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SNAP responds to Maryland AG report on decades of sex abuse by the Catholic church

5:34pm April 07, 2023

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with David Lorenz, director of the Maryland chapter of the Survivors Network of those abused by Priests, after the report on decades-long sex abuse in the Baltimore Diocese.

How to celebrate Easter when church isn't your thing

4:37pm April 06, 2023

Author Casper ter Kuile gives tips on how to create new rituals around Easter, when church just isn't your thing.

Maryland attorney general releases report on decades of sex abuse by Catholic priests

4:37pm April 06, 2023

by Scott Maucione

Maryland's attorney general has released a report on clergy sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

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Maryland attorney general releases report on decades of sex abuse by Catholic priests

8:29am April 06, 2023

by Scott Maucione

Maryland's attorney general has released a report on clergy sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

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A poster from a social media campaign started by Wall Street Journal journalists for Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia during a reporting trip.

Some Jews keep a place empty at Seder tables for a jailed journalist in Russia

2:09pm April 05, 2023

by Nina Kravinsky

As Jewish people around the world celebrate Passover, some plan to leave a seat open at their Seders for a Wall Street Journal reporter recently jailed in Russia.

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On Wednesday, the Maryland Attorney General's Office publicly released a redacted version of an investigative report detailing sex abuse allegations against more than 150 Catholic priests and examining the Archdiocese of Baltimore's response.

Maryland attorney general releases report on decades of sex abuse by Catholic priests

2:00pm April 05, 2023

by The Associated Press

The redacted report paints a damning picture of abuse allegations against nearly 160 priests, involving more than 600 victims and spanning 80 years, and the Archdiocese of Baltimore's response.

Woodmont Baptist Church is located a few miles from the Covenant School in Nasvhille, Tenn.

A week after the Nashville school shooting, a pastor speaks of grieving with hope

2:19pm April 03, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Nervous parents waited at Woodmont Baptist Church to be reunited with their children after the deadly attack on nearby Covenant School. On Sunday, its pastor delivered his first sermon since that day.

'Armageddon' shows how literal readings of the Bible's end times affect modern times

2:05pm April 03, 2023

by Terry Gross

Bible scholar Bart Ehrman says interpretations of the Book of Revelation have created disastrous problems — from personal psychological damage to consequences for foreign policy and the environment.

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Members of the Abayudaya Jewish community of Uganda engage in the ritual of burning leavened foods before the Jewish holiday of Passover. There are some 2,500 Abayudaya Jews in the country. In the past they have faced persecution for their beliefs but are steadfast in their commitment to Judaism.

For Passover, I sent matzo to the Jews of Uganda. They've given me a gift as well

11:09am April 02, 2023

by Dan Ornstein

An American rabbi reflects on his online friendship with Jacob, a member of Uganda's Abayudaya Jewish community — and what he has learned from their conversations.

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate the Palm Sunday's mass in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican Sunday, April 2, 2023 a day after being discharged from the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, where he has been treated for bronchitis, The Vatican said.

Pope Francis has marked Palm Sunday in the Vatican square following his hospital stay

7:51am April 02, 2023

by The Associated Press

Pope Francis opened the celebration Mass in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday, presiding at his first ceremony after his hospital stay for bronchitis.