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Catholic diocese based in Redmond names next bishop
Redmond Spokesman - Oregon
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July 10, 2025
Published 3:35 pm Thursday, July 10, 2025 Reverend Thomas Hennen was appointed the new Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church Diocese (Courtesy of Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker). Thomas Hennen was unveiled Thursday as the next Bishop of the Diocese...
Religious dimensions of peacemaking for a war-torn world
Vatican News
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July 10, 2025
“Religious Dimensions of Peacemaking” is the title of an international conference taking place in the Vatican to provide a focus on the role of the Catholic Church as well as other faiths and institutions engaged in peacemaking. By Linda Bordoni...
Religious instructor inappropriately touched teen, cops allege
NJ.com - New Jersey
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July 10, 2025
A religious instructor is facing criminal charges on allegations that he inappropriately touched a teenage student, officials said. Haitham Altartir, 62, of Elmwood Park, was taken into custody on Wednesday, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office...
Church Property Tax Case: Lessons From a Costly Dispute
Church Leaders
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July 10, 2025
Matt Gillum, executive pastor at Austin Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, tells Church Law & Tax how his church patiently worked with city leaders to resolve a sticky tax situation. Q: Describe your church’s sticky tax situation—why did it receive...
Jewish, Muslim students fear fallout from Israel-Iran war will spur campus tensions
The GW Hatchet - Washington D.C.
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July 10, 2025
In the wake of the war between Israel and Iran, some Jewish and Muslim students fear for the long-term safety of their families abroad and worry that rising tensions between the two countries will spark tension on campus this fall. Israel and Iran...
Catholic University in Erbil looks ahead to 10-year anniversary
Vatican News
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July 10, 2025
The Catholic University in Erbil, in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, was founded to provide an education to minority groups fleeing ISIS. Now, it aims to promote peace by teaching about Mesopotamia’s religious history. By Joseph Tulloch...
Church issues statement of comfort and hope following Texas floods
The Victoria Advocate - Texas
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The North America Southwest Area Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made up of Jose L. Alonso, Michael A. Dunn and Jonathan S. Schmitt issued the following message following the tragic flooding in Central Texas: "We...
Jewish Dems in Congress Voice Unease at Mamdani’s Political Rise
Algemeiner Journal
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July 10, 2025
A growing number of Jewish Democrats in Congress are voicing deep concern following Zohran Mamdani’s recent victory in their party’s New York City mayoral primary, citing his refusal to condemn the slogan “globalize the intifada” and vocal support...
Church leaders appeal to international community as Jewish settlers attack Taybeh residents
Detroit Catholic
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July 10, 2025
(OSV News) ─ In the West Bank, Christian leaders in Taybeh -- the region’s only entirely Christian Palestinian village -- are sounding the alarm over escalating settler violence. On July 8, the Latin, Greek Orthodox and Melkite parish priests...
Catholic Charities food shelf joins the 2025 Open Your Heart Summer Challenge to fight food insecurity
The Central Minnesota Catholic
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July 10, 2025
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud is proud to once again participate in the 16th annual Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless Summer Challenge, an initiative that offers matching grant funds to Minnesota food shelves throughout...
Church Borderouge / TRIPTYQUE + studio.AQUI
ArchDaily
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July 10, 2025
© Bastien Treille+ 22 Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1031762/church-borderouge-triptyque-plus-studiqui Area Area of this architecture project Area: 480 m² Year Completion year of this architecture...
Jewish Democrats torn over ‘potential rise in antisemitism’ should Mamdani win NYC mayoral election
One America News Network
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July 10, 2025
Zohran Mamdani speaks enthusiastically into the microphone at a rally at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn New York on May 4 2025. (MADISON SWART/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff Blake Wolf 11:26 AM – Thursday, July 10, 2025 Jewish Democrat...
'Effigy' bonfire being investigated as hate incident is lit
BBC
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ShareSave The display on a bonfire in Moygashel has been condemned by politicians and church leaders A contentious bonfire in County Tyrone, with an effigy of refugees in a boat on top of it, has been lit. The model of a small boat with several...
Church awards scholars
Nassau County Record - Florida
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Body For the Record As a student at Hilliard Middle-Senior High School, the Rev. Kalvin R. Thompson thought an athletic scholarship was his only path to college. Although he was a good basketball player, he wasn’t a great one, he said. Then a...
Centre Approves New 30 km Expressway Linking Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida & Jewar Airport; Details Inside
News24
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July 11, 2025
Aiming to robust road network connectivity in Delhi-NCR, the Centre has approved a new 30-km-long expressway connecting Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, and the upcoming project, Jewar International Airport. This route will be constructed parallel to...
Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island welcomes families to honor 9/11 victims and heroes on memorial
Long Island Press - New York
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July 10, 2025
Families are invited to submit the names of loved ones—victims and first responders—for inclusion on September 11th Memorial. Photo courtesy of the Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island offers families of victims...
Church hall demolition for 19 new flats in south Essex green-lit by council
Thurrock Gazette
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St Michaels Church Hall, in Mill Road, Aveley, South Ockendon has already been demolished for the planned three blocks of two-bedroom flats and Thurrock’s planning committee welcomed the scheme. Speaking at a planning committee meeting on Tuesday,...
Catholic Bishop Issues Decree Excusing Illegal Immigrants From Sunday Mass to Avoid ICE Raids
TFPP Wire
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July 10, 2025
A Catholic bishop in Southern California is giving parishioners permission to skip Sunday mass due to fear of immigration enforcement, sparking debate over the Church’s role in aiding illegal immigrants during federal crackdowns. Key Facts: San...
Why the world has so many religions?
The Morung Express
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Thomas NNC Member In the past time, dating back to the BCE, some people of the Indian Subcontinent believed that there is God the creator of the universal. But some people never believe there is God. In the era of Gautama Buddha (623-483) BC, more...
Church Leaders Urge Politicians To Rise Above Individual Interests
The City Review
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July 10, 2025
By Philip Basa As South Sudan marks its 14th year of independence, church leaders have issued a heartfelt appeal to political leaders, urging them to rise above personal ambitions and work together to address the urgent challenges facing the...