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As US turns 250, Pope Leo says liberty is represented through life, immigrants and faith
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The first U.S.-born pope marked America’s 250th anniversary by urging the country to recommit to its founding ideals. Speaking ‘as a son of this great country,’ Pope Leo…
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2mAmerica’s Founding Principles and the Fuxture of Democracy with Constitutional Scholar Jeffrey Rosen
What the process of founding the United States can teach us today about keeping our democracy alive: insights from the author of "Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton Versus Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America"
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7mWhy is it so hard to sing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner?’
(RNS) — Our patriotic songs are sacred texts — even in the way that we try to sing them.
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7mGreat American State Fair spends a day focused on faith on National Mall
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘The pillars of this great republic are not made of marble; they are made of scripture,’ said the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez during a five-hour program on faith.
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12m‘God commands us not to kill’: Faith leaders protest 50 years of executions
WASHINGTON (RNS) — On the anniversary of a Supreme Court ruling reinstating the US death penalty, faith leaders, those affected by murder and activists organize to call for an end to the death penalty. But religion has also been present in support for capital punishment.
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9mReeling from Venezuela's earthquakes, churches rush to inspect buildings, distribute supplies
(RNS) — Despite the fact that many Venezuelan faith leaders have been themselves impacted by the ongoing disaster, they’ve sprung into action to provide food, psychological support and other basic needs to the large population of victims.