This Orthodox Easter season, an extraordinary new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka. Two years ago, it also provided physical refuge from the horrors outside.
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Women deacons, priestly formation and other contentious questions won’t be a part of the next synod in October.
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The letter cites Pope Francis’ repeated calls for a cease-fire in the region, as well as the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Society of Jesus.
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Despite their growing influence, conservative Catholics remain a minority. Yet the changes they have brought are impossible to miss.
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Local media reports and a former president of Afghanistan said the mosque was targeted because it was a place of worship for the country’s Shiite Muslim minority.
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Uriel Carmona, the chief prosecutor of Morelos state, where the bishop disappeared, said “preliminary indications are that it may have been an ‘express’ kidnapping.”
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'The Sound of Silence' version of the 'Our Father' has been widespread throughout Latin America and U.S. Latino communities for the last few decades.
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In Sexual Assault Awareness Month, advocates hope to reshape the conversation around intimate partner violence within the diaspora.
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According to the Pew survey, Catholics who view Francis unfavorably were more likely than Catholics who view him favorably to say he represents a major change in direction for the church.
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The reversals came in the wake of a schism that saw the departure of a quarter of its US churches — more than 7,600 congregations — over the past five years.
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For years, the Patriarchate of Alexandria and Africa has intensified its efforts to establish the female diaconate.
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OPINION: Melissa said it's not enough to memorialize our loved ones who die too young. We have to carry on their work.
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X Corp., the tech company founded last year by billionaire Elon Musk, announced last week it would fight in court Australian orders to take down posts relating to a knife attack on a bishop as a service was being streamed online.
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“Today, the governments of China and Russia remain among the world’s worst violators of their people’s religious freedom,” states the USCIRF annual report.
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OPINION: It finds itself at serious odds with Americans' historical deference to diversity of belief.
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Asked about student protests on college campuses, Bishop John Stowe said he appreciated their 'interest in the situation and their solidarity with the Palestinians' but stressed the need to act peacefully.
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OPINION: As the cost of their courageous resistance continues to rise, students should consider breaking camp soon, for the sake of their movement.
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OPINION: Events that the media describe as 'apocalyptic' reflect changing anxieties about the future.
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It’s one of 129 war-damaged Ukrainian religious sites recorded by UNESCO, the United Nations’ cultural organization.
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OPINION: 'It’s an election year. You couldn’t escape the news if you tried. But perhaps you — or we — or I — might try to take in a bit less of so much news.'
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