Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr and his chief rival, Abdelaziz Hakim, reached a truce Saturday to end bloodshed between their loyalists that has killed scores of Iraqis and raised fears of a new front in the Iraq war. read more…

Supreme Court to rule whether international treaty trumps state law. read more…

Republicans no longer have a firm grip on religion in political discourse, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama told Sunday worshippers. read more…

In what organizers call a historic gathering of African-American clergy, dozens of ministers from across the USA will gather here today with medical professionals and lawmakers to map a plan to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic sweeping the black community. read more…

The American Catholic Church has relied on priests from abroad to fill vacancies caused by the dwindling number of U.S.-born priests. But American parishioners often have trouble understanding the priests’ foreign accents. A program in Texas is helping priests preach with their pronunciation.

The American Catholic Church has relied on priests from abroad to fill vacancies caused by the dwindling number of U.S.-born priests. But American parishioners often have trouble understanding the priests’ foreign accents. A program in Texas is helping priests preach with their pronunciation.

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As it struggles with a Taliban insurgency, Afghanistan’s government is building Islamic schools. It’s an effort to keep Afghan families from sending their sons to religious schools with a more militant bent in neighboring Pakistan.

As it struggles with a Taliban insurgency, Afghanistan’s government is building Islamic schools. It’s an effort to keep Afghan families from sending their sons to religious schools with a more militant bent in neighboring Pakistan.

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