Judge blocks ban on weapons in churches

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In New York, U.S. District Judge John Sinatra has issued a ruling against a law that prohibits the use of weapons in churches or other places of worship. The legislation that includes the prohibition has …

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Pro-Russian forces shut down churches, arrest pastors

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Pro-Russian forces in Ukraine’s occupied regions are shutting down churches and arresting pastors, forcing some Christians in those areas to go underground. Three of the biggest evangelical Protestant churches in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol …

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New Jersey diocese embraces renewable energy

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The New Jersey-based Catholic Diocese of Metuchen is responding to Church teaching by moving to renewable energy with a school, parishes, and the Pastoral Center embracing energy-efficient equipment and solar panels. Somerville’s Immaculata High School …

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