Religion

Divided US Catholic bishops will debate Communion policy

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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops plans to devote part of its national meeting next month to the sensitive issue of which Catholics are...

Tennessee State University offers coding classes in Africa

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee State University announced on Wednesday that it will begin offering an online app design and coding class in two African...

In NYC’s furthest flung neighborhood, vaccine a tough sell

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NEW YORK — If there’s one place where people could fear the coronavirus more than a vaccination needle, it's the Far Rockaway section of...

Pope mourns Italy cable car dead, prays for ‘little Eitan’

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ROME — Pope Francis offered prayers Tuesday for “little Eitan,” the lone survivor of the cable car disaster in northern Italy that left 14...

Vatican issues a street art stamp, ends up getting sued

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ROME — One night in early 2019, Rome street artist Alessia Babrow glued a stylized image of Christ she had made onto a bridge...

Report says UK Conservatives seen as insensitive to Muslims

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LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson helped create an impression that his Conservative Party is “insensitive” to Muslims with a newspaper column comparing veil-wearing...

After featuring in One Good Thing, volunteers keep on giving

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For more than a year, The Associated Press has been bringing you “One Good Thing” — stories highlighting good deeds done by individuals to...

American Jews take stock of internal divisions, antisemitism

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As fighting between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers raged before last week's cease-fire, U.S. rabbinical student Max Buchdahl wanted to be considerate of...

Tennessee bans teaching critical race theory in schools

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee is the latest state to ban teachers from teaching certain concepts of race and racism in public schools. ...

On a mission to heal after exposing her dad to deadly virus

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SHARON, Mass. — For a year, Michelle Pepe awoke every day, recited the Kaddish, the mourner’s prayer, and kissed a photo of her father....