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An American pastor detained in China for nearly 20 years has been released
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Christian pastor from California has been freed from China after nearly 20 years behind bars and is back home in the U.S., the State Department said Monday. David Lin, 68, was detained after he entered China in 2006, later convicted of contract fraud and...
Hundreds march in Brazil to support religious freedom as cases of intolerance rise
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — Practitioners of different religious traditions marched down Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana Beach on Sunday to support religious freedom in Brazil, where cases of intolerance have doubled over the past six years. Hundreds of men, women and...
Pope ends Asia trip with same message at the start: Interfaith tolerance to heal troubled world
SINGAPORE (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Singapore on Friday by praising its tradition of interfaith harmony, closing out his four-nation trip through Asia with the same message of tolerance that he delivered at the start. Francis presided over a gathering of young...
Dave Campbell's Texas Football high school rankings for Week 3
The Week 3 high school rankings from Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine and TexasFootball.com, distributed by The Associated Press. CLASS 6A Rank School (Record) Week 2 Prv rank 1 Duncanville (1-0) W: Dallas South Oak Cliff, 34-12 2 ...
A look at some of the oldest religious leaders in the world
The top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is celebrating a milestone birthday, his 100th. Like the president of the Utah-based faith — commonly known as the Mormon church — leaders of religions worldwide commonly stay at the helm well past normal...
Pope to meet Papua New Guinea Catholics who embrace both Christianity and Indigenous beliefs
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millennia. Francis will visit the diocese of Vanimo on...
A Christian school appeals its ban on competing after it objected to a transgender player
A Vermont Christian school that is barred from participating in the state sports league after it withdrew its high school girls basketball team from a playoff game because a transgender student was playing on the opposing team has taken its case to a federal appeals court. Mid...
Is Usha Vance's Hindu identity an asset or a liability to the Trump-Vance campaign?
Usha Chilukuri Vance loves her “meat and potatoes” husband, JD Vance. She explained to a rapt Republican National Convention audience how their vice-presidential candidate adapted to her vegetarian diet and even learned to cook Indian food from her immigrant mother. That image of...
AP Photos: A tumultuous life, a turn toward faith and one man who wonders if it's time to vote
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Decades ago, back when he was a political science major at the University of Southern California, and later in law school, Timothy Walker would vote. Everyone in his family voted for Democrats, so he did, too. Then his path took a different turn. Cocaine...
How women of color with Christian and progressive values are keeping the faith — outside churches
Brandi Brown has yet to find a Black church near her Southern California home that feels right for her. So when she wants to talk about God, she relies on someone over a thousand miles (1,600 kilometers) away. Like her, Ellen Lo Hoffman, who lives just outside Seattle and is Chinese...
