Church
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Tech
‘God Is Under the Rubble in Gaza’: Bethlehem’s Subdued Christmas
The war in Gaza has prompted the city, traditionally seen as the birthplace of Jesus, to tone down its Christmas…
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Opinion
The Church, Living in Christmas Past
My mom loved Christmas so much, she would sometimes leave the tree up until April. She dyed a sheet blue…
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Opinion
It’s Christmas, and England’s Priests Have Had Enough
On a blustery December morning, the Rev. Nicky Skipworth is leading her congregation in prayer. But the word of God…
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Opinion
No Better Time to Be a Catholic
When I began writing a column for this newspaper, I was by no means its first Catholic columnist, but I…
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Europe
For Archbishop of Canterbury, Heading Anglican Church Is ‘High-Wire Act’
Serving as the spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans in an increasingly secular world is just one of the challenges…
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Europe
Pope Francis Allows Priests to Bless Same-Sex Relationships
A church official said the blessings amounted to “a real development” that nevertheless did not amend “the traditional doctrine of…
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Europe
With a Deadline Looming, the United Methodist Church Breaks Up
A quarter of the denomination’s churches have left, as the faith divides over L.G.B.T.Q. policies.
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Food
There’s No Christmas Lunch Like a Korean American Church Lunch
After-service meals have been long been key spaces for first-generation immigrants establishing themselves in the United States. But younger Koreans…
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Opinion
Pope Francis Tries to Settle Accounts
For years now, Pope Francis’s governance of the Roman Catholic Church has been seemingly designed to drive the church’s conservative…
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Europe
Reports Say Pope Francis Is Evicting U.S. Cardinal From His Vatican Home
Word of the action against Cardinal Raymond Burke came after the prelate’s increasingly pointed critiques of the reform-minded pope.