Religion
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Pope Francis names first woman to lead a major Vatican office
Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed prefect of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
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Pope names progressive ally Cardinal McElroy as Washington archbishop
McElroy became bishop of San Diego in 2015 and cardinal in 2022.
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Washington National Cathedral, with long tradition of presidential funerals, readies for Carter's
The cathedral has also been the site of state funerals for Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush.
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Pope Francis on Christmas calls for end of world's conflicts and silencing of weapons
He referred specifically to the wars between Russia and Ukraine, and the Israel-Hamas war. He also called for an end to other conflicts, whether political, social or military.
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School district won't ban Bible club after Trump-tied law firm threat, other suits bubble to SCOTUS
Federal appeals courts all over the map on speech suppression in public schools. Free speech group appeals to 6th Circuit on "Let's Go Brandon" sweatshirt ban, seeking liability for district officials.
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UCLA pleads for legal immunity for officials in 'Jew Exclusion Zone' lawsuit
"There was no blueprint for how to respond to a protest encampment," and UCLA used de-escalation in the context of "tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving" situations, which justifies qualified immunity, it tells Trump nominee.
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Al Sharpton and NY AG Letitia James anointed with oil at Cornerstone Baptist Church
Sharpton said the pastor of the church offered a 'powerful covering of prayer in service earlier'
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Church of England leader Justin Welby resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal
“It is very clear that I must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and retraumatizing period between 2013 and 2024,” Welby said in the statement on Tuesday.
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Wealthy Washington D.C. suburb's no-exception LGBTQ curriculum faces headwinds at Supreme Court
Major religious groups, half the states and top legal scholars of religious liberty unite against Maryland's Montgomery County Public Schools, which refuses to notify parents when "Pride storybooks" are taught or let young kids opt out.
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Michigan Catholic bishops slam Whitmer over viral skit accused of mocking Communion
The video, which was posted on social media by podcast host Liz Plank, showed Whitmer placing a Dorito onto the kneeling Plank's tongue in the same manner that priests place a wafer on the recipient's tongue in the Holy Eucharist.
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Millions of Christians not planning to vote this November, could shape election: Study
The Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University study found that approximately 104 million people under the "people of faith" umbrella are not expected to vote this election, including 41 million Christians and 32 million of whom regularly go to church.
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Religious parents ask SCOTUS to require exemptions to LGBTQ mandates in public schools
Federal appeals court reinterpreted SCOTUS precedent as "Amish one-off" inapplicable to wealthy and religiously diverse D.C. suburb's refusal to even notify parents when they would teach "Pride storybooks," plaintiffs say.
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Pope Francis slams both Trump and Harris but tells Americans to vote for 'lesser of two evils'
The pope, who has weighed in on politics as the head of the Catholic Church more than his predecessors, did not indicate which candidate was considered the "lesser of two evils."