Pope Francis appeared to wipe away tears at a ceremony in St. Peter’s Square for the return of a Virgin Mary statue.
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After Amazon bishops call for married priests, pope urges new ways of evangelization
Francis says he will put his response in writing by year’s end.
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Congregations, community to commemorate deadly synagogue shooting
The attack one year ago killed 11 worshippers and wounded seven at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
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A year after Pittsburgh attack, study finds almost 1 in 3 Jews sometimes hide their faith
The survey finds a large majority worry about anti-Semitism and a significant minority personally experience bias.
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Secret synagogue in Dubai prays for Persian Gulf revival
It’s the first Jewish house of worship in the Arabian Peninsula in decades as Gulf Arab-Israel ties warm.
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Pope asks forgiveness for theft of Amazon statues
Pope Francis has asked forgiveness from Amazonian bishops and tribal leaders after thieves stole indigenous statues from a Vatican-area church and tossed them into the Tiber River in a bold show of conservative opposition to Francis.
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Pope Francis canonizes John Henry Newman, 19th-century theologian
The pontiff praises the Anglican convert who became an influential, unifying figure in both the Anglican and Catholic churches.
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Mormon church opposes Utah’s LGBTQ ‘conversion therapy’ ban
The Church of Jesus of Christ of Latter-day Saints changes its position just months after saying it wouldn’t stand in the way of a similar measure.
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Share of Americans with no religious affiliation growing
The portion of Americans with no religious affiliation is rising significantly, in tandem with a sharp drop in the percentage that identifies as Christians.
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Oxford professor allegedly stole ancient Bible fragments, sold them to Hobby Lobby
Dirk Obbink, a Nebraska native and MacArthur “genius grant” recipient, allegedly looted Oxford’s Oxyrhynchus Papyri Project, a collection of centuries-old literature recovered from an ancient Egyptian garbage dump in 1896.