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Need to know: Monday, October 24, 2016
Displaced Iraqi Christians await return to Mosul with bated breath
As Iraqi forces begin the offensive to retake Mosul and neighboring towns from the so-called Islamic State, Iraqi Christians on the Nineveh plain hope their time in exile is coming to an end.
In a promise to lift a curse, a scheme to steal Chinese immigrants’ savings
The New York Police Department said there had been seven cases of this type of fraud in the city since the beginning of the year, most of them over the summer.
Knesset member challenges ultra-Orthodox influence in Israeli society
Rachel Azaria has been described as the only member of Israel’s coalition government willing to challenge the ultra-Orthodox monopoly on religion-and-state issues.
Pope gives up another indulgence: His summer palace
Without ever having spent a night there, the pope ordered Castel Gandolfo, where pontiffs have holidayed for nearly 400 years, to be turned into a museum.
Presbyterian Church apologizes for boarding school abuses
For the first time, a church organization has apologized to the Alaska Federation of Natives for its treatment of Native people and especially for abuses in boarding schools.
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Site where Romans breached Jerusalem walls is pinpointed
JERUSALEM (RNS) Dozens of catapults and stones were found which archaeologists say were used by the Romans, led by Titus, against the Jewish guards defending a wall of the Second Temple.
Iraqi army drives ISIS from Christian region near Mosul
QAYYARA, Iraq (Reuters) - Earlier this week, Iraqi special units also captured Bartella, a Christian village north of Qaraqosh.
Baylor University faces US probe over response to sex assaults
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) The world's largest Baptist university has been rocked by a scandal over sexual assaults against women by football players and others.
Religious leaders mark centennial of S.C. lynching
Representatives of seminaries, church councils and Presbyterian and Lutheran denominations plan to make the trek to the remote town where Anthony Crawford was lynched.
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Evan McMullin can beat Donald Trump in Mormon-dominated Utah
(RNS) As Mormons' coolness to Donald Trump turns to revulsion, who will get the Utah vote?
Religious voters turning away from Trump
(RNS) The so-called "God gap" has shrunk -- though not for congressional Republicans -- while the gender gap has grown.
How the Sabbath cured one man’s hatred
Derek Black was a racist and a bigot. And then, he started attending Shabbat dinners.
What has Jesus got to do with ISIS? A lot
(RNS) ISIS is exploiting the belief in the Second Coming by millions of Muslims worldwide, while giving it a nationalistic and barbaric twist.
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