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How Kamala Harris and JD Vance appeal to Hindu voters
By Murali Balaji — July 26, 2024
(RNS) — In the 100-plus days before Election Day, Harris has an opportunity to re-engage Hindu voters.
Oops. Southern Baptist agency announces firing of its leader, then retracts that announcement
By Peter Smith — July 25, 2024
Kamala Harris’ heritage draws attention to Hinduism’s complex history in Caribbean
By Richa Karmarkar — July 24, 2024
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Amos Brown, pastor to Kamala Harris, known for civil rights, reparations activism
By Jack Jenkins and Adelle M. Banks — July 23, 2024
(RNS) — Vice President Kamala Harris has praised Brown, ‘my pastor,’ as a man who also has long been her mentor.
Kamala Harris’ multi-religious identity is a map of the future
By Yonat Shimron — July 22, 2024
(RNS) — She would be the first presidential candidate with a diverse personal religious and spiritual history that is now far more representative of America’s multi-faith makeup.
As Usha Vance dazzles, Hindu Americans leaning further right than ever
By Richa Karmarkar — July 18, 2024
(RNS) — Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, some analysts wonder if the largely Democratic voter group may be shifting its interests.
Chief prosecutor defends Vatican’s legal system after recent criticism of pope’s absolute power
By Nicole Winfield — July 11, 2024
ROME (AP) — Prosecutor Alessandro Diddi's defense comes as the Vatican tribunal finalizes its written reasonings for its December 2023 verdicts. The tribunal convicted a cardinal and eight others of various financial-related crimes related to the Holy See’s 350 million euro investment in a London property, but has not yet explained its decisions.
Hundreds of mostly exiled Tibetans celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 89th birthday in India’s Dharamshala
By Ashwini Bhatia — July 9, 2024
DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama has made the hillside town his headquarters since fleeing Tibet after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959.
Vatican excommunicates former US ambassador Vigano, declares him guilty of schism
By Nicole Winfield — July 5, 2024
ROME (AP) — The Vatican excommunication means that Vigano is formally outside the church, and cannot celebrate or receive its sacraments.
Why Nepal had a religious monarchy − and why some people want it back
By Anne Mocko — July 3, 2024
(The Conversation) — Many in Nepal are protesting to bring back the Hindu monarchy, which was dissolved in 2008. A scholar of South Asian religions explains what’s behind these protests.
Episcopal presiding bishop-elect plans simpler installation, citing ‘carbon footprint’
By Adelle M. Banks — July 1, 2024
(RNS) — ‘With a simple service at the Church Center that will include everyone via livestream, we can care for God’s creation by reducing our collective carbon footprint,’ Bishop Sean Rowe said in an announcement.
Why Kinky Friedman still matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 1, 2024
(RNS) — No, they ain't making Jews like Jesus anymore. And, for good reason. Thanks, Kinky.
Mother Mary P. Patterson, preserver of Church of God in Christ history, dies at 83
By Adelle M. Banks — June 28, 2024
(RNS) — Patterson’s denomination called her ‘a tireless crusader for preserving the Church Of God In Christ Heritage and that of Pentecostal-Holiness around the world.’
Pope Francis may have surprised many by inviting comedians to the Vatican, but the value of humor has deep roots in Catholic tradition
By Joanne M. Pierce — June 27, 2024
(The Conversation) — Catholic theologians and monastics have always encouraged humor, emphasizing its power to heal and bring cultures together.
Sean Rowe, leader of Episcopalians in Penn., NY, elected next presiding bishop
By Adelle M. Banks — June 26, 2024
(RNS) — Rowe, who will be the 28th presiding bishop, has been bishop of the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania since 2007 and bishop provisional of Western New York since 2019.
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