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Back in the day, church bells sent many different messages. That lost art is being revived in Spain
The sound of church bells is a quaint bit of automated background noise for most people. But before newspapers, radio, telephones, television and the internet, it was bellringing that transmitted important information and knit together communities across Europe.
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Hundreds of mostly exiled Tibetans celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 89th birthday in India’s Dharamshala
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Nigeria claims it has degraded extremists. New suicide bombings suggest they remain potent
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Vatican excommunicates a former ambassador to the US and declares him guilty of schism
The Vatican has excommunicated its former ambassador to the United States after finding him guilty of schism.
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Pope to preside over interfaith meeting in Indonesian mosque during longest, most challenging trip
Pope Francis will preside over an interfaith meeting in a mosque in the world’s largest predominantly Muslim country during a four-nation Asian visit in September.
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Vatican chief of staff testifies in UK finance trial, admits to false invoice and blames a deputy
Pope Francis’ chief of staff has become one of the highest-ranking Holy See officials to testify in a foreign court.
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Israel weighs Hamas’ latest response to Gaza cease-fire proposal as diplomatic efforts are revived
Israel’s Cabinet is set to convene to discuss Hamas’ latest response to a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire in Gaza.
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Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements
An Israeli anti-settlement monitoring group says the government has approved plans to build nearly 5,300 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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Man tells jury he found body but had no role in fatal attack on Detroit synagogue leader
A man accused of killing a Detroit synagogue leader during a violent overnight encounter denied any role in her death.
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Renowned Nazi hunter in France advises Jews to choose far right over far left in elections
France’s renowned Nazi hunter Serge Klarsfeld is advising voters in Sunday’s parliamentary elections that if they’re faced with a duel between Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and a far-left competitor, they should choose the far right.
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How did a religious gathering in India turn into a deadly stampede?
More than 120 people died in a stampede after a religious gathering in northern India on Tuesday. It was one of the deadliest such accidents in recent years.
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Severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to the deadly stampede at an Indian festival
Authorities in India say severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to a stampede at a religious festival that left at least 121 people dead.
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Plans to demolish Texas church where gunman opened fire in 2017 draw visitors back to sanctuary
Plans to tear down a small Texas church where a gunman in 2017 killed more than two dozen worshippers are bringing visitors back to the rural sanctuary as there’s a last-minute push to stop the demolition.
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A look at stampedes and crowd disasters in India over the years
More than 100 people have been killed in a stampede in northern India following a Hindu religious gathering.
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FBI investigates vandalism at two Jewish cemeteries in Cincinnati
The FBI and police are investigating the damaging of nearly 180 gravestones at two Jewish cemeteries in Cincinnati.
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Mosaics by an artist accused of abusing women will stay on the Lourdes shrine, for now
A French bishop has put off any decision on whether to remove mosaics by an ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women, saying that they will stay for now on the Lourdes shrine but that eventually they should be removed.
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Vandals behead a controversial sculpture of Mary giving birth to Jesus in an Austrian cathedral
Vandals have beheaded a controversial sculpture featuring the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus that had been exhibited in the cathedral in the Austrian city of Linz.
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Devout athletes find strength in their faith. But practicing it and elite sports can pose hurdles
It’s been 100 years since a Scottish runner famously refused to race on a Sunday at the Paris Olympics because of his Christian beliefs.
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Stampede at religious event in India kills at least 116 people, mostly women and children
Authorities say at least 116 people died in a stampede when a crowd at a religious gathering in northern India rushed to leave a makeshift tent.
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After 32 years as a progressive voice for LGBTQ Jews, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum heads into retirement
For more than three decades, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum has led the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ synagogue through the myriad ups and downs of the modern gay rights movement.
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Pakistani court sentences Christian man to death for posting hateful content against Muslims
A court in Pakistan sentenced a Christian man to death for sharing what it said was hateful content against Muslims on social media after one of the worst mob attacks on Christians in the eastern Punjab province last year.
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Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist in Israeli military turns violent in Jerusalem
Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men have clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem during a protest against a Supreme Court order for them to begin enlisting for military service.
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Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church elects a new patriarch with pro-Russian views
Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church has elected a bishop considered to be pro-Russian as its new leader in a vote that reflected the divisions in the church and wider society since Russia invaded Ukraine more than two years ago.
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Female suicide bombers kill at least 18 in coordinated attack in Nigeria, authorities say
Authorities in northern Nigeria say female suicide bombers have targeted a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in coordinated attacks that killed at least 18 people.
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How will Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?
As a legal battle ensues over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, the details of exactly how the mandate will be implemented and enforced remain unclear.
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The UN starts to move tons of aid from US-built pier after security fears suspended work there
The United Nations says workers have begun moving tons of humanitarian aid that had been piled up at a United States-built pier off Gaza’s coast and distributing it to warehouses in the besieged territory.
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UNESCO finds Islamic State group-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls, years after the defeat of IS
The U.N. cultural agency has discovered five bombs hidden within the walls of the historic al-Nouri Mosque in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq.
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Ten Commandments. Multiple variations. Why the Louisiana law raises preferential treatment concerns
Christians and Jews believe in the Ten Commandments — just not necessarily the version that will hang in every public school and state-funded college classroom in Louisiana.
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Dagestani Jews look to rebuild after extremist attacks in the restive region of southern Russia
Jews in the predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan in southern Russia say they are determined to regroup and rebuild following a deadly attack by Islamic militants on Christian and Jewish houses of worship in two cities last weekend.
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What to know about Oklahoma’s top education official ordering Bible instruction in schools
Oklahoma’s top education official has sparked outrage among some civil rights groups over his directive that public schools immediately begin incorporating the Bible into classes for grades 5 through 12.
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A decade after the Islamic State group declared a caliphate, it’s defeated but remains lethal
The Islamic State group declared its caliphate a decade ago. IS is now defeated but it still carries out deadly attacks around the world.
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Pope’s top adviser, women who say they were abused by ex-Jesuit artist ask for mosaics to be removed
The pope’s top adviser on fighting sex abuse is urging Vatican offices to stop displaying artwork by an ex-Jesuit artist.
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Harvard looks to combat antisemitism, anti-Muslim bias after protests over war in Gaza
Two task forces charged with proposing ways to combat anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and antisemitism at Harvard University have delivered their preliminary recommendations to the school’s interim president.
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