“Culturally, we are seeing significant erosion in the trust people have for institutions in general and churches in particular,” a professor of the sociology of religion at Boston University said.
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Hundreds at Portland cathedral pray for people of Paris in wake of Notre Dame fire
Bishop Robert Deeley offers a prayer ‘for the people of France whose temple of God’s glory has been so marred by this destructive fire.’
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Students at Mormon-owned BYU urge honor code compassion
Several hundred hold a protest to push college officials to be more forgiving of those who violate rules banning things such as drinking, premarital sex, beards and piercings.
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Indonesia rejects appeal of woman imprisoned for blasphemy
The ethnic Chinese woman’s complaint about the volume of mosque loudspeakers led to an 18-month prison sentence.
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Vatican opens its own probe in decades-old missing girl case
It’s investigating the case of Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old Vatican citizen who disappeared in the summer of 1983.
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Pope kisses feet of South Sudan’s leaders to encourage peace
The pontiff makes an unprecedented gesture of humbleness to close a two-day retreat for the African leaders.
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New York City vaccination order shines spotlight on insular Jewish community
members of the ultra-Orthodox Satmar sect are known for their strict religious and cultural traditions.
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Ex-pope writes letter blaming clergy sexual abuse on secularism, ‘homosexual cliques’
In his letter, Pope Benedict XVI said he felt compelled to assist the church “in this difficult hour, and attributed the crisis to liberalism.
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French priest’s 150-year-old heart being venerated in NYC
St. John Vianney is considered the patron saint of parish priests, famed for hearing hourslong confessions with an understanding ear.
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Democratic candidate Buttigieg defends his questioning of Trump’s belief in God
The South Bend, Indiana, mayor says the president’s behavior is at odds with his understanding of the teachings of Christianity.