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In Austin, 19th-century synagogue meets 21st-century Jewish community

Like its environs, the Jewish community of Austin, Texas, has a youthful feel. Situated in a city known for live music, the University of Texas (UT) campus, and the founding of Michael Dell's computer technology giant in his UT dorm room, the 40-acre Dell Jewish Community Campus mirrors

Faith

Rome pilgrimage gives homeless man a new perspective on life

DENVER (CNA/EWTN News) — Derrick Yearout has come a long way from his homeless, drug-addicted days. After changing his life and getting off the streets he made a pilgrimage to Rome, which he says has given him a new outlook on life. "Do I feel that the trip to

Faith

Pew study: More Americans reject religion, but believers firm in faith

(RNS) — Americans as a whole are growing less religious, but those who still consider themselves to belong to a religion are, on average, just as committed to their faiths as they were in the past — in certain respects even more so. The 2014 U.S. Religious Landscape Study, released Tuesday

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Two arrested at Vatican for leaking confidential documents

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican on Monday (Nov. 2) announced the arrest of two people in connection with the alleged theft of confidential documents, the first such case since the "Vatileaks" scandal saw the papal butler jailed for leaking Holy See secrets. Spanish priest Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda was

Faith

Student: Teacher graded on belief in God

KATY, Texas — A seventh-grade assignment in a Texas school district asked students to deny the existence of God, a student said. The Katy Independent School District has since apologized and the principal of West Memorial Junior High School determined the assignment wasn't necessary for students.

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Saudi blogger awarded EU’s human rights prize

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for insulting Islam and for cyber crime, was awarded the European Union's prize for human rights and freedom of thought on Thursday (Oct. 29).

religion

World Congress of Families full of Mormon connections

SALT LAKE CITY — The ninth World Congress of Families begins Tuesday (Oct. 27) with a parade of national flags carried by International Children's Choir members; an invocation by Rabbi Avremi Zippel, co-director of Chabad Lubavitch of Utah; and a keynote address by a Mormon apostle. Organizers tout the

Religion News Service

Five takeaways from Vatican synod

VATICAN CITY – The most significant and contested gathering of Roman Catholic bishops in the last 50 years formally ended on Sunday (Oct. 25) after three weeks of debate and dispute, but the arguments over who "won" and who "lost" are only beginning. The synod of 270