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Members of the Orthodox Jewish community gather around a journalist as he conducts an interview on a street corner, last Wednesday, in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo moved to reinstate restrictions on

Police Arrest Anti-Lockdown Protest Leader In New York's Orthodox Jewish Community

12:16pm October 12, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Harold "Heshy" Tischler, a talk show host and candidate for City Council, is charged with inciting a riot and unlawful imprisonment after he allegedly egged on violence against a journalist.

Religious leaders urge people of faith to pray for political leaders, both in general and when those elected officials are ill, even if people disagree with those leaders' policies.

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Faith Leaders Reflect On The Proper Response To Trump's Illness

2:24pm October 09, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

Even harsh critics of the president have been careful not to wish him ill, and some religious leaders hope he gains wisdom from his experience.

The U.S. flag and flag of Vatican City are hung on the outside of the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference building in Harrisburg, Pa., on March 26, 2019. Catholics outnumber Evangelicals in Pennsylvania by a 2-to-1 margin.

In Pennsylvania, Catholic Voters Are Targeted By Both Sides

10:04am October 06, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

A common Catholic "sensibility" is at work among both pro-Trump and pro-Biden Catholic voters, with an emphasis on the dignity of the human person.

Catholic Voters In Pennsylvania Talk About The Presidential Election

5:47am October 06, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

Catholics guided by their faith may be torn between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Opposition to abortion pushes them to Trump, but an emphasis on Catholic social teachings may push them to Biden.

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What Catholics In Pennsylvania Think About The Upcoming Election

4:38pm October 05, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

Catholics are seen as swing voters, and the Trump and Biden campaigns are pushing for their support. In Pennsylvania, Catholics are almost evenly divided in their support of the two major parties.

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Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Francis, in Assisi, Italy, on Oct. 3.

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Pope Francis Laments Failures Of Market Capitalism In Blueprint For Post-COVID World

4:45pm October 04, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

In a new encyclical addressing everything from fraternity and income inequality to immigration and social justice, the pope argues the pandemic has shown that free market capitalism has failed.

Residents walk through the Brooklyn neighborhood of Borough Park on September 23 in New York City. Borough Park is one of numerous Brooklyn neighborhoods that are witnessing a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.

How New York's Orthodox Jewish Community Is Responding To Coronavirus Safety Measures

5:37pm October 01, 2020

Avi Greenstein, CEO of Boro Park Jewish Community Council, reflects on the reaction in New York City's Hasidic communities to tough coronavirus safety measures.

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Bombing victim Sarah Collins Rudolph, pictured in 2013, argues that Ku Klux Klan members who attacked the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963 were "inspired and motivated by then-Gov. [George] Wallace's racist rhetoric."

Alabama Gov. Apologizes To Surviving '5th Girl' Of 1963 KKK Bombing

9:08pm September 30, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

"There should be no question that Ms. Collins Rudolph and the families of those who perished ... suffered an egregious injustice that has yielded untold pain and suffering over the ensuing decades."

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg donated one of her lace collars and a copy of the book My Own Words to the Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Iconic Collar To Go On Display In Israel

12:19pm September 29, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

The collar, one of the late justice's signature fashion accessories, as well as an autographed copy her book, My Own Words, will be exhibited at the Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv.

At Senate Hearings, Coney Barrett Could Face Questions About Catholic Beliefs

4:36pm September 28, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

Amy Coney Barrett is a devout Catholic and member of a charismatic group. Her Supreme Court nomination raises questions of whether the faith of a justice can or should influence their jurisprudence.

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