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Vatican's denouncement of gender-affirming surgery is harmful, LGBTQ+ advocates say

Vatican's denouncement of gender-affirming surgery is harmful, LGBTQ+ advocates say

The Vatican's declaration that gender-affirming surgery and what it calls gender "ideologies" violate human dignity is disappointing and "deeply harmful," LGBTQ+ rights advocates in Canada say.
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Conservative Christians praise Trump's anti-abortion record but say he's stopped short of the goal

Conservative Christians praise Trump's anti-abortion record but say he's stopped short of the goal

For conservative, anti-abortion Christians, former President Donald Trump delivered in four years what no other Republican before him had been able to do: A conservative majority U.S. Supreme Court that would go on to overturn Roe v.
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Transgender Catholics say new Vatican document shows no understanding of their lives

Transgender Catholics say new Vatican document shows no understanding of their lives

Transgender Catholics — as well as a priest who welcomes them to his parish — expressed disappointment Monday with a new Vatican document rejecting the fundamental concept of changing one’s biological sex.
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Anger in Malaysia over shoes bearing logo resembling Arabic word for God. Company head apologizes

Anger in Malaysia over shoes bearing logo resembling Arabic word for God. Company head apologizes

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian shoe company has apologized and stopped selling some of its footwear after some Muslims said the logo resembled the Arabic writing for the word God.
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Latter-day Saints president approaches 100th birthday with mixed record on minority support

Latter-day Saints president approaches 100th birthday with mixed record on minority support

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As he nears his 100th birthday, the oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has created a mixed legacy that some churchgoers say has made its global membership feel more included but has left LGB
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For some who are spiritually inclined, eclipse has added significance

For some who are spiritually inclined, eclipse has added significance

TORONTO — When the Earth, moon and sun align on Monday, Kendra Pape-Green plans to be in a secluded spot in nature.
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Cecil L. 'Chip' Murray, influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles, dies

Cecil L. 'Chip' Murray, influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles, dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. Dr. Cecil L.
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Reclusive Taliban leader releases Eid message urging officials to set aside their differences

Reclusive Taliban leader releases Eid message urging officials to set aside their differences

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban's reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada urged his officials to set aside their differences and serve Afghanistan properly, according to a written statement released Saturday ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday marki
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What is Eid al-Fitr and how do Muslims celebrate the Islamic holiday?

What is Eid al-Fitr and how do Muslims celebrate the Islamic holiday?

CAIRO (AP) — Muslims around the world will soon bid farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
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An Argentine judge recognizes gender abuse suffered for years by 20 nuns in a breakthrough ruling

An Argentine judge recognizes gender abuse suffered for years by 20 nuns in a breakthrough ruling

BUNEOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine judge on Friday ruled that 20 cloistered nuns had suffered abuse for more than two decades at the hands of high-ranking clergy in the country's conservative north, and ordered the accused archbishop and chu
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