrada Família church in Barcelona -…
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First Presidency creates new Canada Area of the Church
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the creation of the new Canada Area. The new area —…
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Church and state clash over entry fee for Paris's Notre Dame
France's powerful culture minister on Monday locked horns with the country's Roman Catholic establishment on whether tourists should pay…
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‘I blame the Church for my brother’s death’ - Zimbabwe anger over child abuser
The sister of a 16-year-old boy who drowned while swimming naked at a Christian holiday camp in Zimbabwe run by child abuser John Smyth…
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German Protestant Church council chairwoman criticizes asylum debate
Germany should stop seeing refugees as a general threat, the council chairwoman of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) said on Sunday,…
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Report finds Church of England covered up 'horrific' abuse at summer camps decades ago
LONDON (AP) — The Church of England covered up “horrific” abuse by a lawyer who volunteered at Christian summer camps in the 1970s and…
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Church bell rings after 150 years of silence
After sitting silent for more than 150 years, a Somerset church bell is ringing again - in an Australian wedding chapel. The bell, which…