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Ending the pandemic will take global access to COVID-19 treatment and...
Indian health workers doing health checks in Mumbai, June 17, 2020.AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, FileAs COVID-19 surges in the United States and worldwide, even the richest and best insured Americans...
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The long history of how Jesus came to resemble a white European
Painting depicting transfiguration of Jesus, a story in the New Testament when Jesus becomes radiant upon a mountain.Artist Raphael /Collections Hallwyl Museum, CC BY-SAThe portrayal of Jesus as a...
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John Lewis and C.T. Vivian belonged to a long tradition of religious leaders...
John Lewis linked arms with religious leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King, while marching from Selma to Montgomery in 1965.William Lovelace/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesWith the...
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In Kashmir, military lockdown and pandemic combined are one giant deadly threat
Kashmiri commuters at an Indian military checkpoint in the city of Srinagar, July 17, 2020. Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty ImagesCOVID-19 is taking a terrible toll worldwide. But in the Himalayan...
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How Taiwanese death rituals have adapted for families living in the US
Priests in Taiwan perform a ritual for the souls of the dead.Alberto Buzzola/LightRocket via Getty ImagesTaiwanese people living in the United States face a dilemma when loved ones die. Many families...
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Online Christian pilgrimage: How a virtual tour to Lourdes follows a...
People wearing masks and social distancing at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes on May 30, 2020.Laurent Dart/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Catholic Church held what is being termed as the first online...
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Statues topple and a Catholic church burns as California reckons with its...
The 18th-century Catholic missionary Junipero Serra at work in California. Lawrence OP/flickr/St. Casimir’s church in Baltimore, CC BY-SAStatues of the Spanish missionary Junípero Serra were recently...
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Why Hagia Sophia remains a potent symbol of spiritual and political authority
The first Muslim prayers were held on Friday inside the Hagia Sophia in 86 years.AP Photo/Yasin AkgulSince its origins in the sixth century A.D, the Hagia Sophia has served as a church, a mosque, and,...
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What are the origins of cathedrals and chapels?
Mosaic in San Vitale Basilica, Ravenna, Italynimu1956/Collection E+ via Getty imagesCathedrals and chapels have played vital roles in the development of Christian culture. As a scholar of the Bible,...
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At the evangelical Creation Museum, dinosaurs lived alongside humans and the...
Christian fundamentalists like Ken Ham, CEO of the evangelical group that owns the Creation Museum, believe dinosaurs were among the animals rescued on Noah's Ark.Jeff Haynes/AFP via Getty ImagesSummer...
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Faith-based 'violence interrupters' stop gang shootings with promise of...
A demonstrator heads to an anti-violence protest in Chicago, which has struggled with gun violence for decades, July 7, 2018.Jim Young/AFP via Getty Images)The July 4 weekend was one of the deadliest...
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What is the Islamic weekend?
Weekend in the Islamic world usually means Friday and Saturday.Jasmin Merdan/Moment Archive via Getty ImagesWeekends just aren’t what they used to be, as the COVID-19 pandemic blurs the line between...
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Stella Immanuel’s theories about the relationship between demons, illness and...
Matfre Ermengaud's 'Temptation by Lechery' from a 14th-century manuscript.The British LibraryPresident Donald Trump has a new favorite doctor. On July 27, the president and his son Donald Trump, Jr....
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Why is Eid celebrated twice a year and how has coronavirus changed the festival?
Worshippers wearing protective face masks and gloves offer Eid al-Fitr prayers in Teheran.AP Photo/Ebrahim NorooziEditor’s note: At sundown on July 30, Muslims all over the world celebrated one of the...
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What literature can tell us about people's struggle with their faith during a...
A scene from Giovanni Boccaccio's 'The Decameron' – sales of which have reportedly risen during the pandemic.John Waterhouse/Lady Lever Art GalleryA recent Pew Research poll found that religious faith...
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75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Vatican is providing moral...
Pope Francis observes a minute of silence for the victims of Hiroshima at the city's Peace Memorial Park.Carl Court/Getty ImagesAhead of the 75th anniversary year of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima...
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Pompeo's plan for a hierarchy of human rights could serve to undermine them...
Critics have accused Mike Pompeo of sculpting policy out of his religious beliefs.Leah Millis/AFP via Getty ImagesIn pushing for religion to be given more prominence in U.S. foreign policy concerns,...
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Buddhist monks have reversed roles in Thailand – now they are the ones...
Buddhist monks pass packs of water after their devotees donated water to a temple in Bangkok.AP Photo/Sakchai LalitThe offering of food and material goods to monks is an essential part of the daily...
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How the sound of religion has changed in the pandemic
The Rev. Philip Dinwiddie sings to a pre-recording of mass at St. James Episcopal Church in Grosse Ile, Michigan.Gregory Shamus/Getty ImagesThings sound different in a lockdown. The silence of usually...
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As the coronavirus rages in prisons, ethical issues of crime and punishment...
A 1970 image of prisoners in cell blocks at Rikers Island Prison.Bettmann / Contributor/Bettmann via Getty ImagesAcross the United States, prisons and jails have become hot spots for COVID-19....
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