Black clergy call for churches to foster healing in the aftermath of Charlottesville
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Britain’s first Anglican same-sex marriage celebrated in a Scottish church
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Houses of worship do some soul searching as their neighborhoods change
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Good works of churches often go unnoticed
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It’s no longer Sunday best for the Church of England
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Car-care ministries a growing niche in midsize cities
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Supreme Court rules for Missouri church in ‘playground’ case
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Christians find God in US national parks
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Lawmakers, religious leaders pray for victims of congressional baseball shooting
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Trump: ‘It’s time to put a stop to attacks on religion’
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Lasers reveal long-hidden Roman frescoes with biblical themes
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