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Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey plans to set aside $27 million to provide 30 scholarships for students who descended from slaves or underrepresented groups.

With Plans To Pay Slavery Reparations, Two Seminaries Prompt A Broader Debate

9:39am October 29, 2019

by Tom Gjelten

Two seminaries with historic ties to slavery recently set aside money for reparations. Another rejected such a proposal. The moves have prompted a debate over how to make up for pro-slavery legacies.

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Seminaries Start Slavery Reparation Funds Amid Calls For National Program

5:06am October 29, 2019

by Tom Gjelten

Two seminaries with historic ties to slavery recently set aside money for reparations. Another rejected such a proposal. The moves have prompted a debate over how to make up for pro-slavery legacies.

The In-Betweens: The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna, by Mira Ptacin

Blending Memoir And Reporting, 'The In-Betweens' Exposes An Otherworldly Community

12:28pm October 28, 2019

by Genevieve Valentine

Mira Ptacin spends time at Camp Etna and finds herself believing, at least, in the ideals of Spiritualism — emphasizing kindness, the importance of intuition, and the power of the unseen.

A Year Ago A Gunman Killed 11 People In A Pittsburgh Synagogue

5:32am October 28, 2019

by Lucy Perkins

Candles were lit in Pittsburgh Sunday evening to remember the eleven Jewish worshipers who were killed a year ago at the Tree of Life Synagogue — the worst anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history.

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Pope Francis Condemns Exploitation Of Amazon Forest At Synod

5:31pm October 27, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

The Vatican has wrapped up a synod — a special gathering of bishops — for the Amazon region.

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Spiritualism In 'The In-Betweens'

10:47am October 27, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to author Mira Ptacin about her new book, The In-Betweens, which chronicles the rise of spiritualism in the U.S.

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Pope Francis and cardinals arrive at St. Peter's Basilica for the opening mass of the Amazon Synod on Oct. 6, 2019 in Vatican City.

Married Men In Remote Part Of Amazon May Soon Be Allowed To Become Priests

6:29pm October 26, 2019

by Meg Anderson

A group of Roman Catholic bishops from the Amazon called for married deacons to be allowed to become ordained priests to address a clergy shortage.

Serikjan Bilash (left), co-founder of Atajurt, and wife Leila Adilzhan in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Per the terms of a plea deal, Bilash can't work in political activism for the next seven years, which includes calling out China's repression of Kazakhs.

An Advocate For Kazakhs Persecuted In China Is Banned From Activism In Kazakhstan

11:52am October 26, 2019

by Emily Feng

Serikjan Bilash signed a plea deal after Kazakh officials charged him with "inciting ethnic tensions" for his work documenting repression against Kazakhs and in China's Xinjiang region.

Survivor Of Tree Of Life Synagogue Shooting Reflects On The Last Year

6:26pm October 25, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Barry Werber, who survived the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, about the anniversary coming up.

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Investigation Into Child Sex Abuse By Priests In Colorado Finds Dozens of Victims

5:40pm October 23, 2019

by Allison Sherry

A new investigation has found dozens of victims of child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Colorado and a decades-long cover-up. It can't rule out that some priests are still serving.

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