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Duke reverses stance on Muslim prayer

by Yonat Shimron and Mariam Sobh

Police chief to black churches: ‘We can’t do this without you guys’

by Adelle M. Banks

Black churches offer scholarships to students at Michael Brown’s alma mater

by Elisa Crouch

Ralph Abernathy: Martin Luther King Jr.’s overlooked ‘civil rights twin’

by Adelle M. Banks

Catholic groups rally against climate change amid church debate

by David Gibson

Nun is named first female head of Catholic Charities USA

by David Gibson

Rumi followers fight to keep tourism industry from cashing in on mystic’s legacy

by Michael Kaplan

After murders, France seeks unity

by Elizabeth Bryant

Anti-Islam protest and counterprotest

by Sara Miller Llana and Rachel Stern

Egypt president Sisi bans offensive images, urges religious moderation

by Louisa Loveluck

African church leaders oppose female genital mutilation in hospitals

by Fredrick Nzwili

Episcopal bishop charged with manslaughter, driving under the influence

British Jews concerned about future in Europe

by Trevor Grundy

Contemporary gospel music pioneer Andrae Crouch dead at 72

(RNS) Andrae Crouch, a Grammy-winning gospel composer and singer whose music remains a staple in many church hymnals, died January 8. He was 72 and had been ill for many years.

by Adelle M. Banks

Spurred by Paris attacks, anti-Islam protest surges in Dresden

by Sara Miller Llana

Four Jewish victims of Paris market attack buried in Jerusalem

by Michele Chabin

Nigerian archbishop calls for unity marches following Boko Haram massacres

by Fredrick Nzwili

Oscar Romero declared a martyr as Vatican inches him toward sainthood

by Josephine McKenna

France ponders its response to shootings: Will xenophobia or multiculturalism win?

by Elizabeth Bryant

Persecution of Christians reached historic levels in 2014. Will 2015 be worse?

by Jonathan Merritt

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