Pope Accepts Resignation of Bishop Accused of Embezzling $270K
Loading the Audio Player... The Holy See announced Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of California Bishop Emanuel Shaleta. The announcement came less than a week ...
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‘Concerning’: US gov’t speaks out after Christian woman prosecuted in UK for silently praying
A British woman has been charged under a new U K law for silently praying outside an abortion clinic, prompting the United States government to call the case concerning and a threat to religious
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US conducts ‘powerful and deadly strike’ against ISIS in Nigeria on Christmas Day
U S military forces conducted airstrikes against ISIS militants in northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day, marking a symbolically timed military action in what President Donald Trump described as a
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King Charles III, incoming archbishop of Canterbury push ‘diversity,’ immigration on Christmas
King Charles III and the incoming archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Sarah Mullally, delivered Christmas messages that emphasized diversity and immigration as the U K faces simmering tensions
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Christians beaten, held hostage and Bibles set on fire in brutal attack by Hindu extremists
A Hindu extremist mob in northern India assaulted two Christian couples and an attorney for several hours, accusing them of forced conversion, sources said
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Christians mark Christmas amid rising attacks across India
Christians across India marked Christmas under heightened tension as Hindu nationalist groups targeted prayer services, carol singing and public festivities Attacks and intimidation were reported
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7 symbolic details about Jesus’ birth
Here are seven often-missed details in the Nativity story each one adding new richness to our understanding of Christmas
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1914: The story of the Christmas Truce
On Christmas Eve in 1914, many men were in the trenches fighting the war, but the spirit of Christmas halted the conflict for a brief period This is the story
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Indian state passes hate crime law church leaders hope will better protect to Christians, minorities
India s Karnataka state has approved a new law aimed at curbing hate speech and hate crimes, a move welcomed by church leaders and human rights advocates who say it offers stronger protection for
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Houston man first First Arab-American to light Bethlehem Christmas tree
The city ofBethlehem in the West Bank invited Dr. Farouk Shami, a U.S. citizen, light its Christmas tree as the guest of honor in the first such ceremony held since 2022. Shami, who is originally from...
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Candlelight, carols and chalk blessings shape Christmas across Eastern Europe
Receiving a chalk blessing at the doorway or decorating wooden boats instead of Christmas trees may seem unfamiliar to many outside the region Yet across Eastern and Central Europe, Christmas is
