List of Religion articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Iran to Saudi Arabia: You Don’t Deserve to Organize the Hajj
Iran is blaming Saudi Arabia for Thursday's stampede at Mecca. But will their rhetoric change how it's organized next year?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Pope Francis Is a Great Economist
His speeches in Washington weren’t just allegory and hope. They were a clear message to Congress to avoid creating a permanent American economic underclass.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Failure of the Custodian of the Holy Sanctuary
Saudi Arabia has prioritized gaudy development over the safety of hajj pilgrims. And the results are deadly.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Rebecca’s War Dog of the Week: Dyngo in D.C. on Pope Patrol
This week, Staff Sgt. Nofo Lilo and military dog Dyngo were in D.C. on a special detail — pope patrol.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Immigration and the Francis Effect
Can the American Catholic Church drop the culture war and embrace a pope focused on the poor and vulnerable?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Deadliest Stop on the Road on Mecca
Mina, where pilgrims take part in a symbolic stoning of the devil, has been the site of a disproportionate share of hajj deaths.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Meet Pope Francis’s Lesser-Known American Heroes
Pope Francis called for Americans to seek inspiration in the works of Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton. Here's who they were.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Pope Francis Subtly Criticizes Both Republicans and Democrats in Historic Speech
The leader of the Catholic Church used a historic speech to Congress to subtly tweak both Democrats and Republicans, with Pope Francis framing some of the most explosive political issues of the day in starkly moral terms.
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Pilgrims in Mecca on Sept. 20. Who Decides Who Gets to Go on the Hajj?
The world's 1.6 billion Muslims all are trying to make it to Mecca at least once in their lifetimes. Here's how Saudi Arabia controls the flow of pilgrims.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Americans Acclaim Pope Francis in DC Visit, But Still Wary of His Climate Activism
Pope Francis is popular, but his calls for action on climate change fall flat.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 What to Expect When You’re Expecting the Pope
Pope Francis may be the people’s pontiff. But he’s also here on a mission to evangelize.
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Muslim pilgrims take picture near the Islam's holiest shrine, the Kaaba, at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, late on September 20, 2015. The annual hajj pilgrimage begins on September 22, and more than a million faithful have already flocked to Saudi Arabia in preparation for what will for many be the highlight of their spiritual lives. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images) The Destruction of Mecca
How Saudi Arabia’s construction rampage is threatening Islam’s holiest city.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Donald Trump and Pope Francis Have a Lot In Common, Says Former Trump Ally
Pope Francis and Donald Trump share a key personality rate that's fueled their rise.
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