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Supreme Court conservatives are skeptical on spiritual advisers in death chamber

12:48am November 10, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The subject has, at times, divided the court's conservative majority and it has also at times embarrassed the court, as minority religious advisers have sometimes been excluded from the chamber.

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai poses for photo session during the G7 Development and Education Ministers Meeting, in Paris in 2019.

Malala Yousafzai, Nobel laureate and girls' education champion, gets married

3:21pm November 09, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

The 24-year-old recent Oxford graduate called it "a precious day in my life" and shared a few photos of the intimate ceremony.

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Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad was the first Muslim chaplain in the U.S. armed forces

8:02am November 06, 2021

As Veterans Day approaches, we hear from StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative about the first Muslim chaplain in the U.S. armed forces, Lieutenant Colonel Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad.

Nebraska investigation: Catholic clergy sexually abused hundreds of victims

7:44am November 05, 2021

by Will Bauer

An investigation from the Nebraska attorney general says catholic clergy in the state sexually abused hundreds of victims, but the offenders can't be prosecuted.

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People watch a laser show on the banks of the river Sarayu during Deepotsav celebrations on the eve of the Hindu festival of Diwali in Ayodhya on Wednesday. The five-day festival celebrates the victory of light over darkness.

Here's how India is celebrating Diwali

5:33pm November 04, 2021

Hindus in India and across the world are celebrating Diwali, the five-day festival of lights. Here's what celebrations look like across India.

South Asian Engagement Foundation organizers and the NYPD colorguard stand in front of the digital mural celebrating Diwali shown on the World Trade Center.

New York City's World Trade Center lights up for its first Diwali celebration

11:52am November 04, 2021

by Tien Le

In celebration of light over darkness, the World Trade Center is being lit with a digital mural. More than a billion Hindus around the world observe the holiday.

A sign on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where a Torah belonging to an on-campus fraternity was vandalized in what officials are calling an antisemitic attack.

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Someone desecrated a Torah at a George Washington University fraternity

4:47pm November 02, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

It's unclear who caused damage to Tau Kappa Epsilon's house, reportedly pouring detergent on the sacred Jewish text. Washington, D.C., police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.

This Día de los Muertos altar on display at a public shrine in Oaxaca, Mexico, shows several traditional ofrendas, including cempasúchil -- the Aztec name of the marigold flower native to Mexico.

Why marigolds, or cempasúchil, are the iconic flower of Día de los Muertos

3:15pm October 30, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

The Day of the Dead is deeply rooted in pre-Hispanic Aztec rituals blended with Roman Catholic traditions. But many of the indigenous symbols remain, including the vibrant and fragrant marigold.

President Biden shakes hands with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday. The pontiff called Biden a good Catholic.

Biden, Pope Francis discuss climate change and global vaccine sharing

8:48pm October 29, 2021

President Biden's meeting at the Vatican with the pope is one of several gatherings scheduled with global leaders over the next week.

Author Jeff Chu on completing the book Rachel Held Evans started before she died

5:55pm October 29, 2021

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with author Jeff Chu about completing Wholehearted Faith, a book started by his friend, Rachel Held Evans, before she passed away in 2019.