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Anitta defends her Afro-Brazilian faith after new music video costs her some followers
By ElÉonore Hughes — May 16, 2024
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Anitta was already known for elevating marginalized populations such as women, residents of the working-class neighborhoods known as favelas, as well as LGBTQ+ and Black people.
United Methodists scrap their anti-gay bans. A woman who defied them seeks reinstatement as pastor
By David Crary, Peter Smith, and Holly Meyer — May 16, 2024
Why the speech by Kansas City Chiefs kicker was embraced at Benedictine College’s commencement
By Peter Smith and Heather Hollingsworth — May 16, 2024
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A Palestinian converted to Judaism. An Israeli soldier saw him as a threat and opened fire
By Jack Jeffery — May 16, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) — In his final moments, David Ben-Avraham was once again viewed as a Palestinian who was in the wrong place, at a time of widespread anger and suspicion.
Bishop T.D. Jakes subject of AI-generated misinformation, says fact-finding website
By Adelle M. Banks — May 15, 2024
(RNS) — A false rumor of Jakes’ resignation was ‘latest chapter in a months-old series of videos — many at least partially created with the assistance of artificial-intelligence tools,’ reported Snopes.
Vatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is the latest in a long line of environment initiatives by the Catholic Church
By Molly Jackson — May 14, 2024
(The Conversation) — Pope Francis and other Catholic leaders committed to raising awareness of environmental issues draw on centuries of tradition.
Asian Jewish Americans have a double reason to celebrate their heritage in May
By Samira Mehta — May 14, 2024
(The Conversation) — This month marks Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, as well as Jewish American Heritage Month.
Lawsuit alleges religious coercion through meditation in Chicago Public Schools
By Richa Karmarkar — May 13, 2024
(RNS) — Chicago public high school students allege they were coerced into participating in a Hindu puja ceremony as part of a multiyear study of Transcendental Meditation's ability to reduce crime from University of Chicago's Urban Labs and the David Lynch Foundation.
Jesuit scientist who bridged faith and science recounted in PBS documentary
By Thomas Reese — May 13, 2024
(RNS) — It is not surprising that Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, an eminent paleontologist, got himself in trouble with church officials and his Jesuit superiors.
India says Canada has shared no evidence of its involvement in killing of a Sikh separatist leader
By Ashok Sharma — May 10, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had set off a diplomatic spat with India last September when he cited “credible allegations” of India’s involvement in the slaying of the Sikh separatist.
Schumer announces more security funding for houses of worship after synagogue threats
By Richa Karmarkar — May 6, 2024
(RNS) — According to recent NYPD data, anti-Jewish hate crimes have skyrocketed by 45% this year.
A Holocaust survivor will mark that history differently after the horrors of Oct. 7
By Melanie Lidman — May 6, 2024
KIBBUTZ MEFALSIM, Israel (AP) — While Israel’s national Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem, tries to steer clear of politics, its ceremony this year includes an empty yellow chair in solidarity with the Israeli hostages still held in Gaza.
Netanyahu uses Holocaust ceremony to brush off international pressure against Gaza offensive
By Melanie Lidman — May 6, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) — The ceremony ushered in Israel’s first Holocaust remembrance day since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that sparked the war, imbuing the already somber day with additional meaning.
Ukraine marks its third Easter at war as it comes under fire from Russian drones and troops
By Elise Morton and Susie Blann — May 6, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In his Easter address, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Ukrainians to be “united in one common prayer.”
Philippine police kill an Abu Sayyaf militant implicated in 15 beheadings and other atrocities
By Jim Gomez — April 26, 2024
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Abu Sayyaf and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters are among a few small armed groups still struggling to wage a separatist uprising in the southern Philippines.
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