Priests carry the statue of the Black Madonna during a procession around the Church of the Black Madonna to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of Mary on Aug. 15, 2016, in Letnica, Kosovo. Photo by Valerie Plesch

Pilgrims crowd church where Mother Teresa once prayed

LETNICA, Kosovo (RNS) A young Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu made the decision to become a nun in a church in this small village.

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Jackie Biskupski, left, is sworn in as Salt Lake City's mayor as her fiancee, Betty Iverson, watches on Jan. 4, 2016. The former state lawmaker is the first openly gay person to hold the office. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/George Frey

Salt Lake's first lesbian mayor weds amid resignations from LDS church

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Rabbi Barry Freundel during morning prayers at Kesher Israel in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 10, 2014. Photo by Lloyd Wolf

Women suing 'Peeping Tom' rabbi want rabbinical court to pay, too

Catholic Church
Dallas Bishop Kevin Farrell speaks during a prayer service at The Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe following the multiple police shootings in Dallas, on July 9, 2016. Photo taken through a beveled glass window. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Pope Francis names Dallas bishop to key new Vatican post

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