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Pastry maker Rafe' Rummaneh, shown here in his home outside Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on April 9, is only making a few treats for friends this Eid.

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  • World

Palestinians forgo Eid celebrations to mourn for Gaza

The holy month of Ramadan concluded this week with Eid al-Fitr, a celebration with food, family and friends. For Palestinians, the war in Gaza has weighed heavily on this year's holiday.

April 12, 2024
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  • Rob Schmitz
The crowd looks in direction of the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during Pope Francis' prayer on April 1 in The Vatican.

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  • Religion

The Vatican says surrogacy and gender theory are 'grave threats' to human dignity

A document called "Infinite Dignity" details what the Vatican sees as grave violations of dignity. Poverty, war and the abuse of migrants lead the list.

April 08, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
People visit a NASA information booth to grab solar eclipse glasses in Russellville, Arkansas. The space agency has debunked a number of myths about the total solar eclipse — including ideas about food going bad, or unborn babies being harmed.

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  • Space

Solar eclipse myths and rumors bubble up, from radiation to food poisoning

NASA debunks these and other myths: Will a solar eclipse harm a pregnant woman's baby if she looks at it? Does an eclipse emit special radiation that can instantly blind you?

April 08, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
CAIR says the largest number of anti-Muslim bias reports involved employment discrimination, including companies saying they wouldn't hire people who participated in pro-Palestinian rallies.

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  • Religion

Anti-Muslim bias reports skyrocket after Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel

The Council on American-Islamic Relations has released its annual Civil Right Report. It details record-high instances of anti-Muslim hate in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

April 02, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
Pope Francis arrives as he celebrates Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 31, 2024.

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  • Religion

Pope Francis appeals for peace in Gaza and Ukraine at Easter Mass

Pope Francis overcame concerns about his health to preside over Easter Sunday Mass, leading tens of thousands of people in a flower-decked St. Peter's Square.

March 31, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom

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  • Health

A new podcast examines the perils of intense meditation

For many people, meditation retreats bring peace of mind. But for some, it's the opposite. Reporters heard from dozens of people who experienced hallucinations, paralyzing fear – and worse.

March 31, 2024
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  • Andrea Muraskin
A group of Sikh protesters at a get out the vote rally for the Khalistan Referendum on March 16th in Sacramento, California.

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  • National

Sikhs in California vote on independence from India

Sikhs in California will vote in a referendum to push for their own independent state in India

March 30, 2024
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  • Sandhya Dirks
Judge Alla Nazarova attends a hearing in the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in Moscow on Nov. 25, 2021.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Russian Jehovah's Witnesses remain devout despite facing bans

Russia's ban on Jehovah's Witnesses has led to raids, arrests and imprisonment. NPR's Scott Simon says that the religion the Russian government calls "extreme" would be better described as "devout."

March 30, 2024
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  • Scott Simon
Civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama alongside Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.

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  • News

Fractures in the Grand Alliance between Black and Jewish Americans

The Grand Alliance between Black and Jewish leaders, known largely for shared work on Civil Rights in the 1960s, has a complicated legacy--and an uncertain future between these communities.

March 28, 2024
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  • Devan Schwartz
Then-President Donald Trump holds up a Bible outside St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., during a controversial 2020 photo-op.

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  • Politics

Cash-strapped Trump is now selling $60 Bibles, U.S. Constitution included

The "God Bless The USA" Bible is inspired by the Lee Greenwood anthem and includes copies of the nation's founding documents. Trump launched it ahead of Easter as his financial woes mount.

March 27, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
The PRRI poll found that the vast majority of those who are unaffiliated are content to stay that way. Just 9% of respondents say they're looking for a religion that would be right for them.

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  • Religion

People say they're leaving religion due to anti-LGBTQ teachings and sexual abuse

People in the U.S. are switching religions and leaving religion altogether in large numbers. A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute shows a high level of "religious churning."

March 27, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
Jose Manuel Castro, the pastor of Gethsemani Baptist Church, holds a turkey. The church had a tradition of giving away turkeys every Thanksgiving except this past year due to troubles with the city, according to a suit.

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  • Religion

An Arizona church known for feeding migrants now says the city is blocking its work

Gethsemani Baptist Church in San Luis has been organizing food drives for nearly 25 years. But in a new lawsuit, the church alleges that the city has started to push back against this work.

March 25, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Jewish men and children in Purim costumes celebrate in the Mea Shearim ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood in Jerusalem, on March 18, 2022. The Purim holiday is celebrated with parades and costume parties to commemorate the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to exterminate them in the ancient Persian empire 2,500 years ago, as recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther.

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  • Religion

Purim — a festive Jewish holiday with an ending often ignored

The joyous Jewish holiday celebrates Jews' escape from annihilation as told in the Book of Esther. A lesser-known end to the story takes on new meaning during this time of war in the Middle East.

March 24, 2024
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  • Deena Prichep
Opponents of the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) gather outside the National Assembly in Banjul, The Gambia, on March 18, 2024. Lawmakers voted to advance a highly controversial bill that would lift the ban on FGM.

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  • Global Health

The Gambia is debating whether to repeal its ban on female genital mutilation

Like many countries in Africa, The Gambia has a law criminalizing the practice of female genital mutilation. Now, amid a religious backlash, it could become the first country to repeal its ban.

March 22, 2024
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  • Diane Cole
The Catholic Church officially opposes in vitro fertilization, yet many Catholics don't view IVF as morally wrong.

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  • Religion

Despite church prohibitions, Catholics still choose IVF to have children

Religions hold a variety of views toward IVF. Catholicism has one of the strongest negative judgments against the practice. Yet many in the church still use the procedure in order to have children.

March 22, 2024
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  • Jason DeRose
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