Church
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World
At Christianity’s Holiest Site, Rival Monks Struggle to Turn Other Cheek
At the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, on the site where Jesus is believed to have been crucified and resurrected, a centuries-long real estate spat tends to flare up at Orthodox Easter.
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US
Nashville, Battered and Mourning, Pauses for Easter
The holiest day in the Christian calendar comes as the church-filled city is in a heated political debate, and still deep in grief.
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Newyork
In the Face of Tragedy, Petitioning God Is an Act of Faith
NASHVILLE — The sun was still shining brightly when I pulled into the parking lot of Christ Presbyterian Church here on Tuesday. Traffic was backed up outside the church, and I was a few minutes late for the start of a prayer service for the victims ...
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World
Pope Increases Lay Leaders’ Responsibility in Sexual Abuse Law
The most significant part of the law, a permanent version of a 2019 measure, may be its impact on the “lay faithful,” who will be more accountable for abuse.
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World
10 Years On, Pope Francis Faces Challenges From the Right and the Left
In an ideologically divided Roman Catholic Church, the right has accused him of going too far and the left of not going far enough.