Worship attendance at churches up for the first time in decades, according to new report

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Beyond tolerance: We need neighbors, not just permission

(RNS) — One of the misunderstandings of modern society is the idea that people of different faiths must eventually dilute their differences in order to live together peacefully.

Ultra-Orthodox protesters block roads and trains across Israel over military draft

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s police said demonstrators blocked major intersections and attacked a soldier who disembarked from a bus near a protest. Police struggled to control the crowds with water cannons and horses.

Peruvian shamans perform a blessing ritual ahead of a presidential runoff

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The shamans gathered by the sea on Herradura Beach in the Chorrillos district in Lima, Peru's capital, holding up posters of the two candidates.

Canada is failing the Jewish community and Jews are being targeted, Prime Minister Carney says

TORONTO (AP) — Carney said antisemitism plagues Europe, Australia and the United States. But he said the crisis of antisemitism in Canada is "specific, severe and demands a targeted response.”