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Religion News Service

Gallery: Holy Week around the world

Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday and spans the commemoration of the days leading up to Jesus' death and burial — from his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, hailed by hosannas and palm fronds, to the Last Supper and betrayal by Judas, to the Passion of Good Friday that ends in

Syria

French woman escapes ISIS to tell about its horrors

PARIS, FRANCE – Sophie Kasiki, one of the few Western women to have seen the Islamic State group's harsh "caliphate" in Syria and escaped, recounts her life in the jihadists' stronghold Raqqa with detached calm and inner rage. Born to a Catholic family in Cameroon and

Donald Trump

Election campaign makes some evangelicals reject name

(RNS) — The head of the public policy arm of the nation's largest Protestant denomination caused a stir this election season when he said he no longer wanted to be called an "evangelical Christian." Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern

Religion News Service

Finding contemporary religious high art: A Q&A with Aaron Rosen

It is not easy to be a respected member of the art-world intelligentsia and take religion seriously. "Religion and modern art continue to be typecast as mortal enemies," writes Aaron Rosen.

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China’s efforts to mold Christianity in its own image draw resistance

BEIJING – On a hazy Sunday morning, the fourth floor of a dingy gray office building in a far-flung region of this city is bursting with prayer. In the Chinese capital, it's not uncommon for church services to be held in Soviet-era office buildings. But the poorly lit, cracked-concrete

Faith

Could Sri Srinivasan be the first Hindu on the Supreme Court?

(RNS) — Hindus around the world are wondering whether Sri Srinivasan — the name atop many a list of potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees — will be the first Hindu to serve on the high court.

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Cardinal O’Malley: clergy have responsibility to report abuse

VATICAN CITY (RNS) – Catholic clergy have a "moral and ethical responsibility" to report sexual abuse, the cardinal tasked with reforming the Vatican's approach to sexual crimes said after criticism of the Holy See. Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley sought to reaffirm the church's

Abortion

5 faith facts about Carly Fiorina: ‘What you make of yourself is your gift to God’

(RNS) — GOP presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina has been forthright about faith long before — and during — her campaign. Indeed, after rival Ben Carson said a Muslim should not be president, Fiorina told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, "I think that's wrong. I actually believe that people of