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Number of nones equals evangelicals, Catholics
Mary Hinkle Shore becomes rector and dean of ELCA seminary in Southeast
Robina Winbush, ecumenical and interfaith leader, dies at age 61
New Zealand mosque shootings prompt vigils and vigilance
Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet–priest, restored in Catholic Church
John Paul Lederach to receive Niwano Peace Prize
Future unclear after UMC votes to keep rules on LGBTQ couples, clergy
Philippine church bombing causes fears of derailed peace process
Mary Oliver, much-honored and often-quoted poet, dies at age 83
Nancy Pittman becomes president of Phillips Theological Seminary
James Kenneth Echols, first African American Lutheran seminary president, dies at age 67
Anti-Semitic incidents persist even as U.S. Jews find greater acceptance
Martha C. Nussbaum wins $1 million Berggruen Prize
Robert Jones, religion researcher, wins a Grawemeyer award
Airbnb announcement that it would drop West Bank properties sparks charge of anti-Semitism
Christian leader resigns as former staff describe “toxic masculinity” in workplace
Nelson Chamisa, former pastor, continues to contest election of Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa
Thomas Keating, who developed centering prayer, dies at age 95
Report details trends for U.S. women clergy
Richard Green serves as interim president of United Lutheran Seminary
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