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English court to rule on final challenge to Trinidad’s gay sex ban
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A nearly 10-year battle for gay rights in Trinidad and Tobago is in the hands of a final appeals court in England. Supreme Court judges in London held a hearing Wednesday on a landmark human rights case that could decriminalize gay sex in...
In East India, a Marian shrine draws in Christian, Hindu and Muslim pilgrims
BANDEL, India (RNS) — Each week for the last 13 years, 28-year-old Rimpa Chowdhury, who describes herself as a devout Hindu, has visited the Basilica of the Holy Rosary — a historic 16th-century Catholic church on the banks of the Hooghly River in eastern India with a...
Jehovah’s Witnesses buy data center property for new expansion
(RNS) — The Jehovah’s Witnesses have purchased a former IBM office and data center on property near its world headquarters in New York’s Hudson Valley region, the faith group recently announced. A spokesman for the Witnesses said that the property, once used by the...
Pro-Palestinian interfaith coalition protests Christian Zionist summit
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Just two days after hundreds of members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front descended on Washington, D.C., on the Fourth of July, a diverse group of about 200 protesters sporting keffiyehs and kippahs, pushing strollers and walkers, crossed...
Photos of the Week: Funeral for Ayatollah Khamenei
(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes funeral ceremonies for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and more. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Hamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committee
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Hamas militant group said Monday it had dissolved its government in Gaza and is preparing to transfer power to a technical committee backed by the United Nations as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal. Hamas did not say whether...
Sanskrit prayers and dosas: Inside one of the oldest Hindu temples in the US
FLUSHING, N.Y. (RNS) — Temple bells echoed through the sanctuary as priests chanted Sanskrit prayers before black granite deities draped in silk and fresh flowers. Barefoot worshippers carrying coconuts, bananas and jasmine garlands moved from shrine to shrine as...
Modern Judaica helps Jews express identity, build community in uncertain times
NEW YORK (RNS) — For generations, Judaica referred primarily to traditional ritual objects: menorahs, Kiddush cups, Shabbat candlesticks, tallits, mezuzah cases and Passover Seder plates. These objects are often made of precious metals and fabrics embodying the...
Between July 4 and Nov. 3, faith leaders seek fair access to the voting booth
(RNS) — Four months before the midterm elections, Minnesota faith leaders who previously have protested against federal immigration agents have unveiled a multistate initiative to ensure fair elections. “Our churches, our mosques, our synagogues, our places of worship...
How a 198-year-old New Orleans synagogue became one of America’s fastest-growing Jewish communities
This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. This article is based on extensive interviews and on-site reporting for the latest installment in our Holy Ground series featuring...
Khamenei’s other sons appear at his funeral in Iran as new supreme leader remains in hiding
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s top officials and brothers of the new supreme leader emerged into public view Sunday to attend funeral prayers for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Their appearance projected unity, defiance and confidence in their safety as Iran pushes back on U.S....
Cardinals, cake and corndogs: Inside a complicated Vatican July 4
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — This year’s Independence Day party at the private residence of the United States’ ambassador to the Holy See, Brian Burch, was a brightly colored spectacle mixing the patriotic with the sacred, as cardinals lined up to cut a star-spangled cake...