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Pope Leo XIV taps career Vatican diplomat Archbishop Caccia as representative to the US Caccia, the Holy See's observer at the United Nations since 2019, replaces Cardinal Christophe Pierre as papal nuncio.
07.03.2026 12:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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‘A lie from the pit of hell’: Episcopal leaders push back on rumors of fatal decline CHARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) — More than 850 Episcopal Church leaders gathered in Charlotte to talk about the future of the church and what the denomination still has to offer.
06.03.2026 23:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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4 men arrested in UK on suspicion of aiding Iran by spying on Jewish community Police said the men arrested are aged 22, 40, 52 and 55 and that searches are ongoing.
06.03.2026 22:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Israeli family who buried 3 of their children after missile attack clings to faith They were among nine people killed Sunday when an Iranian missile strike demolished a synagogue and homes in Beit Shemesh.
06.03.2026 22:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Deepak Chopra-Jeffrey Epstein friendship tells of a spirituality industry in crisis Chopra’s friendship with Epstein is dismaying, in part for what it says about the spiritual and wellness culture he exemplifies.
06.03.2026 21:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Conservative Anglican bishops seek ‘disengagement’ from Canterbury without naming rival leader Weeks before the first female archbishop of Canterbury is installed, the group of prelates known as GAFCON elected leaders to exercise 'principled disengagement' from the historic center of Anglicanism in England.
06.03.2026 20:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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In planning family and careers, young Sikh American women say balancing act is their own A new study challenges 'the assumption that being a good Sikh woman means following a single prescribed path,' said the researcher behind the findings.
06.03.2026 20:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The moral danger of war with Iran — and the danger of ignoring evil Two moral teachers and a handful of lessons that we need now.
06.03.2026 18:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Forbidden love finds a way in new memoir about Israeli-Palestinian couple A Jewish human rights lawyer living in Israel fell in love with one of her clients — a Palestinian Muslim living under occupation.
06.03.2026 15:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Beth Moore to end Living Proof events in 2027 selling author and longtime Bible teacher still plans to speak but will no longer host large-scale events.
05.03.2026 22:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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 Christians.
05.03.2026 20:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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.
05.03.2026 20:08 👍 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.
05.03.2026 19:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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.
05.03.2026 18:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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.
05.03.2026 17:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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 father.
05.03.2026 17:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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 and Yemen.
05.03.2026 16:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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 military posts and killing four Pakistani soldiers.
05.03.2026 16:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What to know about the investigation into Catholic priests in Rhode Island and sexual abuse charges PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The report was released by Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha, whose office has been investigating the diocese since 2019.
05.03.2026 16:48 👍 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.
04.03.2026 22:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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.
04.03.2026 21:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Conservative Anglican leaders meet in Nigeria to elect a leader, fueling concerns of schism Officials say the intention of the meetings is not to create a new communion but to reorder the current one.
04.03.2026 20:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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.
04.03.2026 19:50 👍 0 🔁 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.
04.03.2026 18:15 👍 0 🔁 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 reading of the Purim story followed by a live band with dancing.
04.03.2026 18:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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.
04.03.2026 18:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
04.03.2026 18:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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.
04.03.2026 17:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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When Money Walks In, Does God Walk Out? Success, influence, and staying spiritually grounded in rooms where money seems to matter most.
04.03.2026 03:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Are Jeffrey Epstein’s friends just guilty of bad judgment? No.
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