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Senior Analyst at Religion News Service, Jesuit priest, author of "Inside the Vatican: The Politics and Organization of the Catholic Church" https://religionnews.com/author/tomreese/ https://bsky.app/profile/rns.org

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Beth Moore to end Living Proof events in 2027 The best-selling author and longtime Bible teacher still plans to speak but will no longer host large-scale events.

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In Nigeria’s protracted violence, debate over whether religion is the cause, or the casualty While many Christians see persecution, analysts and officials say the country’s long-running conflict is driven largely by insecurity, land disputes and criminal networks affecting both Muslims and Ch...

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Why some Muslims are mourning the death of Ayatollah Khamenei as others celebrate The ayatollah’s killing on the first day of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has divided Muslims, mostly along sectarian lines.

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05.03.2026 21:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What a new book tells us about the conclave that elected Pope Leo A new book suggests that Cardinal Robert Prevost's path to the papacy was shaped by fragile alliances and small human moments that influenced perceptions inside the Sistine Chapel and produced the fir...

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The Western Wall isn’t just a public place — it’s an Orthodox synagogue In the debate over Western Wall prayer, the traditional case deserves a hearing.

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05.03.2026 21:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What Lent can teach us about attempting to make peace by force The current military action against Iran is a clash of ethical impulses: the security of the country versus the kind of nation we are becoming.

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05.03.2026 21:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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When the bombs fall on other people’s children If we cannot feel the death of an Iranian child with the same moral clarity as the death of a child in the United States, then something in us has been deformed.

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Judge blocks DeSantis' terrorist label of Muslim group The court’s injunction allows CAIR-Florida to continue its work while the group’s lawsuit plays out.

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Turkey's Erdogan offers to try to revive a truce as Pakistan-Afghan border clashes enter sixth day The conflict erupted last week with Afghanistan launching attacks on Thursday in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes the previous weekend.

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A son of Iran's late supreme leader is a possible candidate to replace his father as war rages A secretive figure within the Islamic Republic, Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen publicly since Saturday, when the Israeli airstrike targeting the supreme leader's offices killed his 86-year-old fat...

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From Karachi to Beirut, Khamenei’s death sends shockwaves across the Shiite world Shiite Muslims make up around 10% to 15% of the world’s Muslim population, concentrated mainly in Iran, Iraq, Bahrain and Azerbaijan, while there are also significant communities in Pakistan, Lebanon ...

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Pakistan says its forces killed 67 Afghan troops in cross-border clashes. Kabul rejects the claim The Taliban defense ministry in Kabul, the Afghan capital, rejected Pakistan’s claim. A ministry spokesman said Afghan forces in the past 24 hours repelled Pakistani attacks, destroying about a dozen ...

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Photos of the Week: Iran war, Jesse Jackson memorial This week’s photo selection includes the war in Iran, a memorial service for Jesse Jackson and more.

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04.03.2026 20:48 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The many stories behind Holi, Hinduism's festival of colors In all interpretations, Holi is seen as a festive day to end conflicts, forgive the past and start a new season.

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Conservative Anglican leaders meet in Nigeria, facing debate on a possible breakaway The outlook for the Anglican Communion, one of the world's largest families of Christian churches, remains uncertain, but some answers may emerge by the end of this week.

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04.03.2026 20:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Purim parties shift to bomb shelters as Israelis celebrate under Iran war threat People of all ages wearing sequined suits, bunny ears, pirate costumes and peacock feathers streamed into a mall’s underground parking lot that also functions as a bomb shelter for the traditional rea...

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Man who rammed car into Chabad headquarters in NYC pleads not guilty to federal charge Dan Sohail, 36, was previously arrested on state charges following the Jan. 28 incident, which damaged an entrance of the revered Jewish site, but did not cause any injuries.

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What to know about Iran's Revolutionary Guard, a powerful force within the country's theocracy The force is again in the spotlight as Iran widens its attacks across the Middle East following the start of a U.S.-Israeli airstrike campaign that's already killed the country's Supreme Leader Ayatol...

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To adopt AI or resist it? That's not the question. The more faithful response is neither rejection nor uncritical embrace. It is intentional formation.

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Are Jeffrey Epstein's friends just guilty of bad judgment? No.

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Gallup Poll: Fewer than half of Americans say religion is 'very important' in their lives President Trump said he was ‘bringing back religion,’ but the latest Gallup Poll shows no evidence of that.

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'The Lost Bishop' of South Sudan dies at 86 Garang, who spent much of the Sudanese civil war among the poorest residents, was deemed ‘lost’ in 1988 after not coming to the Anglican Communion’s global meeting.

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Metropolitan AME pastor’s new book offers ancestral veneration as guide to civic engagement Though often linked to Black diasporas and Indigenous culture, the practice is deeply rooted in American culture, said the Rev. William Lamar IV.

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Teeth, finger bones and blessings: Buddhist relics inspire belief ROSEMEAD, Calif. (AP) — Every Lunar New Year, the Wei Mountain Temple in Rosemead, California, publicly displays what it calls the “10,000 Buddha Relics," though the actual number contained in several...

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Gaza's ceasefire had some momentum. Now, some fear a new war will distract the world Residents say they are scared of neglect and deprivation, with Israel in the wake of the weekend strikes closing all crossings into their shattered territory of over 2 million people.

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03.03.2026 23:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Is Trump's fight against Iran a just war? Christians do not need to be pacifists to question Trump’s war against Iran.

My @rns.org column: Is Trump's fight against Iran a just war? religionnews.com/2026/03/03/i...

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What comes next for Iranian religious minorities? The death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, creates uncertainty for all Iranians, but especially for non-Muslim minorities.

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03.03.2026 19:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Verizon awards $100K to expand emergency alert network for NYC houses of worship ‘When you can tell congregations to invite the homeless inside during freezing weather, or let elderly parishioners know they can come cool off during a heat wave, it saves lives — not just one or two...

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03.03.2026 18:37 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Nearly Half of Colorectal Cancers Now Occur in Younger Patients, Study Shows

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Opinion | Nine Law Firms Surrendered. Four Law Firms Won.

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