Religion
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Italy moves to follow European neighbors in banning religious garb like burqas that hide identity
Proposal is the latest in a series bgy Italian government, led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ,to regulate public expression of religion
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You Vote: In the war of words between border czar Tom Homan and the Catholic Bishops, what say you?
Homan, who is Catholic, told reporters at the White House that the bishops were wrong and defended the administration's priority of securing the United States' border.
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Homan rebukes Catholic bishops' condemnation of mass deportations: 'The Catholic Church is wrong'
The Conference of Bishops released a rare statement on Wednesday that slammed the administration for the current "climate of fear and anxiety" surrounding immigration and race because of its deportation operations and arrests.
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Pro-Israel Christians, Jews use law loathed by pro-life activists to stop anti-Israel disruptions
"It would make it more difficult to hold violent agitators and intimidating antisemites accountable under the law" if Congress repeals the FACE Act, as pro-life activists want, lawyer for religious organizations says.
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Tuberville says he supports sending US troops to Nigeria to protect Christians from slaughter
Nigeria’s 236 million residents are largely divided between Christians and Muslims, with terror groups like Boko Haram carrying out systemic executions of Christians in that country in a bid to impose Islamic law.
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'Purge anything religious': Judge upholds punishment of Catholic teacher for crucifix near desk
Lame-duck Biden nominee who squeaked through confirmation says "classroom wall decorations" are speech "pursuant to official duties," so school can ban Marisol Arroyo-Castro's crucifix. Ignores principal's "idol" jab at her.
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King Charles, Pope's prayer meeting marks big step toward healing deepest divides in Christianity
Under the frescoed heavens of the Sistine Chapel, King Charles III – Supreme Governor of the Church of England – bowed his head in prayer Thursday next to newly-installed Pope Leo XIV.
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Man urinates on Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica altar at morning mass, security escorts him out
Security personnel escorted him away from the altar as gasps could be heard in the crowd of onlookers, according to reports
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Arkansas school stops censoring student evangelism, pledges retraining after Gov. Sanders' threat
Arkansas Connections Academy backs down three hours after Sanders announces investigation, censored student's lawyers say.
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Church of England names first female archbishop of Canterbury
Mullally was one of three women on the shortlist to replace former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who resigned his post last year over his handling of a physical and sexual abuse scandal.
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Durbin declines Chicago Archdiocese immigration award following backlash over pro-abortion stance
Bishop Thomas Paprocki said the senator was “unfit to receive any Catholic honor.”
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Forcing baker to make same-sex wedding cake recreates printing press censorship: scholars to SCOTUS
Former federal appellate judge, heavily cited legal scholar ask SCOTUS to "emphatically cast aside" precedent that stains Scalia's legacy. Texas leads red states against "fact-intensive inquiry" that lets states harass creative professionals.
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U.S. church attendance of most denominations rises following Charlie Kirk's murder
Craig Dyson, the head pastor of Convo Church in Reno, Nevada, who was also a friend of Kirk's, said church attendance was overflowing the Sunday after his death. Some of the churchgoers said they had trouble finding parking spaces at their houses of worship.