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Christianity Today to close four publications, lay off 31
(RNS) Publishing powerhouse Christianity Today International, citing hard times in its industry, is shutting down four publications and laying off 31 workers.
According to a plan announced Friday (May 22), two magazines will fold: Today's Christian Woman and the Campus Life College Gu...
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Steven Curtis Chapman’s emotional victory
Steven Curtis Chapman, the contemporary Christian musician who has won more Gospel Music Association Dove Awards than anyone else, was named artist of the year in Thursday's Dove Awards ceremony in Nashville, Tenn.
During the show, which aired live on the Gospel Music Channel, he perf...
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Beating the Vatican crowds
There's no richer artistic treasury than the Vatican Museums, but with three million tourists per year cramming into spaces built for the exclusive use of the papal court, a visitor's experience can be less than sublime. In summer months, the wait in line can last hours, and once you...
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Modern art is sacred for Pope Benedict XVI
VATICAN CITY -- The long tradition of Vatican patronage of the arts has given rise to such monuments to Christianity as St. Peter's Basilica and Renaissance masterpieces including the Sistine Chapel.
Under Pope Benedict XVI, the Holy See is seeking to revive its cultural role, with pl...
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Saudi clerics urge ban on women appearing in media
A group of Saudi clerics urged the kingdom's new information minister on Sunday to ban women from appearing on TV or in newspapers and magazines, making clear that the country's hardline religious establishment is skeptical of a new push toward moderation.
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In New Orleans, St. Joseph is rolling in the dough
NEW ORLEANS -- Sandra Scalise Juneau's little knife never stopped moving as it traced a pattern through the top of the dough.
Among those watching her at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum were many of the women (and some men) who create works of art in dough that adorn many promin...
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Muslim TV exec accused of beheading wife in NY
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The crime drips with brutal irony: a woman decapitated, allegedly by her estranged husband, in the offices of the television network the couple founded with the hope of countering Muslim stereotypes.
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Inmates sue for access to religious rites
BATON ROUGE, La. (RNS) Two maximum security inmates -- one Catholic, the other a member of the Nation of Islam -- filed separate lawsuits Thursday (Feb. 5) to allow them to practice their faiths and obtain religious materials.
The Louisiana chapter of the American Civil Liberties Unio...
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Comics creator attempts a new view on the Old Testament
PRINCETON, N.J. -- To millions of Americans fascinated by comic-book superheroes, Bill Jemas is an industry legend who helped breathe life into Marvel Enterprises by pushing the wildly successful "Ultimate Spider-Man" series that rejuvenated the company. These days, however, Jemas, 51...
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Tips for altar-ing the spiritual balance of your home
(UNDATED) Covered with photos, to-do lists, notes to loved ones and the collected magnets of a dozen vacations, a refrigerator door may say more about your heart than any other spot.
If that's the case, you might want to think about creating an actual altar-a designated space where wh...
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