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Religion and Faith

Pope spends quiet first night in hospital, continues drug therapy and reads papers, Vatican says

Pope spends quiet first night in hospital, continues drug therapy and reads papers, Vatican says

The Vatican says Pope Francis slept well during a quiet first night in the hospital after being admitted with a respiratory tract infection. Francis, 88, ate breakfast Saturday morning and read the newspapers while continuing his drug therapy. Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened.
by The Associated Press

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27 religious groups sue Trump administration over immigration enforcement policy

27 religious groups sue Trump administration over immigration enforcement policy

27 religious groups are suing the federal government in response to the Trump administration’s policy giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at “sensitive locations” like churches.
by Sarah Ventre

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The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and a philanthropist, dies at 88

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and a philanthropist, dies at 88

Considered by followers to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was a student when his grandfather picked him to lead the Shia Ismaili Muslim diaspora.
by The Associated Press

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North Carolina pastor pushed out after parishioners complain about focus on racial justice

North Carolina pastor pushed out after parishioners complain about focus on racial justice

Leaders of a Baptist church in North Carolina ousted the pastor after congregants started leaving. A secret tape provides a rare look at the debate when a message threatens a business model.
by Frank Langfitt

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Trump demands an apology from former Minnesotan bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’

Trump demands an apology from former Minnesotan bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’

President Donald Trump is demanding an apology from the former Minnesotan and Episcopal bishop of Washington after she asked him to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrants in the United States illegally during a prayer service marking his inauguration. 
by The Associated Press

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Texas could join Louisiana with a law to require the Ten Commandments in classrooms

Texas could join Louisiana with a law to require the Ten Commandments in classrooms

Similar proposals are in multiple states after a court ruling in 2022, though opponents say the move would impose one religious view on people with different religious traditions
by Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media

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