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Anti-Islam protest and counterprotest

by Sara Miller Llana and Rachel Stern

Egypt president Sisi bans offensive images, urges religious moderation

by Louisa Loveluck

African church leaders oppose female genital mutilation in hospitals

by Fredrick Nzwili

Episcopal bishop charged with manslaughter, driving under the influence

British Jews concerned about future in Europe

by Trevor Grundy

Contemporary gospel music pioneer Andrae Crouch dead at 72

(RNS) Andrae Crouch, a Grammy-winning gospel composer and singer whose music remains a staple in many church hymnals, died January 8. He was 72 and had been ill for many years.

by Adelle M. Banks

Spurred by Paris attacks, anti-Islam protest surges in Dresden

by Sara Miller Llana

Four Jewish victims of Paris market attack buried in Jerusalem

by Michele Chabin

Nigerian archbishop calls for unity marches following Boko Haram massacres

by Fredrick Nzwili

Oscar Romero declared a martyr as Vatican inches him toward sainthood

by Josephine McKenna

France ponders its response to shootings: Will xenophobia or multiculturalism win?

by Elizabeth Bryant

Persecution of Christians reached historic levels in 2014. Will 2015 be worse?

by Jonathan Merritt

Muslims on edge after Paris terrorist attack on satirical magazine

by Aida Alami, Angela Waters, and Elizabeth Bryant

Yazidis thank Pope Francis for his support at Vatican meeting

by Josephine McKenna

Conservative Jews question rules on interfaith weddings, dating non-Jews

by Lauren Markoe

Archaeologists uncover Herod’s palace

by Michele Chabin

Controversial Episcopal seminary dean Katherine Hancock Ragsdale to step down

by Sarah Pulliam Bailey

United Methodists settle complaint against bishop over same-sex wedding

by Sarah Pulliam Bailey

As anti-Islam marches grow in Germany, counter-protests swell also

by Sara Miller Llana

Jordan welcomes throngs of tourists at site where believers say Jesus was baptized

by Dale Hanson Bourke

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