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BOSTON – In a society often riven over politics and religion, Christians in New England shouldn't be expected to agree on everything – and they don't. There are 700 churches in the Boston metro area alone, according to the Emmanuel Gospel Center's directory. They range in
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PARIS (RNS) — On Fridays, the Boucherie de l'Argonne closes early. Its Muslim workers head to afternoon prayers. The Jews prepare for Shabbat — a practical accommodation for staff sharing similar roots and cultural references. "We work well together," says Philippe Zribi, a Tunisian-born Jew whose family runs
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ROME (RNS) — A Syrian priest held hostage for months by the ISIS terrorist group is certain his life was saved due to his interfaith work, despite being threatened with beheading by jihadists if he did not renounce Christianity. The Rev. Jacques Mourad, a Syriac Catholic priest, was taken hostage in
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(JNS.org) Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met with European Catholic leaders at his residence in Jerusalem on Wednesday, urging an interfaith response to terrorism and stressing Israel's commitment to freedom of religion and worship. "On the evening of Rosh Hashanah, Alexander Levlovitz, a Jerusalemite, a family man,
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