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    President Biden Takes Office
    Joe and Jill Biden attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning before his inauguration.
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    Biden Is Catholic. He Also Supports Abortion Rights. Here's What That Could Mean

    Jan 23, 2021
    President Biden is only the nation's second Catholic president, but his position on abortion rights is at odds with the church.
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    President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attended the virtual presidential inaugural prayer service from the State Dining Room of the White House.
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    At The National Prayer Service, A Plea To Avoid 'Simplistic Calls For Unity'

    Jan 21, 2021
    Speakers at the service see a "new America" and embrace a range of progressive causes. "The only way to establish domestic tranquility is to establish justice," the Rev. William Barber II says.
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    "JESUS SAVES" banners were among those carried during a rally on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington before rioters stormed the Capitol.
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    Militant Christian Nationalists Remain A Potent Force, Even After The Capitol Riot

    Jan 19, 2021
    The conviction of some Christians that God has a particular plan for America gave extra potency to efforts in support of Trump's attempts to overturn his election defeat.
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    Politics

    Legacy Of Muslim Travel Ban Will Be Hard For Biden To Erase

    Jan 19, 2021
    President-elect Biden has pledged to quickly end the Trump administration's travel ban on Muslim-majority countries. But immigrant advocates say the lasting effects of policy will be harder to undo.
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    Religion

    Some Christians Feel It's A God-Given Mission To Fight On Trump's Behalf

    Jan 18, 2021
    Some of the extremists who assaulted the U.S. Capitol are Christian nationalists. They believe they are on a divine mission to challenge government institutions in the name of God.
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    Rev. Dyson Imagines How St. Paul Would Admonish U.S. For Racism

    Jan 18, 2021
    NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Reverend Michael Eric Dyson about the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and racism in politics and religion.
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    TED Radio Hour
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    Andy Puddicombe: What Is The Connection Between Mind, Body, And Breath?

    Jan 15, 2021
    Mindfulness expert and Headspace co-founder Andy Puddicombe guides listeners through a meditative reflection on appreciating breath.
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    Andy Puddicombe: How Can Breathing Help Us In An Ever-Changing World?

    Jan 15, 2021
    Mindfulness expert and Headspace co-founder Andy Puddicombe guides listeners through a meditative reflection on breath and impermanence.
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    TED Radio Hour
    ANDY PUDDICOMBE, UnSeen Narratives, Ted Salon, Unicorn Theatre, Tooley St. London. 10 May 2012.
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    Andy Puddicombe: How Can Breathing Help Improve Our Relationships?

    Jan 15, 2021
    Mindfulness expert and Headspace co-founder Andy Puddicombe guides listeners through a meditative reflection on how breath can bring us closer together.
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    Insurrection At The Capitol: Live Updates
    Members of the audience react as President Trump delivers remarks at an Evangelicals for Trump coalition launch at the King Jesus International Ministry in Miami on Jan. 3, 2020.
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    'How Did We Get Here?' A Call For An Evangelical Reckoning On Trump

    Jan 13, 2021
    Evangelicals, says Ed Stetzer of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College, should start to reckon with their own behaviors and actions that may have helped fuel the insurrection at the Capitol.
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    Pope Francis is seen giving a homily on Christmas Eve. Francis on Sunday condemned the violence at the U.S. Capitol and prayed for reconciliation.
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    Pope Prays For U.S. Capitol Victims, Urges Americans To Protect Democratic Values

    Jan 10, 2021
    In remarks at the Vatican on Sunday, Pope Francis condemned the violence at the U.S. Capitol and urged Americans to come together for the "common good."
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    How Faith Leaders Are Finding Hope In Dark Times

    Jan 10, 2021
    For words of encouragement after a difficult week, NPR's Michel Martin turns to Rev. Dr. Jackie Lewis, Bishop Michael Curry and Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld.
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    A yellow banner that reads JESUS SAVES stands out in the pro-Trump mob outside the U.S. Capitol Building on Wednesday.
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    Faith Leaders Nearly Unanimous In Condemning Assault On Capitol

