Religion
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Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove nodule on lung
The 71-year-old pontiff said the lung nodule was caught at an early stage and doctors recommended surgery to remove it.
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Jim Bakker, famed televangelist felled by scandal, dies at age 86
Bakker's second wife, Lori, announced the death in a post on his TV show's official Instagram account.
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Amish paradise? New York 'effectively' bans sect with biased school vaccine mandate, SCOTUS told
An appeals court rubber-stamped its first ruling against the challenge after the high court said it needed to consider a recent parental rights precedent. "If New York wins, the Amish will be forced to flee the state," lawyer says.
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Pope Francis tells Catholics to get vaccinated, calls doing so an 'act of love'
The Pope's message is aimed particularly at Catholics in Central and South America
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Pelosi's bishop says speaker 'epitome of hypocrisy' after her claims to be 'devout Catholic'
"Catholics do not oppose fundamental human rights," he says of abortion-supporting speaker.
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Appeals court reinstates church's lawsuit against Washington state abortion coverage mandate
Church's inability to get abortion-free health plan after law took effect is an "injury," 9th Circuit agrees.
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Abortion coverage mandate doesn't harm churches, Washington state tells baffled appeals court
As if state officials were arguing "our fingerprints aren't on the murder weapon," 9th Circuit judge says.
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D.C. pays church $220,000 to settle lawsuit over COVID-19 religious restrictions
Mayor Bowser pledges not to use COVID restrictions to prevent Capitol Hill Baptist from "gathering as one congregation" in D.C.
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Catholic Church debate on Eucharist underscores tension between Vatican, conservative bishops
Prelates move to clarify whether or not abortion-rights supporters can receive Communion — with implications for nation's highest profile Catholic, Joe Biden.
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Catholic bishops will draft document clarifying conditions of Communion reception
Measure will likely address Communion recipients who support abortion.
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IRS denies tax exempt status to Texas religious group, argues prayer, Bible study benefit GOP
The IRS argued the group engages in political advocacy rather than religious study.
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Catholic bishops next week will consider Eucharist measure amid Biden-abortion debate
Conservatives claim Eucharist should be denied to abortion-rights supporters; liberals insist otherwise.
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Justice Department pledges 'full defense' of Title IX exemption for religious schools
Lawyer for LGBTQ students blasts government for "aligning itself with anti-LGBTQ hate" in response to their lawsuit.