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Need to know: Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Suspect in Christmas market massacre was meant to be deported
A massive manhunt is underway Wednesday for the driver of a truck that was intentionally crashed into a Berlin Christmas market, leaving 12 people dead and 48 injured.ed.
Pope frees jailed Spanish priest in Vatileaks case
Monsignor Lucio Vallejo Balda was sentenced in August for stealing and passing Vatican documents to two Italian journalists.
Vatican gallery reopens after seven-year restoration
Using the latest technology, experts have restored the Braccio Nuovo Gallery, adding special measures designed to protect its precious treasures from earthquakes.
After neo-Nazi posting, police in Whitefish, Mont., step up patrols
A white supremacist site listed the names of local Jews and their contact information, claiming they had harassed the mother of a white nationalist leader.
The mosque next door: city law vs. houses of faith
Towns are using local zoning laws as barriers to new mosques and Islamic schools. Civil rights advocates say it's part of a wave of intolerance amplified by the victory of President-elect Donald J. Trump.
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Russell Moore responds to Southern Baptist detractors
(RNS) In his column, Moore said there were times during the campaign he thought it would have been 'negligent' to keep quiet.
‘Merry Christmas’ or ‘Happy Holidays’? What these preferences reveal
Americans remain split on how to greet others at stores at this time of year. Their answers reveal religious and partisan divides.
New International Religious Freedom Act a first for atheists
The freshly signed Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act is being heralded by both atheists and Christians as a milestone.
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Suicide among priests?
From the prosperous-appearing church of 1979 to the disappearing church of 2016, the Irish experience elicits responses on countless grounds.
My top 10 Jewish news stories of 2016
(RNS) Anti-Semitism, UNESCO and ambassador pick David Friedman make the list.
When it comes to hate, I will not ‘get over it’
When anti-Semitism strikes a friend and colleague, I will not be silent.
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