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Defense Secretary Hegseth tests Constitution in Pentagon worship services

Defense Secretary Hegseth tests Constitution in Pentagon worship services

(RNS) — Speaking at a recent worship service at the Pentagon, Hegseth said the US needs to be 'in prayer, on bended knee, recognizing the providence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.'
Defense Secretary Hegseth tests Constitution in Pentagon worship services

‘I feel extraordinarily conflicted about it’: Varghese’s St. John Divine installation cut short

NEW YORK (RNS) — A medical emergency cut her installation service short, but the Rev. Winnie Varghese’s message of unity and interfaith witness endured.
Defense Secretary Hegseth tests Constitution in Pentagon worship services

Ruwa Romman, Georgia’s first Muslim woman legislator, launches bid for governor

(RNS) — A Palestinian American, Romman gained prominence in August 2024 when her scheduled speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago was canceled at the last minute.
Defense Secretary Hegseth tests Constitution in Pentagon worship services

Hopeful for a new beginning in the new year, American Jews make historic trip to Syria

(RNS) — Millennia of Jewish life in Syria came to a close in the 1990s. Today, only around half a dozen elderly Jews are believed to remain. 

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Defense Secretary Hegseth tests Constitution in Pentagon worship services

Interview reveals Pope Leo as a careful canon lawyer

(RNS) — Pope Leo XIV is not going to reject the reforms of Pope Francis, but neither is he going to quickly move beyond them.
Defense Secretary Hegseth tests Constitution in Pentagon worship services

Tibetan Buddhist nuns are getting advanced degrees − and the Dalai Lama played a major role in that shift

(The Conversation) — A 2012 change has seen scores of Tibetan Buddhist nuns achieve the highest degree in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. The implications go beyond just higher learning.

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Defense Secretary Hegseth tests Constitution in Pentagon worship services

NY Catholic sisters challenge Cardinal Dolan’s praise for Charlie Kirk

(RNS) — 'What Cardinal Dolan may not have known is that many of Mr. Kirk’s words were marked by racist, homophobic, transphobic, and anti-immigrant rhetoric, by violent pro-gun advocacy, and by the promotion of Christian nationalism,' the sisters' statement read.
Defense Secretary Hegseth tests Constitution in Pentagon worship services

Photographer Gordon Parks’ religious images displayed in DC exhibition

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Mostly self-taught, Parks interspersed religious images in his photography across his career, an exhibition at Howard University reveals.

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