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Written by Judith Valente The ancient city of Norcia in central Italy is known for its wild boar sausages and black truffles, but now it's known for something else: Its singing monks.
NewBostonPost
Written by Adelle M. Banks ALEXANDRIA, Va. (RNS) — At Alfred Street Baptist Church, the pews start to fill more than half an hour before the service begins. White-uniformed ushers guide African-Americans of all ages to their seats. Some stand and wave their hands in the air as the large, robed
Faith
Written by Shannon Mullen LAKEWOOD, N.J. — Like thousands of Orthodox men here, Israel Klein came to Lakewood from Brooklyn as a young man to study the Torah at Beth Medrash Govoha, the largest yeshiva in the U.S. He eventually got married and settled here.
Catholic
ROME (RNS) — A Tuscany priest is offering a baby bonus of more than $2,000 to Italian Catholic families who have three or more children. But there are strings attached. The gift to parishioners in Staggia, a village close to Siena, was announced online as an "extraordinary contribution"
Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have captured dozens of Christian families after seizing a strategically located town in the central Syrian province of Homs, a monitor said on Friday. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 230 people were kidnapped or detained, including dozens of Christians, some
Barack Obama
Written by Brian Pellot (RNS) A multifaith group of religious freedom advocates this week called on President Obama and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to declare "that the Islamic State's actions against religious and ethnic minority populations in the Middle East is genocide."
Politics
Written by Cathy Lynn Grossman (RNS) The uses — and abuses — of public opinion polling made headlines this week after Fox News claimed it relied on surveys to select 10 of 17 Republican presidential candidates for its prime-time nationally televised debate Thursday (August 6).
death sentence
Written by Fredrick Nzwili NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) After international outcry, two South Sudanese Presbyterian Evangelical Church pastors who faced a possible death sentence in Sudan have been set free after a court hearing Wednesday (Aug. 5).