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Evangelical Christian Leaders Push Back On Turkish Invasion Of Northern Syria

4:21pm October 09, 2019

by Tom Gjelten

Evangelical Christian leaders are furious over President Trump's green light to a Turkish invasion of Kurd-controlled territory in Syria. Thousands of Syrian and Kurdish Christians are in danger.

Aibota Zhanibek was born in China and now lives in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Members of her family, who are Muslim ethnic Kazakhs, have been detained in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang.

China Has Begun Moving Xinjiang Muslim Detainees To Formal Prisons, Relatives Say

11:09pm October 08, 2019

by Emily Feng

Muslim minorities in the northwestern region are targets of a sweeping security operation. Officials say most residents have been returned to society, but relatives say many are sentenced to prison.

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Shadrach Mugoya Levi and his wife, Naomi.

Yom Kippur In Uganda: An Easier Fast This Year

7:18pm October 08, 2019

by Sara Toth Stub

A remote community of Jews who know what it's like to go hungry is reflecting on what its spiritual leader says was "a good year, really not too bad."

Catholic Bishops Meet To Discuss Amazon

8:02am October 06, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

Over 200 priests, bishops and nuns are gathering at the Vatican for a three-week meeting focusing on the Amazon. Among the topics: ordaining older, married men to serve in remote communities.

Karen Bradley worked at St. Clare's Hospital in Schenectady, N.Y., for 24 years. Along with hundreds of others who worked at the Catholic hospital, she has learned that the pension she was counting on for retirement is gone.

'Why Is There Nothing Left?' Pension Funds Failing At Catholic Hospitals

5:05am October 03, 2019

by Chris Arnold

The AARP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of workers at a defunct Catholic hospital in upstate New York, saying hundreds lost their pensions unfairly. And there are similar cases around the country.

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Suande, whose uncle died the previous month, lays a cloth over his uncle's coffin on the eve of the funeral.

PHOTOS: The Dead Live With Their Loved Ones On This Indonesian Island

12:14pm September 29, 2019

The Toraja people of Indonesia keep the preserved bodies of their deceased relatives at home for years. They're saving up for a big funeral. But there's a deeper reason for the custom.

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The Pope Opposes Adjectives

7:48am September 28, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Joshua McElwee of the National Catholic Reporter about advice Pope Francis gave to his communications team this week.

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High Holidays Are An Opportunity For Rabbis To Reach A Bigger Audience

6:16am September 27, 2019

by Tom Gjelten

The Jewish high holidays, beginning with Rosh Hashanah, are a time of reflection. Rabbis across the U.S. will use their sermons as an opportunity to address issues facing their community.

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Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Are Up In NYC's Neighborhoods Of Orthodox Jews

12:27pm September 21, 2019

New York Times opinion writer Bari Weiss talks to NPR's Scott Simon about the surge in anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York, mainly against the city's Orthodox Jews.

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Air Conditioner Is Stolen Shortly After Ohio Church Installs It

6:59am September 20, 2019

The Akron Alliance Fellowship church paid $3,500 for the new unit. The sign outside the church reads: "Whoever stole our AC unit - Keep it. It's hot where you're going."

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