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Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia – Pilgrims bore a giant wooden cross through the streets of Australia’s largest city Monday, as thousands of faithful crowded around the procession, some lunging for a chance to touch the symbol of the Roman Catholic Church’s youth festival. At a secluded retreat on Sydney’s outskirts, Pope Benedict XVI worked on…

By Tony NaurothReligion News Service BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Those looking for enlightenment on Saturday (July 12) from the Dalai Lama at Lehigh University first had to maneuver past 400 monks and nuns protesting a 40-year-old arcane decree by the Tibetan-leader-in-exile that they said violates their religious freedom. The monks and nuns of the Western Shugden…

By Nicole Neroulias Religion News Service (RNS) A federal appeals court in Chicago has ruled that fair-housing laws do not extend to permitting a Jewish resident to nail a mezuzah to a door frame, prompting an outcry from the Jewish community. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 ruling on Thursday (July…

The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA – July 11, 2008 By Laurie Goodstein The New York Times Generations of recovering alcoholics, soldiers, weary parents, exploited workers, and just about anybody feeling beaten down by life have found solace in a short prayer that begins: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I…
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