Trump signed an executive order on Friday to open a ‘Faith Office’ at the White House, led by the televangelist Paula White
Category: Religion
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Why the late Aga Khan saw a ‘great alignment’ with Canada
The Aga Khan saw ‘a great alignment’ with Canada, a country that allowed people to practice their faith,’ sources said
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Bereaved, threatened: Priest exposing Italy’s toxic mafia fires
‘There were fires … day and night,’ said the Naples Priest. ‘I realized that the funerals I presided over … were always the result of tumours, leukaemia’
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Quebec’s Baby Boomers support secularism law, fearing ‘religious control’
Many Baby Boomers in Quebec call themselves non-religious but identify as Catholic. Their support for Bill 21 is driven by a fear of religious control, researcher says
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Trump win puts spotlight on American and Canadian evangelicals
Canadian evangelicals have a different relationship with political parties than American evangelicals, sources say
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‘An irresponsible proposal’: Religious groups react to charitable status threat
A parliamentary committee report recommends government consider stripping religious organizations of their charitable status
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Gay men can train as priests but don’t flaunt it: Italy Church
The Vatican ‘cannot admit to the seminary … those who practise homosexuality’, as Catholic priests must ‘live chastity in celibacy’
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A conversation with Canada’s last religion reporter
John Longhurst, Canada’s only religion reporter, has been named to the Order of Canada for work that recognizes the ‘humanity in every person’
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First Nations ‘listening circles’ quietly take Christendom by storm
Leaders of some of the world’s largest religious organizations are incorporating the First Nations practice of ‘listening circles’ into their processes
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First Nations Version of New Testament becomes international bestseller
The First Nations Version retells the Bible’s New Testament in a way that is relatable for Indigenous people — but with some key differences