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Jane Goodall saw nature as a spiritual sanctuary (RNS) — For Goodall, the sacred was not confined to ritual spaces; it was alive in the luminous weave of life itself.

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Why isn't everyone celebrating the peace deal? (RNS) — Anyone can join the chorus of those welcoming the hostages home — and contrast themselves to those who ripped posters of kidnapped children off lampposts.

Why isn't everyone celebrating the peace deal? religionnews.com/2025/10/13/i...

The new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will inherit a global faith far more diverse than many realize (The Conversation) — The church, whose members are often known as Mormons, has grown from a small community to 17.5 million members around the world – but not without some tensions.

The new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will inherit a global faith far more diverse than many realize religionnews.com/2025/10/13/t...

In Dallas, 6,700 women rally for culture war battles after Kirk’s death DALLAS (RNS) — The 'Share the Arrows' conference founded by commentator Allie Beth Stuckey emboldened women to carry on Charlie Kirk's conservative fight.

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Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

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Vatican names judges for abuse trial of former Jesuit artist Rupnik ROME (AP) — In an unusual step, Catholic church leaders announced they had named judges to decide the fate of the ex-Jesuit accused by more than two dozen women of sexual, spiritual and psychological ...

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Sister Jean, beloved Loyola college basketball chaplain and Chicago icon, dies at 106 CHICAGO (RNS) — Sister Jean was inducted into the Loyola Ramblers Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017. The school erected a memorial for her outside the train stop near campus that reads, 'Home of the world...

Sister Jean, beloved Loyola college basketball chaplain and Chicago icon, dies at 106 religionnews.com/2025/10/13/s...

Zion Church pastor has been detained in China, his daughter and a religion monitoring group say (AP) — Zion Church is among the largest so-called underground or house churches that are unregistered with the Chinese authorities. They defy Chinese government restrictions requiring believers to wor...

Zion Church pastor has been detained in China, his daughter and a religion monitoring group say religionnews.com/2025/10/13/z...

Palestinians return to ruins and US expects hostages freed on Monday as Gaza ceasefire holds GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israelis applauded U.S. President Donald Trump, and some booed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner addresse...

Palestinians return to ruins and US expects hostages freed on Monday as Gaza ceasefire holds religionnews.com/2025/10/13/p...

Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office Researchers are identifying several key factors behind why gender pay gap – which had narrowed steadily over the years – has suddenly widened.

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An Immense Solar Project Just Got Canceled Under Trump

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Interview reveals Pope Leo as a careful canon lawyer (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV is not going to reject the reforms of Pope Francis, but neither is he going to quickly move beyond them.

“Why would we talk about ordaining women to the diaconate,” asked Pope Leo, “if the diaconate itself is not yet properly understood and properly developed and promoted within the church?”
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Pope Leo embraces Francis’ concerns on global warming and the environment (RNS) — ‘The challenges identified in Laudato Si’ are in fact even more relevant today than they were ten years ago.’

OPINION: Unlike Trump, Leo acknowledges the reality of climate change and reaffirmed the church’s commitment to protect God’s creation.
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In private audience Pope Leo XIV encourages Latino Catholics serving fearful US immigrants VATICAN CITY (RNS) — ‘He treated us like dignitaries. He sent a message by having us there. He lifted us,’ said Elizabeth Román, president of the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry.

“God never abandons anyone: not the smallest, not the poorest, not the foreigner, not anyone,” Pope Leo said in his brief remarks in Spanish.
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The Council of Nicaea forbade kneeling during the Sunday Eucharist (RNS) — For early Christians, standing was a sign of freedom and Easter joy, because we stand with the risen Lord. Kneeling was seen as a sign of penance.

OPINION: In the United States, Catholics kneel during the Eucharistic prayer while Catholics in the rest of the world stand. Many European churches, especially the older ones, do not even have kneelers.
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Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

Trump administration says immigration crackdown is hurting farmers, food supply. In an unusual acknowledgement, the Labor Department said that tougher immigration enforcement is hurting farmers and the food supply. - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Billions of Dollars ‘Vanished’: Low-Profile Bankruptcy Rings Alarms on Wall Street

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In the Bible's immigrant story, a model for humanizing the vulnerable (RNS) — As biblical references to immigrants become political slogans, Ruth's story shows how keeping the humanity of immigrants in view changes the debate.

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Bombing has stopped in Gaza, but the tragedy is only beginning (RNS) — Survival in Gaza is, historically, not followed by recovery, but another round of survival.

Bombing has stopped in Gaza, but the tragedy is only beginning religionnews.com/2025/10/10/b...

Three US states now recognize Diwali as a holiday (RNS) — As of this week, three US states have codified Diwali as a state holiday, offering a framework for excused absences or paid leave for students and employees who wish to celebrate.

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'Cameroon is a powder keg': Catholic bishops challenge nonagenarian president DOUALA, Cameroon (RNS) — Even the president’s daughter, Brenda Biya, urged followers in a plaintive TikTok post not to re-elect him.

'Cameroon is a powder keg': Catholic bishops challenge nonagenarian president religionnews.com/2025/10/10/c...

Tomb of former French Justice Minister Badinter defaced with graffiti before Panthéon ceremony PARIS (AP) — Badinter, who died last year at age 95, spearheaded the drive to abolish France’s death penalty and campaigned against antisemitism and Holocaust denial. It was also under Badinter’s watc...

Tomb of former French Justice Minister Badinter defaced with graffiti before Panthéon ceremony religionnews.com/2025/10/10/t...

Palestinians in Gaza express relief and caution as ceasefire deal raises hopes of ending the war DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their war and the release of the remaining 48 hostages, around 20 of them believed to be alive, in exchange for hundreds of ...

Palestinians in Gaza express relief and caution as ceasefire deal raises hopes of ending the war religionnews.com/2025/10/10/p...

Hundreds of evangelical Christians in Jerusalem to show support for Israel cheer the peace push JERUSALEM (AP) — More than 1,400 evangelical Christians gathered this week in Jerusalem to show their support for Israel on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, a joyous festival marking the fall harvest and...

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Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau

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Opinion | Why Are the Democrats Increasing Inequality?

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Archbishop Broglio Encourages the Faithful To Read, Reflect, and Pray With the Message Offered by Pope Leo XIV in Dilexi Te “May it call us to renewal of our Church and society so that we learn to approach each person with the same love Christ has for that person.”...

Archbishop Broglio Encourages the Faithful To Read, Reflect, and Pray With the Message Offered by #PopeLeoXIV in #DilexiTe | @usccbofficial.bsky.social www.usccb.org/news/2025/ar...

With Peace Process Underway, Bishop Zaidan Urges Prioritizing Humanitarian Assistance for Gazans “I urge all international partners to urgently prioritize humanitarian assistance for the Gazan people, as well as the rebuilding of the Strip; this will l...

With Peace Process Underway, Bishop Zaidan Urges Prioritizing Humanitarian Assistance for Gazans | @usccbofficial.bsky.social www.usccb.org/news/2025/pe...

What would Elie Wiesel do today? (RNS) — To honor Elie Wiesel is not merely to remember what he suffered. It is to take up what he required of others — to see, to speak, to resist.

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Let's stop pretending human beings are dead when they are clearly alive (RNS) — Three recent New York Times articles on organ donation point to the insufficiency of our current definitions of death.

Let's stop pretending human beings are dead when they are clearly alive religionnews.com/2025/10/10/l...