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Religion and Faith

Aerial images show destruction of ancient Christian monastery in Iraq

Aerial images show destruction of ancient Christian monastery in Iraq

The new images obtained show the site of St. Elijah's Monastery in the ISIS-held city of Mosul. ISIS likely destroyed the monastery in the fall of 2014.

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Scientists find hints of a giant, hidden planet in our solar system

Scientists find hints of a giant, hidden planet in our solar system

Something very big, out beyond Neptune, is warping the orbits of small, icy objects circling our sun. Astronomers haven't seen it yet, but say the culprit could be a planet with 10 times Earth's mass.

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Members of Michigan diocese angered at Nienstedt's arrival

Members of Michigan diocese angered at Nienstedt's arrival

Some members of a Michigan Catholic diocese are concerned that a priest who led a Minnesota archdiocese during a clergy sex abuse scandal is helping out in a Battle Creek church.
by The Associated Press

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Dalai Lama heads to Mayo Clinic for medical treatment

Dalai Lama heads to Mayo Clinic for medical treatment

The 80-year-old Buddhist leader's website said he "is scheduled to undergo prostate treatment at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, followed by a period of rest from the end of January 2016 for approximately one month."
by The Associated Press

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St. John's Abbey releases files on 18 monks accused of abuse

St. John's Abbey releases files on 18 monks accused of abuse

The files include everything from monks' personal correspondence, to work assignments and psychological evaluations. But one victim says the abbot is holding back information about other alleged perpetrators.
by Matt Sepic

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Dispute over prayer breaks divides Muslim meatpacking workers

Dispute over prayer breaks divides Muslim meatpacking workers

The conversation about religious accommodation in the workplace is playing out in a rural Colorado meatpacking town where Muslim workers at a Cargill plant were fired over prayer breaks.
by Luke Runyon

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Ex-Twin Cities archbishop Nienstedt takes Michigan church post

Ex-Twin Cities archbishop Nienstedt takes Michigan church post

Archbishop John Nienstedt resigned last summer after the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis was charged with failing to protect children from a predatory priest. Nienstedt's taken on a temporary pastoral role in Battle Creek, Mich.
by Peter Cox

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Alabama chief justice orders judges to enforce ban on same-sex marriage

Alabama chief justice orders judges to enforce ban on same-sex marriage

Despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy S. Moore has instructed probate judges not to issue licenses to same-sex couples.

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Wisconsin mayor who called Obama a Muslim visits mosque

Superior, Wis., mayor was the guest of honor at a community meal hosted by the Islamic Center of the Twin Ports.

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