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Experts who have counseled hundreds of couples who don’t share religious beliefs say the key is respect for each other’s faith traditions and having honest discussions about how to raise their children.
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JD Vance hopes his Hindu wife converts to Christianity, sparking debate on interfaith marriage
(AP) — Experts who have counseled hundreds of couples who don't share religious beliefs say the key is respect for each other’s faith traditions and having honest discussions about how to raise their…
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November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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“What happens when a Muslim mayor-elect treats identity as a bridge, not a brand?” is the question we wrestled with on Complexified this week! Listen here:
Beyond Identity Politics: The Mamdani Method in New York
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November 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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The fear of being deported or of the church being targeted by an immigration raid has become intense.
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Fear of deportation keeps Chicago Latino immigrants home from Mass
CHICAGO (RNS and NPR) — Some immigrants have made the emotionally fraught decision to give up church attendance.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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OPINION: J.R.R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis were profound storytellers whose narrative, and their power to narrate, was enhanced by their faith. But neither is commonly called a “Christian writer,” nor are their books limited to the Christian shelves of bookstores.
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Tolkien, Lewis and the problem of 'Christian' art
(RNS) — The Bible still has the capacity to inspire profound art in those who love it.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma received 16 of its children, exhumed from a Pennsylvania cemetery, and reburied their small wooden coffins last month in a tribal cemetery in Concho, Oklahoma.
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The remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery
CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma received 16 of its children, exhumed from a Pennsylvania cemetery, and reburied their small wooden coffins last month in a tribal…
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November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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More than 700 officers were deployed around the Villa Park stadium over concerns of clashes between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups.
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UK police arrest 10 around a soccer match between Aston Villa and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv
LONDON (AP) — More than 700 officers were deployed around the Villa Park stadium over concerns of clashes between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Tensions over the Israel-Hamas war have spilled into schools around the U.S., with advocates reporting a rise in antisemitic harassment since the 2023 surprise attack on Israel.
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States are pushing for more scrutiny of antisemitism in schools
(AP) — Tensions over the Israel-Hamas war have spilled into schools around the U.S., with advocates reporting a rise in antisemitic harassment since the 2023 surprise attack on Israel.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Witnesses told local television stations that they heard at least two loud blasts around midday, just as the sermon had started at Friday prayers, from inside and outside the mosque.
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Multiple explosions shake a mosque in an Indonesian high school and injure 54
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Police said they had recovered a toy submachine gun belonging to the suspect and inscribed with what appeared to be white supremacist slogans.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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OPINION: All in all, it’s hard to imagine a presidential message more Catholic than this. (It’s more Catholic than the one issued this year by the president of the Philippines, a country that is 80% Catholic.)
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President Trump's saintly message
(RNS) — On All Saints' Day, the nominally nondenominational president went full Roman Catholic.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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With Love Thy Neighbor, we’re committing to a year of deeper reporting that reveals the hopeful, often unseen, side of faith in action.
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Introducing Love Thy Neighbor, a new reporting series from RNS
(RNS) — When government programs fall short, congregations and religious organizations frequently step in to create new programs, test innovative solutions and help their neighbors — whether or not…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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The Buddhism and AI Initiative aims to bring together Buddhist practitioners, technologists and researchers to shape the future of AI.
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The Buddhist technologists working to shape the future of AI
(RNS) — Launched publicly in August, their initiative is mapping how Buddhism and AI are already shaping each other and striving to infuse Buddhist principles into AI development.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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The pope was responding to a range of geopolitical questions from reporters, including what kind of spiritual rights migrants in U.S. custody should have and the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East.
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Pope Leo calls for 'deep reflection' about treatment of detained migrants in the United States
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Chicago-born pope was responding Tuesday to a range of geopolitical questions from reporters outside the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo, including what kind of spiritual…
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November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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OPINION: His music mixes reggaetón beats with the sounds of Puerto Rican history and everyday life, where devotion and defiance often live side by side.
