Church
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Europe
O’Connor Was a Lonely Voice for Change — Until Ireland Changed With Her
Sinead O’Connor shocked her strongly Catholic country when she tore up the pope’s picture. But the Church’s sexual abuse scandals…
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America
When Signs of Trouble Appear, Mayor Adams Turns to His Religious Base
Mr. Adams has leaned heavily on the religious segment of his multiethnic, outer Manhattan base for support.
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Europe
What Is the Synod of Bishops?
The assembly includes bishops from all over the world and takes years to prepare for. For the first time, an…
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Europe
Charles Stanley, Atlanta Pastor Who Preached to the World, Dies at 90
He helped lead a conservative takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention, and he mastered the use of media to spread…
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Tech
At Christianity’s Holiest Site, Rival Monks Struggle to Turn Other Cheek
At the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, on the site where Jesus is believed to have been crucified…
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Europe
Nashville, Battered and Mourning, Pauses for Easter
The holiest day in the Christian calendar comes as the church-filled city is in a heated political debate, and still…
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Opinion
In the Face of Tragedy, Petitioning God Is an Act of Faith
NASHVILLE — The sun was still shining brightly when I pulled into the parking lot of Christ Presbyterian Church here…
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Europe
Pope Increases Lay Leaders’ Responsibility in Sexual Abuse Law
The most significant part of the law, a permanent version of a 2019 measure, may be its impact on the…
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Science
10 Years On, Pope Francis Faces Challenges From the Right and the Left
In an ideologically divided Roman Catholic Church, the right has accused him of going too far and the left of not…