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Who is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the leader of Iran targeted in US-Israeli strikes?

Editor’s Note: Some news outlets are reporting Israel’s claim that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed by U.S.-Israeli

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Tucker Carlson hears two evangelical Christian views on Israel. Which leads to peace?

(RNS) — Two back-to-back interviews by conservative influencer Tucker Carlson in the past two weeks revealed a growing chasm within

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At Brazil’s Carnival, the country’s religions fight for respect on a global stage

(RNS) — Rio de Janeiro’s lavish Carnival parades, which burst to life in the days before Lent begins, are famous

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How faith networks are building a safety net for immigrants released from detention

This story is part of RNS’ Love Thy Neighbor series. You can read all the stories here. LOS ANGELES (RNS) —

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On Lord Shiva’s night, Hindus channel deity’s energy at the heart of creation

NEW YORK (RNS) — Manirag Reddy Gaddam, a 30-year-old data analyst from Hoboken, New Jersey, said he had never anticipated

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Black history is America’s history

(RNS) — This February marks the 50th anniversary of the national commemoration of Black History Month, proclaimed by President Gerald

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Sarah Mullally lays out agenda in first major speech as archbishop of Canterbury

(RNS) — The new archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, made her first presidential address to the Church of England’s governing

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Minneapolis Native communities fight fear of ICE with traditional ritual and prayer

(RNS) — On Sunday (Feb. 1), a group of dancers in dresses affixed with metal noisemakers performed an Ojibwe traditional

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For 2026 Super Bowl, ‘He Gets Us’ ad goes more personal, less political

(RNS) — Back in 2021, a group of evangelical families, including the founders of Hobby Lobby, began funding a new

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Moral Witness in Pressing Times

 It’s not a zero-sum game. This week on The State of Belief, interfaith organizer Maggie Siddiqi makes clear that