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Faith

African bishops play major role at contentious Vatican summit

VATICAN CITY – The morning prayer that starts each session of a major gathering of Catholic churchmen underway here is an important chance for the 270 cardinals and bishops from around the world to set a meditative tone for what are contentious debates about church teachings on sexuality and family life.

Cambridge

New Jersey professor discovers earliest draft of King James Bible

(RNS) — For about a month after he returned from England last year, a Montclair State University professor did not realize what a treasure he had found in a rare books library at Cambridge University. While abroad, Jeffrey A. Miller, an assistant professor of English at the New Jersey school, had

Religion News Service

Japanese ‘Schindler’ honored decades after WWII

TOKYO — As world attention is focused on the plight of migrants fleeing conflicts in Syria and Iraq, a Japanese diplomat who risked everything to save thousands of Jewish refugees during World War II is finally getting his due. Chiune Sugihara was Japan's vice consul in Kaunas, Lithuania, when

Faith

Muslim woman can wear niqab for Canada citizenship oath

TORONTO (RNS) — A Canadian court has cleared the way for a Muslim woman to wear her face veil, or niqab, while taking the oath of citizenship. The Federal Court of Appeal on Monday (Oct. 5) refused to suspend its ruling from last month that the government may not bar Zunera

republican

Can Indiana compromise on LGBT rights, religious liberty?

The "Utah compromise" was hailed by some as a groundbreaking balance of religious liberty and LGBT rights. But now, as Indiana Republican leaders examine whether such a policy could be introduced in the Hoosier state, business leaders are roundly rejecting the concept. It's too late, they

Massachusetts

Mass. pastor faces possible fine for harsh anti-gay efforts in Uganda

(RNS) — The Rev. Scott Lively runs a Bible study four mornings a week at Holy Grounds Coffee House in Springfield, Mass. His Abiding Truth Ministries provides meals and movies for the homeless and hosts about 45 people at Sunday services. But outside of Springfield, Lively is not universally loved. The

tibet

Dalai Lama leaves US clinic after ‘routine’ health check

Tibet's exiled Buddhist spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has left the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., after what his office called a routine annual check-up, hospital officials said on Wednesday. The 80-year-old Nobel Peace Laureate canceled planned visits in the United States in October at the advice of

Immigration

Pope Francis hails America’s freedoms, praises nation’s immigrants

(RNS) — Standing at a lectern once used by Abraham Lincoln and speaking to a crowd in front of Independence Hall, in the city that gave birth to the United States, Pope Francis on Saturday (Sept. 26) hailed the fundamental freedoms that have undergirded America's greatest achievements. But rather