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Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday, doctors say

4:26pm March 22, 2025

The pontiff spent over five weeks being treated for bronchitis that evolved into a severe respiratory illness. When he returns to the Vatican, he will need to rest for two months, his doctor said.

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Muslim youth in foster care come together for iftar

6:10pm March 20, 2025

There are around 240,000 Muslims living in Michigan, and less than a dozen Muslim foster families. An iftar celebration hoped to help Muslim foster youth find a spiritual community.

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Stargazing, poetry and meditation: What connects NPR readers to their spirituality

5:00am March 19, 2025

NPR readers of different belief systems share the poignant rituals that make them feel close to their spirituality. For some, it's poetry and gardening, for others, it's meditation and community.

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Pope Francis seen praying in first photo since his hospitalization a month ago

6:23pm March 16, 2025

In the image published online by the Holy See Press Office, the pontiff was seated in a wheelchair and praying in the private chapel of Rome's Gemelli Hospital.

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Muslim call to prayer can take on an added significance during Ramadan

6:32pm March 13, 2025

by William Troop

For believers, the holy month is about much more than fasting. It's a time for reflection and compassion — to give to the less fortunate, gather with community to break the daily fasts, and pray.

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Why religious leaders are divided on transgender rights

4:49pm March 12, 2025

When Kansas became the 26th state to ban gender-affirming medical care for teens, the Catholic Church and Southern Baptist Convention cheered the move. But not all faith leaders agree.

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Faith leaders push back against Trump cuts and what they see as erosion of democracy

4:24am March 12, 2025

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rev. Adam Russell Taylor of Sojourners, a Christian social justice group that's holding weekly vigils on Capitol Hill in protest of the Trump administration.

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This synagogue calls itself 'anti-Zionist.' Here's what that means in practice

8:03am March 09, 2025

Tzedek Chicago calls itself anti-Zionist congregation, meaning it does not support a Jewish nation-state.

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Vatican says hospitalized Pope Francis is showing 'gradual, slight improvement'

3:06pm March 08, 2025

The 88-year-old pontiff is responding well to the treatment for double pneumonia and has shown a "gradual, slight improvement" in recent days, the Vatican said Saturday.

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Pope Francis has been hospitalized for 3 weeks. Hear the latest on his health

4:09am March 07, 2025

by A Martínez

Pope Francis remains in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs. Claire Giangravé, Vatican correspondent for Religion News Service, updates with the latest on his health.

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