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Medieval Jerusalem Organ Plays Again After 1,000 Years
The pipes of a medieval organ, buried for centuries and discovered near the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, are once more filling a Jerusalem monastery with ancient melodies.
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Who Was Olga, The Alaska Native Drawing Devotion As Orthodoxy's New Saint
"St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska," as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female Orthodox saint from North America.
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Bethlehem Readies For Another Christmas Overshadowed By Gaza War
Palestinian security forces deployed around the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday, as the faithful prepared for another solemn Christmas.
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"Blasphemous": Church Nativity Scene Showing 2 Mothers Of Jesus Sparks Anger In Italy
A church nativity scene which features two mothers of the Baby Jesus, instead of the conventional Mary and Joseph figurines, has sparked anger among conservative Catholics and politicians in Italy.
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Church Nativity Scene With 2 Mothers Of Baby Jesus Sparks Anger In Italy
A church nativity scene which features two mothers of the Baby Jesus, instead of the conventional Mary and Joseph figurines, has sparked anger among conservative Catholics and politicians in Italy.
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'Muted Christmas' In Bethlehem, West Bank Church Amid Israel-Hamas War
Outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Palestinian West Bank, the throngs of tourists and pilgrims who normally rub shoulders with costumed Santas and marching bands are missing this year.
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Cancelled Tours, Empty Hotels: Israel, Palestine Tourism Sector Hit By War
Early this month, the main square and streets around Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity were bustling with tourists.
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Baby Jesus, Virgin Mary Caged, Separated To Mimic US Family Separation
A Southern California church flipped the lights on its outdoor manger scene Saturday evening to reveal Jesus, Mary and Joseph as border detainees, each figure isolated in its own chain-link cage with a barbed-wire top.
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"I Obeyed Like A Robot": Rape Survivor Tells Of Predator Priest
Denise Buchanan was 17 when she was raped by a seminarian who continued to abuse her when he became a priest in her native Jamaica. The Catholic Church, she says, has offered her nothing but their "prayers".
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US Supreme Court Rejects Hawaiian Church's Appeal Over Marijuana Laws
The Supreme Court won't take up an appeal from a Native American church in Hawaii that wants to be exempt from federal marijuana laws.
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Medieval Jerusalem Organ Plays Again After 1,000 Years
The pipes of a medieval organ, buried for centuries and discovered near the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, are once more filling a Jerusalem monastery with ancient melodies.
-
Who Was Olga, The Alaska Native Drawing Devotion As Orthodoxy's New Saint
"St. Olga of Kwethluk, Matushka of All Alaska," as she is officially known, was canonized on June 19 as the first female Orthodox saint from North America.
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Bethlehem Readies For Another Christmas Overshadowed By Gaza War
Palestinian security forces deployed around the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday, as the faithful prepared for another solemn Christmas.
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"Blasphemous": Church Nativity Scene Showing 2 Mothers Of Jesus Sparks Anger In Italy
A church nativity scene which features two mothers of the Baby Jesus, instead of the conventional Mary and Joseph figurines, has sparked anger among conservative Catholics and politicians in Italy.
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Church Nativity Scene With 2 Mothers Of Baby Jesus Sparks Anger In Italy
A church nativity scene which features two mothers of the Baby Jesus, instead of the conventional Mary and Joseph figurines, has sparked anger among conservative Catholics and politicians in Italy.
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'Muted Christmas' In Bethlehem, West Bank Church Amid Israel-Hamas War
Outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity in the Palestinian West Bank, the throngs of tourists and pilgrims who normally rub shoulders with costumed Santas and marching bands are missing this year.
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Cancelled Tours, Empty Hotels: Israel, Palestine Tourism Sector Hit By War
Early this month, the main square and streets around Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity were bustling with tourists.
-
Baby Jesus, Virgin Mary Caged, Separated To Mimic US Family Separation
A Southern California church flipped the lights on its outdoor manger scene Saturday evening to reveal Jesus, Mary and Joseph as border detainees, each figure isolated in its own chain-link cage with a barbed-wire top.
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"I Obeyed Like A Robot": Rape Survivor Tells Of Predator Priest
Denise Buchanan was 17 when she was raped by a seminarian who continued to abuse her when he became a priest in her native Jamaica. The Catholic Church, she says, has offered her nothing but their "prayers".
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US Supreme Court Rejects Hawaiian Church's Appeal Over Marijuana Laws
The Supreme Court won't take up an appeal from a Native American church in Hawaii that wants to be exempt from federal marijuana laws.
