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LUIS ANDRES HENAO

LUIS ANDRES HENAO

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Americas|Political|US

Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears

Despite legally migrating to the U.S. under the country’s Temporary Protected Status program, many of the thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are fearful President Donald Trump’s promised migration crackdown will soon include them

Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears
Americas|Political|US

Trump won't ban immigration arrests at churches. Now clergy are weighing how to resist

Numerous faith leaders across the U.S. say the immigration crackdown launched by President Donald Trump’s new administration has sown fear within their migrant-friendly congregations

Trump won't ban immigration arrests at churches. Now clergy are weighing how to resist
Americas|Lifestyle|News|Opinion

Q&A: Jose Mujica on Uruguay’s secular history, religion, atheism and the global rise of the 'nones'

In Uruguay, a small nation of some 3.3 million people, more than half identify as “nones” – atheist, agnostic or other religiously unaffiliated – the highest portion in Latin America

Q&A: Jose Mujica on Uruguay’s secular history, religion, atheism and the global rise of the 'nones'
News|World

In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church

In the pope’s homeland of Argentina, Catholics have been renouncing the faith and joining the growing ranks of the religiously unaffiliated

In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church
News|World

Largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era opens in New Jersey

After 12 years of planning and construction, the largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era is ready to open to the public in Robbinsville, New Jersey

Largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era opens in New Jersey
Sports

Church parking near stadiums scores big in a win-win for faith congregations and sports fans

The Eagles and the NFL might still be the overwhelming sports favorites at Calvary Baptist church just outside Philadelphia

Church parking near stadiums scores big in a win-win for faith congregations and sports fans
Election|News|Opinion|US

Bestselling spiritual author Marianne Williamson presses on with against-the-odds presidential run

Marianne Williamson has kept barnstorming for months across America in a demanding schedule of appearances and speeches in her second tenacious run for the presidency

Bestselling spiritual author Marianne Williamson presses on with against-the-odds presidential run
Americas|Celebrity|Entertainment|Travel|World

Rio's iconic Christ statue welcomes Taylor Swift with open arms thanks to Swifties and a priest

Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue was illuminated with a welcome to Brazil message for Taylor Swift

Rio's iconic Christ statue welcomes Taylor Swift with open arms thanks to Swifties and a priest
MidEast|News|Opinion|US|World

In US, some Muslim-Jewish interfaith initiatives are strained by Israel-Hamas war

The Israel-Hamas war and its polarizing reverberations in America are straining some Muslim-Jewish interfaith relationships in the U.S. more than ever

In US, some Muslim-Jewish interfaith initiatives are strained by Israel-Hamas war
News|World

What is Bodhi Day? And when do Buddhists celebrate it?

Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day Siddhartha Gautama attained awakening or enlightenment and became the Buddha 2,600 years ago

What is Bodhi Day? And when do Buddhists celebrate it?
Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Shia LaBeouf converts to Catholicism after being confirmed at New Year’s Eve Mass

Actor Shia LaBeouf has converted to Catholicism

Shia LaBeouf converts to Catholicism after being confirmed at New Year’s Eve Mass
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

No twerking. No drinking. No smoking. But it's still a party at this Christian nightclub

The Cove is a pop-up, 18-and-up Christian nightclub in Nashville, Tennessee

No twerking. No drinking. No smoking. But it's still a party at this Christian nightclub
News|Opinion|World

Virgin of Charity unites all Cubans — Catholics, Santeria followers, exiled and back on the island

Cubans are often divided on many issues

Virgin of Charity unites all Cubans — Catholics, Santeria followers, exiled and back on the island
Americas|News|World

Revered by Hemingway and visited by popes, why Cuba's small patron saint is such a huge symbol

One religious icon unites Cubans: The Virgin of Charity of Cobre

Revered by Hemingway and visited by popes, why Cuba's small patron saint is such a huge symbol
Entertainment

In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film: what's his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?

Exceeding expectations, the biopic “ Bob Marley: One Love ” has been a box office hit in the United States and several other countries

In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film: what's his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?
News

What is Palm Sunday? Why is the donkey important to the story? And how is it celebrated worldwide?

Palm Sunday will be celebrated by Christians worldwide this Sunday

What is Palm Sunday? Why is the donkey important to the story? And how is it celebrated worldwide?
News|World

LGBTQ-inclusive church in Cuba welcomes all in a country that once sent gay people to labor camps

After the 1959 revolution, Cuba repressed gay people and many were sent to labor camps

LGBTQ-inclusive church in Cuba welcomes all in a country that once sent gay people to labor camps
Arts|Lifestyle|Opinion

Lama Rod describes himself as a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. He wants to free you from suffering.

Lama Rod Owens describes himself as a Black Buddhist Southern Queen

Lama Rod describes himself as a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. He wants to free you from suffering.
News|World

Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba

The 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro installed an atheist, Communist government that sought to replace the Catholic Church as the guiding force in the lives of Cubans

Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba
News|US

In swing-state Pennsylvania, a Latino-majority city embraces a chance to sway the 2024 election

In Reading, Pennsylvania, about two-thirds of the city’s 95,000 residents are Latino

In swing-state Pennsylvania, a Latino-majority city embraces a chance to sway the 2024 election
Entertainment|Lifestyle

No drinking and only Christian music during Sunday Gospel Hour at Nashville's most iconic honky tonk

Robert’s Western World is Nashville’s most iconic honky tonk and practically synonymous with country music

No drinking and only Christian music during Sunday Gospel Hour at Nashville's most iconic honky tonk
Europe|Travel

At this church in Portugal, parishioners surf before they worship

The city of Porto in northern Portugal takes pride in its beaches, old churches and famous port wine

At this church in Portugal, parishioners surf before they worship
Arts|Entertainment

Nashville's Mother Church of Country Music retains its roots as religious house of worship

Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium is known as the Mother Church of Country Music

Nashville's Mother Church of Country Music retains its roots as religious house of worship

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