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Chair and teacup from Texas synagogue hostage crisis to be displayed in exhibit
By Yonat Shimron — April 5, 2022
(RNS) — They will be exhibited alongside a video recorded with the rabbi and the three other hostages at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.
For Russian priest protesting Ukraine invasion, a mixture of defiance and concern
By Jack Jenkins — April 5, 2022
(RNS) — 'If I remain silent, I’m not a priest,' said the Rev. Ioann Burdin.
Vatican’s former financial watchdog said he had no oversight of London realty deal
By Claire Giangravé — April 5, 2022
(RNS) — ‘I am firmly convinced I have not committed any crime,’ René Brülhart, former head of the the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency, told judges.
Across US, faith groups mobilize to aid Ukrainian refugees
By Luis Andres Henao and Deepa Bharath — April 5, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In Southern California, pastors and lay individuals are stationing themselves at the Mexico border waving Ukrainian flags and offering food, water and prayer.
Afghan evacuees mark first US Ramadan with gratitude, agony
By Mariam Fam and Giovanna Dell'orto — April 5, 2022
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (AP) — As they adjust to their new communities, Afghan families are celebrating Ramadan with gratitude for their safety. Yet there's also the agony of being away from loved ones who they fear are in danger under Taliban leadership.
From the cushion to the couch: Buddhism’s powerful influence on psychotherapy
By Ira Rifkin — April 5, 2022
(RNS) — Your therapist might be a Buddhist, and you'd never know it.
Mormon leader reaffirms faith’s stance on same-sex marriage
By Sam Metz — April 5, 2022
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The highest level of salvation, Oaks said, 'can only be attained through faithfulness to the covenants of an eternal marriage between a man and a woman.'
As Jewish movements struggle, independent rabbinical schools gain a toehold
By Yonat Shimron — April 4, 2022
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — A growing number of Jews are declaring no particular affiliation to either the Reform or Conservative movements. They prefer independent rabbinical schools.
Muslim chaplains forge a new way of thinking about Islam in secular places
By Kathryn Post — April 4, 2022
(RNS) — A new book, 'Mantle of Mercy: Islamic Chaplaincy in North America,' shows how a field that even many Muslims are unfamiliar with is finding its voice everywhere.
Pope Francis discusses health but again declines to name Putin as Ukraine aggressor
By Claire Giangravé — April 3, 2022
(RNS) — The pontiff again declined to name Russian President Vladimir Putin as the aggressor in the Ukraine war on his flight back to Rome.
‘I have not forgotten you,’ Pope Francis tells migrants in Malta
By Claire Giangravé — April 3, 2022
RNS — The pontiff told migrants in Malta that he hopes they will one day become 'witnesses and agents of welcome and fraternity.'
Pope Francis backs Catholic and lay anti-corruption efforts in Malta
By Claire Giangravé — April 2, 2022
VALLETTA, Malta (RNS) — The pope began his weekend visit with a message of welcome to migrants and a plea to end the war in Ukraine and to overcome divisions in a spirit of dialogue and inclusion.
In Malta, Pope Francis condemns ‘infantile’ aggression of Ukraine
By Claire Giangravé — April 2, 2022
VALLETTA, Malta (RNS) — 'Once again, some autocrat, sadly caught up in anachronistic claims of nationalist interests, is provoking and fomenting conflicts,' said Pope Francis in an address to the government in Malta.
Photos of the Week: Indigenous delegation at Vatican, Ramadan preparations
By Kit Doyle — April 1, 2022
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes preparations for Ramadan and indigenous groups meeting at the Vatican.
As Afghan refugees celebrate Islam’s holy month, church gives Ramadan lessons
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 1, 2022
(RNS) — Somewhere between 75 and 100 UCC churches are actively sponsoring Afghan families — about 800 individuals — who have recently arrived in the US.