    Jan 07, 2021
    President Trump has had the support of evangelical Christians throughout his presidency, but his incitement of the assault on Congress has proved costly.
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    Agency And Perseverance: Pastor Reflects On New Year's Eve Watch Night Services

    Jan 02, 2021
    Host Michel Martin talks with Rev. William H. Lamar IV, pastor of Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C., about the message of his New Year's Eve Watch Night service this year.
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    Politics
    Retired Navy Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben has been appointed chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives. Kibben is the first female chaplain in either house of Congress.
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    Pelosi Names 1st Female Chaplain To Serve Congress

    Dec 31, 2020
    Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed retired Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben as chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Presbyterian minister was former chief chaplain of the U.S. Navy.
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    World
    A lit menorah during a Hanukkah celebration at the Conrad Hotel in Dubai on Dec. 16.
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    As Thousands Of Israeli Tourists Visit Dubai, A Small Jewish Community Gets A Boost

    Dec 29, 2020
    The community maintains a low profile, given sensitivities in the region. Since the Israel-United Arab Emirates peace deal was announced, it has scrambled to accommodate a rush of Jewish visitors.
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    Middle East

    Orthodox Jews Are Visiting UAE In Waves After Israeli-Emirati Peace Deal

    Dec 27, 2020
    A hushed Jewish community in Dubai has emerged into the open after the Israeli-Emirati peace deal. Now they're hosting an unlikely rush of Orthodox Jews to the Gulf Arab city.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis

    What It Looks Like To Be A Hospital Chaplain In A Pandemic

    Dec 27, 2020
    Hospital chaplain Matt Norvell has been praying with patients for more than a decade. But the last nine months during the coronavirus pandemic have been the most intense of his career.
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    Rev. Dwayne Gary's experience of racial profiling has led him to speak out and inspire others in his suburban Chicago community to tell their own stories of mistreatment.
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    Suburban Church Leads Hard Conversation About Race

    Dec 27, 2020
    In a mostly white suburb north of Chicago, George Floyd's killing has opened up some tough talks. And the pastor of a historic Black church there is leading the way by telling his story.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Pope Francis arrives to deliver his Christmas Day message, Urbi et Orbi, in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.
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    In Christmas Message, Pope Francis Urges Coronavirus 'Vaccines For All'

    Dec 25, 2020
    "Vaccines for all, especially for the most vulnerable and needy of all regions of the planet," Pope Francis said at the Vatican on a subdued Christmas Day.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican as Italy went back into lockdown measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    At The Vatican, A Christmas Eve Mass Shaped By The Pandemic

    Dec 24, 2020
    Only 100 or so people attended the service, and they wore masks and socially distanced. The Mass began two hours early so all could make it home before Italy's virus curfew.
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    Shots - Health News
    A Hasidic man and medical workers cross paths near the Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., in November. When public health messaging comes from community leaders, it's much more likely to be adopted, research on diverse groups finds.
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    'Trusted Messengers, Trusted Messages': How To Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy

    Dec 24, 2020
    As the first COVID-19 vaccines begin to be rolled out across the U.S., community leaders in diverse groups already are working hard to dispel misinformation and reach skeptics with truth.
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    Religion

    Church Journalist On Why He Thinks Mormonism Is The Most American Religion

    Dec 23, 2020
    NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with McKay Coppins of The Atlantic about his article "The Most American Religion" as the Mormon Church celebrates its 200th anniversary.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    The Vatican said Monday that it is "morally acceptable" to use COVID-19 vaccines, even if they used "cell lines from aborted fetuses in their research and production process." Pope Francis, who approved the statement, is seen here in January.
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    Vatican OKs Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines, Even If Research Involved Fetal Tissue

    Dec 21, 2020
    The Vatican said it's permitted to get COVID-19 vaccines due to the "grave danger" of the pandemic, even if scientists used "cell lines from aborted fetuses in their research and production process."
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    Theologian Discusses How Christmas Brings Light To A Dark Year

    Dec 19, 2020
    NPR's Scott Simon speaks with theologian Eboni Marshall-Turman of Yale Divinity School about the message of Christmas this year.
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