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    Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
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    Needing The Support Of Catholic Women, Democrats Are Careful With Amy Coney Barrett

    Oct 16, 2020
    Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have looked for ways to challenge Barrett's conservative views without alienating her Catholic supporters.
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    How Will Latino Voters Affect The Election?

    Sep 30, 2020

    Candidates for the upcoming election are vying for every vote available, and there may be no voter group more coveted than the Latinos and Hispanics.

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    Rachel Held Evans amassed a loyal following over more than a decade of reflecting on faith issues. An Episcopalian, she was a popular and sometimes <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/04/16/how-rachel-held-evans-became-the-
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    Rachel Held Evans, Christian Writer Who Questioned Evangelical Beliefs, Dies At 37

    May 04, 2019
    Evans had been placed in a medically-induced coma after a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics. She was known for her progressive writings about Christianity and her own faith journey.
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    Religion
    Rosaries are sold by a vendor in Mexico City on Sept. 22, 2017.
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    At Lent, Catholics Reflect On Faith As Sex Abuse Scandal Shakes The Church

    Mar 10, 2019
    On the first Sunday of Lent, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sister Joan Chittister about the holiday's meaning amid the ongoing abuse scandal.
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    World
    People enjoy an afternoon at Eminonu Square in Istanbul in January. A recent survey of personal beliefs and lifestyles in majority-Muslim Turkey has found a smaller portion of people describing themselves as religious.
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    Turks Examine Their Muslim Devotion After Poll Says Faith Could Be Waning

    Feb 11, 2019
    Despite a rise in religious doctrine from the government, a recent survey shows a dip in the portion of people identifying as religious, compared with a poll in 2008.
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    Religion
    Dozens of clergy members, immigration activists and others participate in a protest against the imprisonment and potential deportation of an immigration activist. Religious liberals are becoming increasingly outspoken in their opposition to many Trump Ad
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    Provoked By Trump, The Religious Left Is Finding Its Voice

    Jan 24, 2019
    The Trump Administration has inspired a new activism on the part of liberal religious groups. Like the Moral Majority of the late '70s, they fear an assault on their most basic Christian values.
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    National
    When the First Congregational Church of Oakland decided to hang a Black Lives Matter sign, they started a conversation that led them to try to stop calling police, especially on people of color.
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    Oakland Church Steps Out On Faith And Pledges To Stop Calling Police

    Jun 26, 2018
    In California, members of First Congregational Church of Oakland says it's a reaction to white people using law enforcement as a first resort when interacting with people of color.
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    Exit Interview: Joseph Pepe, Retiring bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas

    Apr 26, 2018

    Having recently reached mandatory retirement age at 75, Pepe offered his resignation to Pope Francis.

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    More Religious Leaders Challenge Silence, Isolation Surrounding Suicide

    Feb 11, 2018
    Many faith leaders are looking past suicide as a sin to help spot and support those suffering from mental health issues in their communities.
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    The Two-Way
    Pope Francis baptized 34 babies Sunday in an annual ceremony in the Sistine Chapel. He repeated advice from previous years: mothers should feel free to breastfeed during the service.
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    Pope Francis Once Again Encourages Mothers To Breastfeed In The Sistine Chapel

    Jan 07, 2018
    During an annual baptism ceremony in the Sistine Chapel Sunday, Pope Francis once again encouraged mothers to breastfeed if their infants were hungry, saying this was a "language of love."
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    The Meaning Of Faith In The Wake Of Tragedy

    Oct 06, 2017

    In the wake of Sunday’s tragedy, many people in the community turn to faith for their own comfort and for support.

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    ‘We will come back from this’

    Oct 03, 2017

    Bittersweet political transcendence at a prayer vigil in Las Vegas

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    Report: LDS Church Growth Lowest In Decades

    Jun 12, 2017

    A new report shows that the growth rate of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the lowest it’s been in decades.

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    One of President Trump's trademark Twitter hashtags is seen at Liberty University's commencement ceremony Saturday in Lynchburg, Va.
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    At Liberty, Trump Calls Critics 'Pathetic,' Praises Putting 'Faith Into Action'

    May 13, 2017
    For his first commencement speech as president, Donald Trump chose Liberty University, a bastion of evangelical support during the 2016 campaign.
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    Religion
    Jane Murphy (shown here with two of her three children), moved to Hyattsville with her husband to be part of the local Catholic community and send their kids to St. Jerome Academy.
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    Catholics Build 'Intentional' Community Of Like-Minded Believers

    Apr 10, 2017
    Nationally, Americans are growing disenchanted with traditional religion. But in a Maryland suburb, Catholics seeking more spiritual lives are banding together with others who share their values.
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    Religion
    The spires of the historic Salt Lake Temple on April 2, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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    'Cultural Mormons' Adjust The Lifestyle But Keep The Label

    Aug 28, 2016
    Some Mormons choose to leave the faith but not the community. And they are learning to tread new ground where belonging can exist sometimes without belief.
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    The Salt
    A compost station for organic waste created by fifth graders at the Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island in Providence.
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    Thou Shalt Not Toss Food: Enlisting Religious Groups To Fight Waste

    Jan 18, 2016
    The Environmental Protection Agency is launching an initiative to engage religious leaders of all faiths to reduce food waste. Many groups have already embraced the challenge as a moral imperative.
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    Religion
    A mosaic in the sidewalk in front of Countryside United Church of Christ in Omaha. "We love our building. There is literally no good reason to move whatsoever, except to follow this Tri-Faith Initiative," says the Rev. Eric Elnes.
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    In America's Heartland, Building One Home For Three Faiths

    Dec 17, 2015
    Three faith communities in Omaha, Neb. — one Christian, one Jewish, one Muslim — are leaving their old places of worship and building a new, single campus for their mosque, synagogue and church.
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    Starting Over
    As an Army chaplain in Iraq, David Peters administered last rites and grieved with survivors. When he came home, he says, he "fell apart emotionally and spiritually."
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    An Army Chaplain, First Tested By War, Finds His Faith Renewed

    Jan 06, 2015
    When David Peters went to Iraq as an Army chaplain, his relationship with God faltered. But after years of feeling adrift, he eventually found that the trauma of war had actually deepened his faith.
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    Buddhism The Hard Way

    Apr 12, 2013
    Rev. Douglas Kanai had an MBA and an office job when he realized he needed to make a drastic career change.
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    Ryan McIlvain On Elders

    Mar 18, 2013
    Two missionaries, a straitlaced Brazilian and his brash American companion, forge an unlikely friendship as they try to win souls in South America. That relationship, between Elders Passos and McLeod, is at the heart of the new novel Elders, by Ryan McIlvain.
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