World Catholics See the First American Pope as Hardly American
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World Catholics See the First American Pope as Hardly American

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The surprising election of the first American pope felt fraught and disorienting to Roman Catholics around the world, who had considered such an outcome unlikely and perhaps unwelcome — until Pope Leo XIV stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica and chose…

Druse in Syrian Town Rocked by Violence Agree to Disarm Militias
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Druse in Syrian Town Rocked by Violence Agree to Disarm Militias

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Sirens blaring, a truckful of armed men trailing in its wake, the black sport utility vehicle that sliced sharklike through the Syrian town of Ashrafieh Sahnaya on Friday morning was impossible to miss. Government forces had retaken control from the armed groups that…

New York May Weaken Its Oversight Over Religious Schools
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New York May Weaken Its Oversight Over Religious Schools

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines New York lawmakers are considering a deal that would dramatically weaken their oversight over religious schools, potentially a major victory for the state’s Hasidic Jewish community. The proposal, which could become part of a state budget deal, has raised profound concern among education…

Supreme Court Seems Open to a Religious Charter School in Oklahoma
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Supreme Court Seems Open to a Religious Charter School in Oklahoma

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Supreme Court appeared open on Wednesday to allowing Oklahoma to use government money to run the nation’s first religious charter school, which would teach a curriculum infused by Catholic doctrine. Excluding the school from the state’s charter-school system would amount to “rank…

Sectarian Clashes Spread Around Syria’s Capital, Drawing In Israel
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Sectarian Clashes Spread Around Syria’s Capital, Drawing In Israel

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Violent clashes between pro-government fighters and Druse militia around Syria’s capital, Damascus, spread on Wednesday and drew Israel’s military into the fray, leaving at least 11 people dead, according to the Syrian authorities and a war monitor. The total death toll for two…

As Bangladesh Reinvents Itself, Islamist Hard-Liners See an Opening
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As Bangladesh Reinvents Itself, Islamist Hard-Liners See an Opening

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The extremists began by asserting control over women’s bodies. In the political vacuum that has emerged after the overthrow of Bangladesh’s authoritarian leader, religious fundamentalists in one town declared that young women could no longer play soccer. In another, they forced the police…

Opinion | A Supreme Court Case Threatens the Church-State Divide
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Opinion | A Supreme Court Case Threatens the Church-State Divide

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines While the country holds its breath for the Supreme Court’s responses to the Trump administration’s serial depredations, it’s hard to focus on anything else. Nonetheless, a case set for argument next month before the court merits more attention than the little it has…

One Nation, Under God – The New York Times
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One Nation, Under God – The New York Times

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As religion in America declined, experts administered last rites. Churches were approaching “their twilight hour” as attendance fell, The Brookings Institution wrote in 2011. In his 2023 book, “Losing Our Religion,” the evangelical preacher Russell Moore asked: “Can American Christianity survive?” The answer…

Adams Forcefully Resists Calls to Resign: ‘I Am Going Nowhere’
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Adams Forcefully Resists Calls to Resign: ‘I Am Going Nowhere’

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Whenever Mayor Eric Adams has faced adversity, he has sought refuge in the pulpit of Black churches, and he returned there on Sunday as he confronted fresh calls to resign. Mr. Adams, a New York City Democrat who is running for re-election, made…

Supreme Court to Hear Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case
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Supreme Court to Hear Oklahoma Religious Charter School Case

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider a high-profile case that could open the door to allowing public dollars to directly fund religious schools. The widely watched case out of Oklahoma could transform the line between church and state in education, and…