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When tragedy becomes banal: Why news consumers experience crisis fatigue
The hand of a corpse buried in a mass grave in Bucha on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, April 3, 2022.AP Photo/Rodrigo AbdWhen Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by land, air and...
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Wounded souls: 75 years after India's Partition, survivors' trauma has still...
A refugee family that fled to Pakistan after the Partition of British India.Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty ImagesIn his poignant, much-acclaimed short story “Toba Tek Singh,” Pakistani...
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Supreme Court to revisit LGBTQ rights – this time with a wedding website...
Same-sex wedding cakes wound up at the Supreme Court – now, it's wedding websites' turn.S_nke Bullerdiek/EyeEm via Getty ImagesA simmering, difficult, and timely question returns to the Supreme Court...
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Burning Man highlights the primordial human need for ritual
A wooden effigy of a man is erected each year in Nevada's Black Rock Desert and later burned down.AP Photo/Ron LewisAt the end of each summer, hordes of people flock to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada...
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The Catholic Church is increasingly diverse – and so are its controversies
German Bishop Georg Bätzing talks with members of various Catholic youth organizations holding up umbrellas reading "Consecration for All" and "Jesus had two fathers."Sebastian Gollnow/Picture Alliance...
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How Shiite Islam reached Tanzania, and Ashoura processions became an annual...
Shiite women prepare to march in the inaugural Ashoura procession in a neighborhood of Arusha, Tanzania, in 2017.Mara Leichtman , CC BYEach year, the largest contemporary Muslim pilgrimage takes place...
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Lies are more common on laptops than on phones – how devices may shape our...
A deceptive device? d3sign/Moment via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.The big ideaPeople appear to be more willing to lie for personal gain when they use...
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Debates about migration have never been simple – just look at the Hebrew Bible
'Departure for Canaan,' a detail of a 13th-century mosaic from the dome of Abraham in St. Mark's Basilica in Venice.De Agostini Photo Library/De Agostini via Getty ImagesToday, the Bible is often...
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Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne at a time of deep religious...
In her efforts to build a new relationship with the Catholic Church, Queen Elizabeth II had interactions with several pontiffs. She is seen here with Pope John Paul II. AP Photo/Alessandro Bianchi,...
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Why China feels threatened by the moral authority of a 90-year-old Catholic...
Cardinal Joseph Zen has long supported protesters and critiqued China.AP Photo/Kin CheungCardinal Joseph Zen will stand trial on Sept. 19, 2022, in Hong Kong for his role as a trustee of the 612...
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Westminster Abbey has witnessed nearly a millennium of British history – but...
Members of the British royal family follow behind the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II as it is carried out of Westminster Abbey after her state funeral.Gareth Cattermole/Pool Photo via APThe royal funeral...
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Book bans reflect outdated beliefs about how children read
Book-banning campaigns often misrepresent how young readers consume and process literature. Michael Loccisano/Getty ImagesBanned Books Week, an annual event that teachers and librarians across the U.S....
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Why Pope Francis chose to highlight religious freedom during his visit to...
Pope Francis on his three-day trip to Kazakhstan in September 2022.AP Photo/Alexander ZemlianichenkoPope Francis spent three days in Kazakhstan, starting Sept. 13, 2022, to attend the Seventh Congress...
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When you're questioning your faith after being hurt by your religious...
You don't have to work through trauma on your own.Khanchit Khirisutchalual/iStock via Getty Images PlusFor the past few months, religion has never been far from U.S. headlines.The Supreme Court has...
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The 'fathers of the church' died around 1,500 years ago, but these ancient...
An 11th-century mosaic shows Epiphanius of Salamis, Clement of Rome, Gregory the Theologian, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and Archdeacon Stephen.St. Sophia of Kyiv/Wikimedia CommonsNearly 60 years...
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'Traditional' Jewish American foods keep changing, with cookbooks playing an...
Judaism possesses an elaborate system that determines what foods Jews can eat and which ones can be eaten together.Rafael Ben-Ari/Photodisc via Getty ImagesThe end of August inaugurated the Hebrew...
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Religion is shaping Brazil's presidential election – but its evangelicals...
Pastor Silas Malafaia, second from left, prays alongside President Jair Bolsonaro, far left, at the Assembly of God Victory in Christ Church in Rio de Janeiro.AP Photo/Bruna PradoWith one week to go...
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How to get away with torture, insurrection, you name it: The techniques of...
An image of a mock gallows on the grounds of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is shown during a House committee hearing. AP Photo/J. Scott ApplewhiteOn Sept. 28, 2022, the U.S. House select committee...
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Iranian women have been rebelling against restrictions since the Islamic...
Women holding up photographs of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, on Sept. 24, 2022.Safin Hamed/AFP via Getty ImagesShouts of...
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Yom Kippur is coming soon – what does Judaism actually say about forgiveness?
Two women embrace before a Yom Kippur service held outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles. Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesThe Jewish High Holidays are fast approaching: Rosh...
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