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Francis elevates 13 new cardinals ROME -- Pope Francis raised 13 new cardinals to the highest rank in the Catholic hierarchy Saturday and immediately warned them not to use their titles for corr... by NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - November 29, 2020

Hotel lockdown ordered for cardinal-designates The Vatican's Santa Marta hotel was built to sequester cardinals during papal elections. It's now sequestering soon-to-be cardinals in town for this weekend's c... by NICOLE WINFIELD AND TRISHA THOMAS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - November 28, 2020

The Pope and the pandemic Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting coronavirus skeptics and the media ... by NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - November 28, 2020

Graves found at site of historic Black church Archaeologists have found evidence of at least two graves, along with artifacts such as an ink well, fragments of a doll and building foundations, during a dig ... by MICHAEL E. RUANE THE WASHINGTON POST - November 28, 2020

Biden refused Eucharist in show of church split While doing groundwork for the pivotal South Carolina primary, Democrat (and President-elect) Joe Biden went to a local church to do what he does on Sundays -- ... by TERRY MATTINGLY - November 28, 2020

With kiss, Netflix stirs India's tensions On television, Lata and Kabir are clandestine lovers thwarted by faith and history. She is Hindu and he's a Muslim in India in the early 1950s, in the wake of ... by EMILY SCHMALL THE NEW YORK TIMES - November 28, 2020

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Church notes: Unity bundling up for warmth BENTON COUNTY by Becca Martin-Brown - November 28, 2020

Faith Matters: Sometimes, laughter is all right A long time ago, Harper and Row published a book by Elton Trueblood titled "The Humor of Christ." When the book was published in 1964 -- it's out of print today... by Robert Box - November 28, 2020

Court strikes religious services limits; NYC covid-tied constraints seen as overstep The Supreme Court late Wednesday barred restrictions on religious services in New York that Gov. Andrew Cuomo had imposed to combat spread of the coronavirus. ... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports - November 27, 2020

The Nation in Brief Man tied to eatery shooting denied bail by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports - November 25, 2020

Black clergy, nonprofit to start anti-covid effort NEW YORK -- Black clergy leaders are joining forces with the United Way of New York City for an initiative designed to combat the coronavirus's outsized toll on... by The Associated Press - November 23, 2020

LDS temple soon to rise: Bentonville Stake breaks ground on McCollum Road "Groundbreaking is an interesting word," mused James Martino, president of the North America Southeast Area of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... by Becca Martin-Brown - November 21, 2020

Muslims push for inclusion in Biden administration In the lead-up to the midterm election two years ago, Sara Deen noticed that many fellow Muslims in her South Bay community weren't voters. Some didn't underst... by SARAH PARVINI LOS ANGELES TIMES (TNS) - November 21, 2020

Justice Alito decries First Amendment challenges Almost a half-century ago, comedian George Carlin recorded his controversial "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" monologue. by TERRY MATTINGLY - November 21, 2020

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