Sharon Stone says Vatican must listen to Pope Francis and welcome LGBTQ Catholics

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Hollywood’s ultimate femme fatale, actress Sharon Stone, has spoken up once again regarding the Catholic Church’s

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What is cultural appropriation, and how does it differ from cultural appreciation?

(The Conversation) — Fashion companies are increasingly being taken to task for selling expensive versions of traditional Indigenous dress. Gucci’s

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The beginning of the end of the Francis papacy

(RNS) — Pope Francis seems to be recovering nicely from his July 4 surgery, when the 84-year-old pontiff underwent a

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What is biblical inerrancy? A New Testament scholar explains

(The Conversation) — In his farewell address at the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention, outgoing president J.D. Greear acknowledged the internal

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Jewish group condemns United Church of Christ resolution on Israel, Palestinians

(RNS) — A Jewish advocacy group has condemned a resolution adopted at a meeting of the United Church of Christ

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British borough apologizes for removing bus ads promoting Franklin Graham festival

(RNS) — A British borough council and its transportation provider publicly apologized on their websites for removing bus ads promoting

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Nigerian herders kill 33, burn 4 churches days after kidnapping schoolchildren

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Barely a week after the kidnapping of nearly 140 students at a Baptist boarding school in

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Pope reverses Benedict, reimposes restrictions on Latin Mass

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis cracked down Friday on the spread of the old Latin Mass, reversing one of Pope

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EU court rules employers can limit religious symbols

The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday that employers may forbid the wearing of visible symbols of religious or political

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Netflix’s ‘My Unorthodox Life’ is an exposé that fails to explain some basic facts

The latest triumph in bashing Orthodox Jewish observance is here, in the form of the hyper-hyped Netflix reality miniseries “My

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