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Vice President Kamala Harris joined President Joe Biden and the first lady in participating in a virtual Passover celebration Thursday.
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With the holiday season under way, charitable donations are on the rise. But how do organizations use their funds?
As physical gathering spaces closed to congregants because of COVID-19, religious leaders created new places to commune with members online th…
After a local radio station canceled his weekly broadcast last year, Pastor Eddie Bone started putting his Sunday sermons online. But hardly 1…
Muslims throughout the world are celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, a celebration at the end of Ramadan. Here's an introduction to this i…
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Normally, the May 1 "Day of the Indoctrinator" ceremony attracts Valley of the Dawn members from across the globe. This year's a little different.
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This Ramadan, celebrations will look a little different, and organizations and individuals around the world are doing their part to make it special.
Mohammad Hassan Khalil, associate professor of religious studies and director of the Muslim Studies Program at Michigan State University, answ…
In medieval Europe Passover was a touchpoint for violence and libel against Jews.
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Nativity scenes showing the birth of baby Jesus first originated in the small Italian town of Greccio. Today, some such scenes have taken a po…
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church has an app, does a live stream, and on Sunday it held a giant service at a performing arts center.
Alienation of affection laws, sometimes known as "homewrecker" laws, allow the spouse to sue another person for "purposefully interfering with…
Would you be okay with armed volunteers in your place of worship?
On March 17, people around the world will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by parading in green hats, sporting images of shamrocks and leprechauns …
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With Easter Sunday around the corner and roughly 80 percent of all Americans expected to observe the holiday in some way, the personal-finance…
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This April 1, Christians will be celebrating Easter, the day on which the resurrection of Jesus is said to have taken place. Here's a little b…
On May 13, 1917, three shepherd children, Lucia de Jesus dos Santos and two of her cousins, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, reported seeing a vis…
The Dane County Jail Ministry, which will mark its 50th anniversary this year, has grown from a Lutheran church providing a worship service to…
Let someone else deal with the ham or lamb, and all the side dishes necessary to pull off a big, festive meal.
The buildings that remain intact are few and far between, but have unique histories that make them worth protecting.
The evangelist Rev. Franklin Graham held a rally at the State Capitol in Madison, Wednesday, urging Christians to vote in the 2016 presidentia…
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