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Obama, family attend Christmas church services in Hawaii

After spending a quiet Christmas morning with his family, President Barack Obama attended church services Sunday at a Marine base near his rented Hawaiian vacation home.

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White House condemns deadly Christmas attacks in Nigeria

The White House is condemning what it is calling a "senseless" Christmas terrorist attack in Nigeria.

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Christmas attacks in Nigeria kill 39

Christmas attacks in Nigeria kill 39

Terror attacks across Nigeria by a radical Muslim sect killed at least 39 people Sunday, with the majority dying on the steps of a Catholic church after celebrating Christmas Mass as blood pooled in dust from a massive explosion.

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Pope laments Christmas consumerism, glitter

Pope laments Christmas consumerism, glitter

Pope Benedict XVI kicks off a busy two weeks of Christmas celebrations with an evening Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.

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Thousands visit Bethlehem on Christmas Eve

Thousands visit Bethlehem on Christmas Eve

Thousands of pilgrims, tourists and local Christians gathered in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem on Saturday to begin Christmas Eve celebrations in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.

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Breath of the northern world

Breath of the northern world

On a cold winter's night, the sky is calling.

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Hip-hop helps young worshippers relate with urban church

Hip-hop helps young worshippers relate with urban church

Many urban churches are finding it increasingly difficult to get young adults through their doors. But one Minneapolis minister is engaging religion-wary teens and twenty-somethings by mixing a little hip-hop in with the holiness.
by Nikki Tundel

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For some interfaith families, the holidays are a juggling act

For some interfaith families, the holidays are a juggling act

For interfaith families who celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas, December can be a hectic time -- especially this year as Hanukkah and Christmas overlap. For this family in Minnetonka, it's welcomed chaos.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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