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A beginner's guide to sound baths − what they are, how to choose a good one...
Sound therapy, which uses bells and singing bowls for healing, has gained popularity in recent years.PeopleImages/iStock via Getty Images plusIn recent years, sound bathing, a therapy in which sound is...
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Pope Francis called surrogacy 'deplorable' – but the reasons why women and...
Pope Francis baptizes 16 infants in the Sistine Chapel on Jan. 7, 2024, in Vatican City.Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty ImagesPope Francis made headlines on Jan. 8, 2024, when he called for a...
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In the 'big tent' of free speech, can you be too open-minded?
In the 'big tent' philosophy of free speech, the more views, the better. But how does that hold up in practice?imageBROKER/Manuel Kamuf via Getty ImagesPeople often extol the virtue of open-mindedness,...
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Church without God: How secular congregations fill a need for some...
Sunday Assembly is one of the larger secular congregations aiming to provide community and ritual for nonreligious people. AP Photo/Jae C. HongShared testimonies, collective singing, silent meditation...
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Gaza's oldest mosque, destroyed in an airstrike, was once a temple to...
The Omari Mosque of Gaza.Mohammed Alafrangi, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsThe Omari Mosque in Gaza was largely destroyed by Israeli bombardment on Dec. 8, 2023. It was one of the most ancient...
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What are the principles of civilian immunity in war? A scholar of justice in...
Palestinians tend to the wounded after an Israeli strike hit a building next to Al-Aqsa Hospital in the Gaza Strip on Jan. 10, 2024.AP Photo/Adel HanaAbout 1 in 100 Gazans have been killed since the...
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Nicaragua released imprisoned priests, but repression is unlikely to relent –...
A priest and Catholic worshippers pray in front of an image of 'Sangre de Cristo,' burned in a fire on July 2020, at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua.Oswaldo Rivas/AFP via Getty ImagesBad news has...
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Latin America's colonial period was far less Catholic than it might seem −...
One of the most pervasive myths about colonial Latin American society is that it was Catholic, full stop. It’s a familiar story: As history books tell it, the Europeans brought their religion to the...
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How the word ‘voodoo’ became a racial slur
An engraving from 1992 representing a voodoo rite in Haiti. Nicolas Jallot/Gamma-Rapho via Getty ImagesFor decades, it has been common for people to throw around terms like “voodoo politics,” “voodoo...
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Nazi genocides of Jews and Roma were entangled from the start – and so are...
Franz Roselbach, a Roma survivor of the Holocaust who was sent to Auschwitz when he was 15, attends a ceremony at the former Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 2006. Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesWhen the...
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Thinking about work as a calling can be meaningful, but there can be...
A sense of calling can provide workers a feeling of higher purpose in their jobs.megaflopp/Getty ImagesMany Americans – especially young adults – want to do work that feels meaningful. Creating meaning...
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France’s biggest Muslim school went from accolades to defunding – showing a...
Students attend a class at the Averroès school in Lille, France, in September 2023.Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty ImagesFrance is famously strict on enforcing what it calls “laïcité”: keeping religion...
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When is criticism of Israel antisemitic? A scholar of modern Jewish history...
Antisemitic incidents have spiked in recent months.AP Photo/Nicolas LandemardThere has been a sharp increase in antisemitism around the world since the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre by Hamas and Israel’s...
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The opening of India’s new Rama temple made waves – but here’s what the...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center left, performs rituals during the opening of the temple dedicated to Lord Ram in Ayodhya, India, on Jan. 22, 2024.Press Information Bureau via APThe consecration...
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Training an animal? An ethicist explains how and why your dog − but not your...
Only one of these guys deserves to be in timeout.Wild Horse Photography/Moment via Getty ImagesPeople talk to their pets every day: offering praise when they’re good, reassurance when they’re confused...
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Black communities are using mapping to document and restore a sense of place
These highways displaced many Black communities. Some Black activists are using mapping to do the opposite: highlight hidden parts of history.Library of Congress, Geography and Map DivisionWhen...
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It’s the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac − associated with good...
Dragons on display in Shanghai. A dragon image is often used to symbolize China itself.Feng Wei Photography/Moment via Getty ImagesAmong China’s traditional holidays and celebrations, none ranks higher...
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The divine matchmaker in Chinese mythology − Old Man Under the Moon − who...
Looking for love − a store in Huaian, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, selling flowers on Valentine's Day.STR/AFP via Getty ImagesIn China, people celebrate Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14, but there...
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From church to the mosque, faith and friends help Iowa’s African immigrants...
Snow covers the replica of the Statue of Liberty outside the Decatur County Courthouse in Leon, Iowa.Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesThink of Iowa, our home. Many people picture...
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Love may be timeless, but the way we talk about it isn’t − the ancient...
The love story of Psyche and Eros − also known as Cupid − has survived since the days of Rome and Greece.Bettman via Getty ImagesEvery year as Valentine’s Day approaches, people remind themselves that...
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