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Rev. Cecil Murray, Leader Amid Los Angeles Riots, Dies at 94
He used his church, First African Methodist Episcopal, as a base to address the social ills that confronted the city’s…
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Four Takeaways From the Vatican’s Document on Human Dignity
The document restated the Roman Catholic Church’s rejection of abortion, gender fluidity and transition surgery.
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Vatican Document Casts Gender Change and Fluidity as Threat to Human Dignity
The statement is likely to be embraced by conservatives and stir consternation among L.G.B.T.Q. advocates who fear it will be…
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Displaced Palestinian Christians Mark Easter in Gaza’s Only Catholic Church
The only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip held somber Easter celebrations on Sunday for hundreds of displaced Palestinian Christians…
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From a Funeral Image, the Textures of Faith and State in Russia
The opposition leader Aleksei Navalny called himself “a typical post-Soviet believer” of Russian Orthodox faith. But the institution of the…
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The Funeral of Aleksei Navalny, in Photos
Russians traveled from far and wide to bear witness as Aleksei A. Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died in…
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Mourners Gather for Navalny’s Funeral in Moscow
Police presence appeared heavy for the service. Allies and family members of the opposition leader blamed the authorities for difficulties…
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Mourning a Transgender Activist at a Cathedral That Once Drew Protests
St. Patrick’s Cathedral was the site of protests over the church’s position on homosexuality and AIDS. On Thursday, it hosted…
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Black Churches in Georgia Unite to Mobilize Voters in a Key Battleground
Two of the state’s largest church groups are teaming up in a rare effort they say is motivated by this…
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Trump Is Connecting With a Different Type of Evangelical Voter
They are not just the churchgoing, conservative activists who once dominated the G.O.P.
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