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Elderly married couple writes Pope Benedict XVI’s Good Friday talk
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI has asked a couple who has been married for nearly 50 years to write the text of this year's traditional Via Crucis at the Colosseum on Good Friday. By Alessandro Speciale.
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Passover traditions reflect ethnic, regional customs
(RNS) When Jewish families sit down for the Passover seder on April 6, it's a safe bet that they'll eat matzo and ask the traditional Four Questions. It's less likely that they'll be hitting one another with scallions (although Iraqi Jews will) or following the Syrian tradition of saving a bit of matzo as a talisman for safe travels. By Debra Rubin.
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What did Jesus do on Holy Saturday?
(RNS) Every Christian knows the story: Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and rose from the dead on Easter Sunday. But what did he do on Saturday? That question has spurred centuries of debate, perplexed theologians as learned as St. Augustine and prodded some Christians to advocate for amending an ancient creed. By Daniel Burke.
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Passover prep takes spring cleaning to a whole new level
JERUSALEM (RNS) While Passover cleaning has been around since the Israelites fled from bondage in Egypt, some say the lengths to which many modern Jewish families go to avoid the smallest piece of leavened material has turned the "festival of freedom" into a season of domestic slavery. By Michele Chabin.
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Mississippi, Vermont score at opposite ends of religious spectrum
WASHINGTON (RNS) According to a new Gallup Poll, 59 percent of residents in Mississippi are "very religious," while a nearly identical share of Vermonters are nonreligious. By Annalisa Musarra.
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Atheists rally on National Mall in show of political force
WASHINGTON (RNS) Atheists and nonbelievers gathered on the National Mall Saturday (March 24) in a bid to show politicians, voters and even themselves that they have grown into a force to be recognized and reckoned with. By Kimberly Winston.
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Man behind ‘Rapture pets’ rescue admits it’s a hoax
(RNS) After being contacted by New Hampshire insurance officials, the owner of a business who claimed he would provide atheist rescuers for pets of Christians caught up in the Rapture now says his three-year-old service was a spoof and never had any clients. By Adelle M. Banks.
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Priest defends denying Communion to lesbian
(RNS) A Catholic priest who was pulled from ministry after a furor over denying communion to a lesbian at her mother?s funeral insists he did the right thing, and criticized the Washington archdiocese for disciplining him. By David Gibson.
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U.S. Christians hope for an ‘ecumenical spring’
(RNS) For years, church unity supporters have wrung their hands and talked of an "ecumenical winter." But after a decade of modest progress, some have hopes that they may have entered a new ecumenical spring. By Adelle M. Banks.
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Episcopalians release same-sex marriage rites
What would an official same-sex Episcopal wedding liturgy look like? "I now pronounce that they are bound to one another in a holy covenant, as long as they both shall live. Amen."
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