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Pope Leo XIV calls for 'ecological conversion' to face climate change

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In his first major climate speech, Pope Leo XIV renewed the Vatican’s vow to remain at the forefront of the movement to halt global warming.

“We must shift from collecting data to caring, and from environmental discourses to an ecological conversion that transforms both personal and communal lifestyles,” Pope Leo XIV said on Tuesday, ...Read more

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Organizers of chaotic spring anti-LGBTQ+ Christian rally sue Seattle

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SEATTLE — The organizers of a conservative Christian rally earlier this year in Seattle are suing the city — and Mayor Bruce Harrell individually — over what they say was a violation of their First Amendment right to freedom of speech, religion and assembly.

The Mayday USA rally last May, part of a five-city tour to advocate for the “...Read more

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Commentary: Religious revolution is happening online (and that's not a bad thing)

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The most important religious revolution of our time isn’t happening in mosques or churches. It’s happening on screens.

For millions of young Muslims around the world, the spiritual life that once flowed through the mosque is now being livestreamed from a bedroom, uploaded to YouTube and shared on TikTok. Twitch preachers, Instagram sheikhs,...Read more

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Decades after the hit horror film, demand for exorcists on the rise

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BALTIMORE — She levitates above her chair. An old man hurls a priest across the room. A young woman speaks full paragraphs in Bulgarian, a language she’s never studied. A man’s skin blisters at the sight of a crucifix.

In interviews with The Baltimore Sun, exorcists claimed these are not movie scenes but moments they’ve witnessed ...Read more