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Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican Muslims: How both remix what it means to be Boricua
(The Conversation) — Like Bad Bunny’s music, Puerto Rican Muslims’ lives challenge ideas about race, religion and belonging in the Americas.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Some have abandoned their faith entirely. Others still follow Jesus but seek to reclaim what they believe is a purer, more inclusive version of the faith.
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‘Exvangelical’ women are leaving their churches. But is it decline or renewal?
(RNS) — Dissenting former evangelical Christian women are forging a path different from those who have left the church in the decades-long decline in institutional faith.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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“Rights are won, are fought for, are enjoyed, but with the work of everybody," the Rev. Rubén Arceo said. “The demands of faith require you to go outside of yourself."
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The Catholic megaparish packing City Hall for immigrant safety
VISTA, Calif. (RNS) — In a city of about 100,000, the 13,000 parishioners at St. Francis of Assisi have become a force to be reckoned with.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The survey makes clear that the Democratic Party paid a price for ignoring voters opposed to Israel’s war in Gaza.
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Muslim voters didn't cost Dems the 2024 election, a new poll says. But they may have found their voice
(RNS) — The idea that Muslim voters cost Kamala Harris the election is unfounded, according to a poll of Muslim voters.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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OPINION: As the ink dries on this latest “security” decree, the global community must decide whether it will again look away or whether it will affirm, clearly and unequivocally, that no government may invoke national security to criminalize faith.
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Iran’s new security law expands the authorities' power to target Baha'is
(RNS) — A law’s vague prescriptions against dissent can be turned against religious minorities the government has deemed enemies.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Its contents tell the stories of early Japanese immigrants to an area now overtaken by urban sprawl.
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Century-old time capsule found at a Utah church evokes memories of a now fleeting Japantown
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Its contents tell the stories of early Japanese immigrants to an area now overtaken by urban sprawl.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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OPINION: Antisemitism is pressing in from both sides, squeezing our collective feet against the wall. Or, rather, walls.
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Antisemitism is surging on the right and left. Jews are stuck in the middle.
(RNS) — This is not a contest of whose bigots are worse. Rather, it is a race for who will clean house first.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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The plan decentralizes the role of the U.S., which gave birth to churches in Europe, the Philippines and Africa.
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United Methodists ratify plan to unify denomination while decentering US church
(RNS) — Under the new restructuring plan, called 'regionalization,' the denomination's nine regions will be equal partners with greater freedom to tailor church life to their own customs and…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Jane Sammon is the only Catholic Worker still living in one of the original Houses of Hospitality who worked with Dorothy Day, now a candidate for sainthood.
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On Dorothy Day’s birthday, the life and work of the last living Catholic Worker who knew her
NEW YORK (RNS) — Jane Sammon is the only Catholic Worker still living in one of the original Houses of Hospitality who worked with Dorothy Day, now a candidate for sainthood.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections involves whether an inmate of a minority religious group, the Rastafarians, can sue for monetary damages after the warden violated his religious rights – specifically, the right to not cut his hair.
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Supreme Court soon to hear a religious freedom case that’s united both sides of the church-state divide
(The Conversation) — Landor v. Louisiana, one of this year’s highest-profile religious freedom cases, underscores how complex legal protections for free exercise are in the US today.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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“The devastation that we’ve seen from the second Trump administration has far exceeded anyone’s expectations,” Ghazala Hashmi told RNS. “We need to have strong, competent, as well as seasoned, individuals in place guiding states at this moment in history.”
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Virginia's Ghazala Hashmi makes US history as first Muslim woman to win statewide office
(RNS) — During this year’s lieutenant gubernatorial campaign, Hashmi faced attacks targeting her Muslim faith, including from her opponent.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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ACNA’s former communications director, Andrew Gross, told RNS that Wood exhibited concerning behavior after beginning his tenure as archbishop, claiming that Wood was often preoccupied about possible claims of misconduct against him.
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ACNA archbishop faces second sexual harassment claim as questions arise about interim leader
(RNS) — Bishop Ray Sutton, who was tapped to take on Archbishop Steve Wood's duties during Wood's leave of absence, is also facing criticism for his previous handling of spiritual abuse complaints.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM