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Bishop David O'Connell, seen above at a meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2021, is being remembered as a peacemaker and "truly a man of God."

A Catholic bishop was killed in California over the weekend, investigators say

2:29pm February 19, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Auxiliary Bishop David O'Connell was born in Ireland and served as a priest and a bishop for more than four decades. The 69-year-old was remembered as a "peacemaker."

Nicaraguan Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez speaks to the press at the Santo Cristo de Esquipulas church in Managua, on May 20, 2022.

Opinion: A bishop of immense courage

8:49am February 18, 2023

by Scott Simon

As thousands continue to flee Nicaragua, NPR's Scott Simon reflects on Bishop Rolando Alvarez, who is imprisoned there for protesting President Daniel Ortega's government.

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The Los Angeles Police Department headquarters building is seen downtown Los Angeles in July 2022. Police say they arrested a suspect in the separate shootings of two Jewish men as they left morning prayer services.

The suspect accused of shooting 2 Jewish men in LA has been charged with hate crimes

7:37pm February 17, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Both victims survived the shootings, which happened just blocks apart this week. Federal prosecutors filed two hate crimes charges against the shooter on Friday.

Boone police investigate antisemitic flag incident at Jewish temple

4:39pm February 17, 2023

by Paul Garber

Boone police are investigating an antisemitic act at a Jewish temple on the outskirts of downtown.

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff is using his political platform to help fight hate. But he stresses that tackling antisemitism is not a partisan effort.

Doug Emhoff has made antisemitism his issue, but says it's everyone's job to fight it

1:54pm February 17, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Harris, is increasingly focused on combating antisemitism at home and abroad. He spoke to NPR about his historic role.

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Voters mark their ballots for the midterm election Nov. 8, 2022, at Lawrenceville Road United Methodist Church in Tucker, Ga.

More than half of Republicans support Christian nationalism, according to a new survey

3:26pm February 14, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

Christian nationalism has been seen as outside the mainstream. But new data from the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institute indicates it's more common than many think.

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Church of England says gender-neutral terms for God are up for discussion

5:03am February 13, 2023

The Church of England will consider the use of gender-neutral terms when referring to God.

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Behind the 'He Gets Us' ads for Jesus airing during the Super Bowl

7:03pm February 11, 2023

The "He Gets Us" campaign is spending millions of dollars on its Super Bowls ads to promote Jesus. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Josiah Daniels about the campaign and its purpose.

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Nicolas Lopoukhine, head of the Russian Orthodox Graves Maintenance Committee, points to a grave containing the remains of descendants of the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy.

Even a cemetery in France is affected by Putin's war

1:10pm February 11, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

The largest Russian Orthodox cemetery outside Russia is in a suburb of Paris. This normally tranquil place has become a battleground between Russia and the West.

Antisemitic text was projected onto the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam

7:31am February 11, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

A display alluding to an antisemitic conspiracy theory was projected onto the former hiding place of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl whose diary notes the persecution her people faced during World War II.