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‘A Well-Trained Wife’ unpacks life in Christian patriarchy

(RNS) — When Tia Levings married at 19 years old, she achieved what her Baptist church had endorsed as her life’s highest calling: becoming a

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Single Catholics talk struggles of dating at National Eucharistic Congress event

INDIANAPOLIS (RNS) — “My standards are so high that me and Jesus go after the same men,” Mari Pablo told the crowd in a packed

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In Hiroshima, the Vatican joined religious leaders to change the narrative on AI

(RNS) — Meeting where one of two atomic bombs that ended World War II landed in Hiroshima, Japan, causing mass death and devastation, representatives from

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Religious exemptions to Title IX on trial again in appeals case against US Dept of Ed

(RNS) — In late March of 2021, the Religious Exemption Accountability Project (REAP) filed a class action lawsuit charging the U.S. Department of Education as

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State Department criticizes religious persecution: But will it act?

(RNS) — The State Department recently released its report on international religious freedom, inviting advocates from across the religious spectrum to attend. I was fortunate to

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Toned-down synod document backs female leadership, but not as deacons

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The agenda for the next round of the Synod on Synodality, scheduled for Oct. 4-27 in Rome, will focus on female

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Bills to enhance religion in schools spur fights between faiths

(RNS) — When Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry was asked to defend his support for a new state law requiring public schools to display a version

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The Episcopal Church revises clergy misconduct protocols for fairness, transparency

(RNS) — As it elected Bishop Sean Rowe its new presiding bishop at last week’s General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, the Episcopal Church adopted more

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Hate on the Rise? Exploring the SPLC’s Annual Hate and Extremism Report

 Just in time for the election season comes a surge in disinformation campaigns by far-right extremist organizations targeting marginalized communities. The Southern Poverty Law

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The problem with social media and kids is also spiritual

(RNS) — Want to find that one issue upon which at least some Democrats and Republicans can agree? Here it is: the danger that social