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Is taking Ozempic during Ramadan cheating?

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After another temple vandalization, the BAPS Hindu community prays for peace

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Arrest of Palestinian Columbia activist divides American Jews

Protesters gather for a demonstration in support of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, Monday, March 10, 2025, outside the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Yonat Shimron and Fiona André

(RNS) — Growing divisions split the American Jewish community between those defending Israel and concerned with Jewish safety, and those speaking out against Israel and in support of free speech.

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Pope Francis is out of medical danger, doctors say, but will remain in hospital

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Fiona André

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Why ‘Jesus is a Palestinian’ sounds like Christian solidarity but is disastrous theology

Joshua Stanton and Robert Stearns

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No, Elon, we should not go to Mars

Thomas Reese

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