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Catholic bishops pray over Trump days before midterms
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The U.S. bishops’ conference said it had no role in the Oval Office gathering, which echoed prayer sessions with Trump’s evangelical supporters.
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8mMichigan’s US Senate race deeply divides the state’s Jews
DETROIT (RNS) — Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate, has been a sharp Israel critic, dividing Michigan Jews.
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9mReformation Sunday asks Christians a question: What is power for?
(RNS) — As Haitian Christians lead a pilgrimage across Ohio, their witness offers a different vision of Christian power — and a reminder of what happens when churches forget whom they serve.
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10mIndian Gen Z ‘cockroach’ protesters aim to upend assumptions about democracy – and populism – in Modi’s India
(The Conversation) — The protests challenge the government’s view of who “the people” are, what democracy means, and who speaks for youth, women and the politically marginalized.
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5mThe key message of the LDS Church’s new Visitors’ Center? We’re Christian, darn it.
(RNS) — If the church’s new Visitors’ Center is a preview of next year’s Temple Square celebration, the message will be all about Jesus.
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5mMultisite churches — also known as franchises — are now a staple of American life
(RNS) — A new study of multi-site churches has found that such congregations have become commonplace, found in almost every state in the nation. Many of the 1,800 multisite churches have started a new location by merging with another church.