RELIGION
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At 88, Pope Francis dances the tango with the global Catholic Church amid its culture wars
(The Conversation) — Jorge Mario Bergoglio was 17 years old when he first received his vocation to become a priest.…
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American pilgrim imprisoned in Assad’s Syria calls his release from prison a ‘blessing’
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An American who disappeared seven months ago into former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s notorious prison system…
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Why the religious beliefs of Trump defense pick Pete Hegseth matter
(The Conversation) — The most serious allegations against Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pickto head the U.S. Department of Defense, involve…
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Calling Out Lies, Singing the Truth
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The administration that’s taking shape is prompting fear in some. Let’s face it together.
(RNS) — The New Testament’s Letter to the Hebrews urges us to remember the “great cloud of witnesses” who surround…
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How Elon Musk became ‘prophet-in-chief’ of tech’s Trump-leaning conservatism
(RNS) — In the waning days of October, several hundred people gathered at the Life Center, a megachurch in Harrisburg,…
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Pope Francis’ eco-village to promote ecological conversion at 2025 Jubilee
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis’ plan to build an eco-village in the historic gardens of Castel Gandolfo, the summer…
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The Subversive Power of Gratitude with Diana Butler Bass
Happy Thanksgiving! This week on The State of Belief, we look at gratitude and appreciation from several angles: through…
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Cardinal Miguel Ayuso Guixot, Vatican czar for interreligious dialogue, dies at 72
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Cardinal Miguel Ayuso Guixot, a leading Vatican expert on Islam, died on Monday (Nov. 25) at…
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Why you should get to know Thomas Aquinas, even 800 years after he lived
(The Conversation) — Some years ago, I was rushing past the treasures of the Louvre in Paris, on the way…
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