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From RNS: Rededicate 250 touts a star-studded prayer bash with politicians, Christian celebrities

(RNS) — Sabastian Sawe clinched the London Marathon in record time, becoming the first human to run an official marathon in under two hours. His win also drew attention to the connection between running and faith for Kenyans.

In some ways, the debate over Paine's legacy today is a proxy for a much larger debate over whose vision gets to govern.

(RNS) — The study group’s recommendations are practical and easy to implement. They could be quickly adopted in the United States.

(RNS) — The land targeted by the federal government is at the base of Mount Cristo Rey, a mountain and pilgrimage site topped by a 29-foot-tall limestone statue of Jesus Christ.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates cheered this week when a Vatican working group released a report featuring the testimony of two gay, married Catholics who spoke openly about their sexuality, faith and how the Catholic Church’s negative…

(RNS) — While institutionalized milk banks offer solutions for parents in need of milk, informal sharing has created opportunities for parent-to-parent connection — where faith plays a role.

Fifteen-year-old Eileen disappeared on a quiet Sunday evening in February 1954. She was at work when it happened. Eileen was a maid at a bed-and-breakfast in a large Georgian townhouse in inner-cit…

ROME (AP) — The head of the Spanish Catholic bishops conference, Archbishop Luis Argüello of Valladolid, highlighted Leo’s planned address to parliament while in Spain as particularly significant.

MILAN (RNS) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Rome in what observers viewed as an effort to cool rhetoric and preserve a crucial relationship between Washington and the Holy See.

(RNS) — Although he has said that, as a Catholic, he supports "100%" the teaching authority of the church, Rubio has also said the pope only has authority on some topics.

(RNS) — Advocates for LGBTQ+ Catholics expressed surprise to see the Vatican publishing the testimonies of married gay men.

GOMA, Congo (RNS) — With conflict escalating in eastern Congo, faith leaders are going into homes and displacement camps to promote peace, heal trauma and keep grief from turning into revenge.

BEIRUT (AP) — The Council of Melkite Greek Catholic Bishops in Lebanon urged the Lebanese government and the United Nations to protect the property of civilians and religious institutions in southern Lebanon.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The trip comes as Trump has criticized Leo for his stances on the Middle East and elsewhere and as the president has drawn pushback for posting a social media image likening himself to Jesus Christ.

(The Conversation) — Pope Leo is following the teachings of Francis on human dignity and applying them to ongoing international crises, argues a scholar of global Catholicism.

WASHINGTON (RNS) — The 500-page report offers an array of incidents to depict a clash between the Biden administration and what the report calls 'traditional Christians.'

Think of them as rocket fuel for a second term that looks nothing like the first.

(RNS) — In a lawsuit filed in federal court, Wes Campbell, a music promoter and co-founder of the popular Christian band, said rival promoters created false accusations of misconduct for anticompetitive reasons.