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Building cranes tower over a new Hindu temple that will be consecrated with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in attendance on Monday.

India's Modi to inaugurate Hindu temple in Ayodhya, where rioters destroyed a mosque

5:01am January 21, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will help consecrate the unfinished temple on Monday, on the site of a 16th century mosque destroyed in 1992. Critics say the rushed ceremony is a political stunt.

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White evangelical voters are standing by their man: Donald Trump

7:28am January 19, 2024

by Sarah McCammon

Donald Trump won big in Iowa, where evangelicals make up nearly two-thirds of Republican caucusgoers. The support from that influential voting bloc could make a difference in the general election.

Workers begin demolition on Wednesday at the Tree of Life building in Pittsburgh as part of the effort to reimagine the building to honor the 11 people who were killed there in 2018.

Demolition begins at site of deadly Pittsburgh synagogue attack

3:17pm January 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

Demolition got underway at the site of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, as part of the effort to reimagine the building to honor the 11 people who were killed there in 2018.

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Memorable moments from NPR's 'Enlighten Me' series

5:13pm January 07, 2024

NPR's Scott Detrow and Rachel Martin look back on the Enlighten Me series.

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Israel-Hamas war means quieter Christmas observances for Orthodox Christians

5:15am January 05, 2024

by Jason DeRose

Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas this weekend. About 250 people are sheltering in the Greek Orthodox church in Gaza, and say they're too afraid to do anything but pray for peace.

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How to hold onto a sense of wonder

5:37pm December 31, 2023

by Rachel Martin

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with the author Katherine May about facing life's uncertainties by tapping into a childlike sense of enchantment.

A Nebraska mosque, synagogue and church support one another through Gaza conflict

7:32pm December 27, 2023

by Jolie Peal

The Tri-Faith Initiative is a mosque, synagogue and church in Nebraska. The members are working to support each other and keep relationships strong as they deal with the pain of the Israel-Hamas war.

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Tri-faith initiative in Nebraska supports one another through the impact of war

5:12am December 27, 2023

by Savannah Hawley

In Omaha, Neb., worshippers from a mosque, a synagogue and church support each other as the Israel-Hamas war continues.

A Ukrainian serviceman holds his daughter as they take part in Christmas celebrations in the village of Pyrogove, near Kyiv on Monday.

Breaking with tradition, Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 this year

3:06pm December 25, 2023

In a stark rebuke of Russia, Ukraine joins the West in celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 instead of Jan. 6-7 as it traditionally has done.

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Pope Francis presides over Christmas eve Mass, at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday Dec. 24, 2023.

Pope Francis mourns the rejection of peace and "futile logic of war" this Christmas

6:40pm December 24, 2023

by Dustin Jones

In his Christmas Mass address Sunday, he said the word of God is being drowned out by the violence in Gaza. Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire multiple times since the war started on Oct. 7.