What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated around the world
Hanukkah -- also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew -- is Judaism's "festival of lights." On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with…
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Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has decided to punish one of his highest-ranking critics, Cardinal Raymond Burke, by revoking his right to a subsidized Vatican ap…
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Timekeepers no more, rank-and-file Jehovah’s Witnesses say goodbye to tracking proselytizing hours
Jehovah's Witnesses are well-known for proselytizing door-to-door and handing out their literature on city streets. Less known to the general public, their adh…
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Carlton Pearson, pastor deemed a heretic for denying hell, dies at 70
Bishop Carlton D. Pearson, an evangelical pastor who was deserted by his large congregation after declaring that hell does not exist and advocating gay rights …
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Subscriber ExclusivePASTOR PROFILE | Senior pastor Michael Daugherty wants Trinity Baptist to be disciple-making church
TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Trinity Baptist Church recently announced a new senior pastor.
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Columbia, Cornell and other colleges face U.S. inquiries over alleged antisemitism and Islamophobia
WASHINGTON -- The federal government has opened civil rights investigations into seven schools and universities over allegations of antisemitism or Islamophobi…
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Advocates scramble to aid homeless migrant families after Massachusetts caps emergency shelter slots
BOSTON (AP) -- Advocates scrambling to find shelter for homeless migrant families newly arrived in Massachusetts say they're relying on a patchwork of airport …
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Lawyers for religious leaders challenging Missouri abortion ban say law imposes beliefs on everyone
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri lawmakers intended to "impose their religious beliefs on everyone" in the state when they passed a restrictive abortion ban, lawyers for …
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Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church begins historic trip to Hong Kong
HONG KONG -- The head of the Catholic church in China began a trip to Hong Kong on Tuesday at the invitation of the city's pope-appointed Roman Catholic cardin…
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Ousted Texas bishop rallies outside US bishops meeting as his peers reinforce Catholic voter values
BALTIMORE -- Soon after U.S. bishops inside a Baltimore hotel approved materials on how Catholics should vote in 2024 elections, their recently ousted colleagu…
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Removal of Texas bishop signals different crises facing Catholicism, experts say
Following the Pope's removalof a Texas bishop Saturday, religious experts disagree on the circumstances surrounding the removal and on what it signals about th…
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VIDEO | Tens of thousands of supporters of Israel rally in Washington, crying ‘never again’
WASHINGTON -- Supporters of Israel rallied by the tens of thousands on the National Mall under heavy security Tuesday, voicing solidarity in the fight against …
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U.S. Catholic bishops meet; leaders call for unity and peace amid internal strife and global conflict
BALTIMORE -- Catholic leaders called for peace in a war-torn world and unity amid strife within their own clerical ranks on Tuesday, as U.S. bishops gathered i…
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Subscriber Exclusive‘That video was a prayer’: Texarkana pastor turns to TikTok to encourage, spread gospel
TEXARKANA, Texas -- A local pastor has found a new way to encourage, motivate and educate people beyond the pulpit.
