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KATHMANDU, Nepal (RNS) — Placing menstruating girls and women in sheds or huts is a centuries-old tradition called chhaupadi, practiced throughout the Hindu-majority country. But on Aug. 17, it became an offense. The post Nepal...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The sign in front of the suburban Pittsburgh school was discovered vandalized Monday, with red spray paint obscuring Wuerl’s name, as a petition circulated to remove his name from the school. The...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (RNS) — The race for a seat in the Rhode Island House of Representatives has become a battle between two outspoken Christian women who’ve carved out sharply different moral stances on hot-button issues. The post...

(RNS) — Black millennials on average are more religious than other millennials and less religious than other blacks, Pew researchers have found. The post In ‘gOD-Talk’ discussions, black millennials explore their faith,...

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police have opened an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against one of the country’s best-known Buddhist monks whose case has highlighted the growth of the #MeToo movement in China....