#Faiths

From RNS: Faith communities must lead on the hunger crisis — but they can’t substitute for US policy

From RNS: Rededicate 250 touts a star-studded prayer bash with politicians, Christian celebrities

(RNS) — Sabastian Sawe clinched the London Marathon in record time, becoming the first human to run an official marathon in under two hours. His win also drew attention to the connection between running and faith for Kenyans.

(RNS) — The spiritual-but-not-religious helped create a void in public life that is now being filled in ways we didn’t anticipate and frankly don’t like. I know because I’m one of them.

BERLIN (AP) — Weinberg, who was born in Rhauderfehn, near Leer, on March 7, 1925, survived incarceration at the Auschwitz, Mittelbau-Dora and Bergen-Belsen camps as well as three death marches at the end of World War II.

(RNS) — As the U.S. embraces aggressive anti-immigrant policies, Clarkston, Georgia, is now a test of how to best protect the diverse community of refugees.

Something old, something new, something super overwhelming, something truly fun.

(RNS) — While it is fitting and proper for individuals and congregations to rededicate themselves to their God in prayer, it is not the role of government to unite America in faith.

(RNS) — As part of a congregation that lost 11 members in a violent antisemitic attack, I know the pain of loss through terror. The death penalty is not the answer.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — He chose to be an infertility specialist to help people. Thirty years later, scientific advancements made that easier than ever but created more ethical dilemmas.

From RNS: The Cherokee Bible, one of the language’s first books, is a window between worldviews

(The Conversation) — Christianity has inspired the design of many garments – with angels, the Virgin Mary and other sacred figures appearing on many designer outfits.

In some ways, the debate over Paine's legacy today is a proxy for a much larger debate over whose vision gets to govern.

(RNS) — The study group’s recommendations are practical and easy to implement. They could be quickly adopted in the United States.

(RNS) — Dealing with a sense of burnout and the weariness of modern life, author Tish Harrison Warren found help in the words of long-dead Christian mystics.

(RNS) — The land targeted by the federal government is at the base of Mount Cristo Rey, a mountain and pilgrimage site topped by a 29-foot-tall limestone statue of Jesus Christ.

(RNS) — As the national director of the Anti-Defamation League for almost three decades, he built up the organization into a formidable agency that tracked antisemitism and extremism, both on the right and the left.

BAD STAFFELSTEIN, Germany (AP) — While they may seem unfamiliar or even disturbing to some visitors, catacomb saints — or Holy Bodies — can still be found in many Baroque Catholic churches and monasteries across Bavaria.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates cheered this week when a Vatican working group released a report featuring the testimony of two gay, married Catholics who spoke openly about their sexuality, faith and how the Catholic Church’s negative…

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