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A man leads two young boys into Friday prayers as Muslim worshippers arrive for prayer following the mosque attacks in New Zealand at the Islamic Center of Washington in Washington.

After New Zealand Attacks, Muslim-Americans Call For Action Against Rising Bigotry

8:54pm March 15, 2019

On Friday, Muslim-Americans urged political leaders and tech companies to confront the spread of hate and racism that has led to scores of worshippers being slaughtered in religious institutions.

Attack In New Zealand Appears To Be Motivated By White Supremacy

10:47am March 15, 2019

David Greene talks to Jonathan Greenblatt, the director of the Anti-Defamation League, which fights bigotry, about the attack at two mosques in New Zealand, which killed at least 49 people.

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Ex-Vatican Official, Cardinal Pell, Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison

6:57am March 13, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

Australian Cardinal George Pell on Wednesday was sentenced to six years in prison — making him the most senior Catholic official to be found guilty in a criminal court of child molestation.

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News Brief: College Admissions Scandal, Death Penalty, Pell Sentenced

6:24am March 13, 2019

Dozens of parents charged in the scandal. California governor to sign moratorium on the death penalty. Australian Cardinal George Pell issentenced to 6 years in prison for sexually abusing two boys.

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Cardinal George Pell, seen earlier this month, has been sentenced to six years in prison by a Melbourne, Australia, court for the sexual abuse of two children more than 20 years ago.

Cardinal George Pell, Former Vatican Official, Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison

9:18pm March 12, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

He had been convicted of sexually abusing two choir boys in Melbourne, Australia, two decades ago. He is 77 and will be eliglble for parole in three years and eight months.

Barbara Brown Taylor is an ordained Episcopal priest who left her job as rector of a church to become a professor of religion.

For Priest Turned Professor, 'Holy Envy' Is Key To Appreciating World Religions

4:12pm March 11, 2019

by Terry Gross

Ordained Episcopal priest Barbara Brown Taylor says that teaching the different religions of the world changed her students' understanding of faith — as well as her own.

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Rosaries are sold by a vendor in Mexico City on Sept. 22, 2017.

At Lent, Catholics Reflect On Faith As Sex Abuse Scandal Shakes The Church

6:33pm March 10, 2019

by Michel Martin

On the first Sunday of Lent, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sister Joan Chittister about the holiday's meaning amid the ongoing abuse scandal.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., appears at a House Education and Labor Committee markup on Wednesday.

House Votes To Condemn Anti-Semitism After Rep. Omar's Comments

9:05pm March 07, 2019

by Susan Davis

The resolution was the product of tense internal deliberation among House Democrats, who were divided over how to confront a new round of allegations of anti-Semitism against Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., walks through the halls of the Capitol Building in Washington. In Omar's Minnesota district, both Jews and Muslims voiced concern about her comments on Israel.

Minnesota Congresswoman Ignites Debate On Israel And Anti-Semitism

5:54pm March 07, 2019

by Cody Nelson

Constituents of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., voice concern over recent controversial comments. On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism.

Oneita Thompson prays in the sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church of Germantown. She and her husband, Clive, are from Jamaica and were living in South Jersey since 2004 before receiving deportation orders and seeking sanctuary at the church.

Fugitives From ICE, A Family Finds Sanctuary In A Pennsylvania Church

4:40pm March 07, 2019

by Laura Benshoff

Under the Obama Administration, immigrants with strong family and community ties were not prioritized for deportation. That has changed and now and some families are seeking refuge in churches.