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Bring your pets to church, Haitian immigrant priest tells worshippers. 'I am not going to eat them ... I will bless them."

G. Jeffrey MacDonald

Opinion

Jerry Falwell Jr. is back and it’s bad for everyone

Karen Swallow Prior

Oversharing her faith is Hindu ‘momfluencer’ Niki Patel’s comfort zone

Richa Karmarkar

Rome feels the bustle of returning synod delegates as Catholics wait for action

Participants attend a session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Claire Giangravé

(RNS) — While this month’s discussions in Rome may be robust and equitable, many observers — Catholic or otherwise — wonder what has been achieved beyond talk.

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Photos of the Week: Rosh Hashanah; Vatican Synod

Kit Doyle

Donald Trump’s favorite Bible might be on the way to Oklahoma schools

Bob Smietana

Bishop E. Anne Henning Byfield, former president of AME bishops’ council, dies at 74

Adelle M. Banks

Opinion

Three steps faith leaders must take on the first anniversary of Oct. 7

Abraham Cooper

Opinion

Latin American Catholics favor women priests more than married priests

Thomas Reese

Samira Mehta

In ‘Nobody Wants This,’ rom-com gets century-old tropes with a new twist – the cute rabbi

(The Conversation) — Nice Jewish men wanting to date non-Jewish women has been a trope of US stage and screen for 100 years.

James L. Fitzsimmons

Centuries ago, the Maya storm god Huracán taught that when we damage nature, we damage ourselves

(The Conversation) — Ancient Maya peoples knew that human beings are not independent from nature but part of it.

Shane Claiborne

Addicted to death: America’s 2024 killing spree

(RNS) — Five executions in one week.

Facing more clergy abuse lawsuits, Vermont’s Catholic Church files for bankruptcy

Lisa Rathke

(AP) — Celeste Laramie, an attorney representing about a third of the plaintiffs in the lawsuits, said the filing "is more reflective of moral bankruptcy than actual financial bankruptcy, particularly in light of the estimated $500 million of assets it has attempted to hide from survivors of its sexual abuse.”

Black Pentecostal and charismatic Christians are boosting their visibility in politics − a shift from the past

Dara Delgado

(The Conversation) — Historically, Black Pentecostal-charismatic churches have not put an emphasis on political issues. That may be changing, a scholar of Black Christianity explains.

In ‘Nobody Wants This,’ rom-com gets century-old tropes with a new twist – the cute rabbi

Samira Mehta

(The Conversation) — Nice Jewish men wanting to date non-Jewish women has been a trope of US stage and screen for 100 years.

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