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Catholic priest and Indigenous activist Pérez killed by 2 gunmen in southern Mexico

TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers in southern Mexico, was killed on Sunday.
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Trump boosts a hard-right Christian worldview that paints the election as 'spiritual warfare'

Trump boosts a hard-right Christian worldview that paints the election as 'spiritual warfare'

LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — Standing before hundreds of people in a suburban Detroit chapel, at an event organized by Donald Trump's campaign , Marlin J. Reed declared that God had called on them to vote for the former president.
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Harris is attending church in Georgia and encouraging Black congregants to vote

Harris is attending church in Georgia and encouraging Black congregants to vote

ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris is going to church in Georgia on Sunday, where she will speak to the faithful and encourage Black congregants to vote as part of a nationwide campaign push known as “souls to the polls.
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Children greet King Charles III and Queen Camilla outside a Sydney church

Children greet King Charles III and Queen Camilla outside a Sydney church

SYDNEY (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla were greeted by children Sunday outside a Sydney church in their first public appearance of their Australian visit.
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Children greet King Charles III and Queen Camilla outside a Sydney church

Children greet King Charles III and Queen Camilla outside a Sydney church

SYDNEY (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla were greeted by children Sunday outside a Sydney church in their first public appearance of their Australian visit.
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Faith-based environmental groups take on fossil fuels as 'a sacred duty'

Faith-based environmental groups take on fossil fuels as 'a sacred duty'

(RNS) — In mid-September, Val Smith, chief sustainability officer at Citigroup, one of the United States’ Big Four of banking, met with four religious environmental activists to discuss the company’s record on fossil fuel investment.
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In Helene's and Milton's wake, faith-based disaster relief groups prepare for the long haul

In Helene's and Milton's wake, faith-based disaster relief groups prepare for the long haul

(RNS) — This past Sunday, worshippers returned to Biltmore Church, a megachurch in Asheville, North Carolina, for the first time in person after Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina. It was bittersweet, said Bruce Frank, the church’s pastor.
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What's a 'Jezebel spirit'? Some Christians use the term to paint Kamala Harris with a demonic brush

What's a 'Jezebel spirit'? Some Christians use the term to paint Kamala Harris with a demonic brush

Christian nationalist leaders are telling followers that Vice President Kamala Harris is under the influence of a “Jezebel spirit,” using a term with deeply racist and misogynistic roots that is setting off alarm bells for religious and political sch
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What's a 'Jezebel spirit'? Some Christians use the term to paint Kamala Harris with a demonic brush

What's a 'Jezebel spirit'? Some Christians use the term to paint Kamala Harris with a demonic brush

Christian nationalist leaders are telling followers that Vice President Kamala Harris is under the influence of a “Jezebel spirit,” using a term with deeply racist and misogynistic roots that is setting off alarm bells for religious and political sch
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Trump delivers a pointed and at times bitter speech at Al Smith charity dinner

Trump delivers a pointed and at times bitter speech at Al Smith charity dinner

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump laced into Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats on Thursday in a pointed and at times bitter speech as he headlined the annual Al Smith charity dinner in New York.
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