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Biden says Pope told him to continue taking Communion
Joe Biden met Pope Francis on Friday amid a rift with the US Church over his abortion views.
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US issues first gender neutral passport
The US has issued its first passport with a gender neutral 'X' marker in place of the traditional 'M' for male and 'F' for female.
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Unusual secrecy attends Biden's first meeting with Pope Francis as president
The unusual clampdown surrounding what is expected to be a roughly hour-long conversation is all the more curious as this pope and president are perhaps more aligned on world affairs than any combination since Reagan met the equally anti-communist, socially conservative John Paul II.
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Liberty's former spokesperson files lawsuit over dismissal
Liberty University is denying reports that it fired its former spokesperson Scott Lamb because of how the prominent Christian school responded to allegations of mishandling sexual abuse claims.
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Ravi Zacharias' daughter starts new ministry
Sarah Davis, the daughter of disgraced apologist Ravi Zacharias, has left the ministry her father founded and launched one of her own.
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Christians asked to fast and pray for missionaries kidnapped in Haiti
The youngest in the group is just 8 months old.
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Study: Attendance hemorrhaging at small and midsize US congregations
A new survey of 15,278 religious congregations across the United States confirms trends sociologists have documented for several decades: Congregational life across the country is shrinking.
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Please pray, says US Christian group after missionaries abducted
Christian Aid Ministries is asking people to pray for the safe release of its kidnapped workers and their children amid fears that a criminal gang will demand $1m per person.
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Group of US missionaries kidnapped in Haiti - reports
An armed criminal group in Haiti is reported to have kidnapped a group of US missionaries and children.
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Ronnie Floyd resigns as president of Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee
Ronnie Floyd, the embattled president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, has resigned, effective at the end of October.
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Remnant of one of the oldest Black churches in US is unveiled in Virginia
Archaeologists believe they have discovered the foundation of the original building of the First Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, one of the nation's oldest Black churches.
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US Episcopal Church lost over 60,000 members in 2020
The Episcopal Church lost a little over 61,000 members in 2020 and saw a decline in worship attendance even before the pandemic lockdowns occurred, according to data released by the denomination.
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Pope Francis meets with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Vatican
Pope Francis welcomed US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the Vatican on Saturday, as she arrived in Rome for a gathering of legislative leaders of G20 countries ahead of the UN Climate Change Summit in Scotland later this month.
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More and more people are living without a spouse or partner
About four out of 10 adults in the United States are living without a romantic partner, which is part of a growing trend, according to a new report by Pew Research Center.
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Texas abortion law temporarily reinstated
A federal judge Friday temporarily reinstated a controversial Texas law that bans abortions as early as six weeks of gestation, striking down a lower federal court ruling that temporarily blocked the state from enforcing the legislation.