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From South Korea to India, devotees mark the birthday of Buddha with lanterns and prayers
By The Associated Press — May 23, 2024
(AP) – The birthday of Buddha is a holy occasion for all Buddhists, but is celebrated on different dates depending on the school of Buddhism or country to which one belongs.
A milestone reached in mainline Protestant churches’ decades-old disputes over LGBTQ inclusion
By The Associated Press — May 6, 2024
(AP) — The United Methodist Church, which stripped out its bans and related social teachings over the past two weeks, is the last of the major mainline church bodies to go through this process.
A Russian Orthodox priest who took part in services for Navalny is suspended by the patriarch
By The Associated Press — April 24, 2024
(AP) – Dmitry Safronov held a memorial service by Navalny’s grave in Moscow on March 26 to mark 40 days since the politician’s death, an important ritual within Russian Orthodox tradition.
Muslims welcome the holy month of Ramadan with a mix of joy and deep concern
By The Associated Press — March 11, 2024
(AP) — This year, war and starvation in the Gaza Strip casts an especially dark shadow on the festivities.
Orthodox mark Christmas, but the celebration is overshadowed for many by conflict
By The Associated Press — January 8, 2024
(AP) — Orthodox Christians packed churches Saturday night for Christmas Eve services, a holiday overshadowed for many believers by conflict.
Morocco’s Benzina becomes the first senior-level Women’s World Cup player to compete in hijab
By The Associated Press — July 31, 2023
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — A FIFA ban on playing in religious head coverings in its sanctioned games for “health and safety reasons” was overturned in 2014 after advocacy from activists, athletes and government and soccer officials.
Highlights from the life of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
By The Associated Press — December 31, 2022
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Highlights from the life of the 95-year-old retired pope.
Friends, family describe missing in Florida condo collapse
By The Associated Press — June 28, 2021
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — The building was home to an international mix of foreign retirees, South American immigrants and Orthodox Jews, all with anxious loved ones across the globe.
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