Israel’s 1978 Antiquities Law was tightened in 2012 and again last year, so that all licensed dealers are now required to share images of everything in their inventory.
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New Jersey mayor orders Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine removed from state land
The shrine was a symbol of hope for many Hispanic Catholics
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Thousands of faith leaders ask Congress to protect Johnson Amendment
“Changing the law would threaten the integrity and independence of houses of worship,” reads the letter faith leaders sent to protect church-state separation.
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The next bishop of Raleigh is from Latin America—like many in his flock
To say that Hispanics in the diocese take pride in their newly appointed bishop is an understatement.
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Syriac Catholic patriarch says West has ‘betrayed’ Christian minorities
He said the West ignores Syrian and Iraqi Christians because they are neither oil-rich nor a terrorist threat.
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Conference offers a journey of hope to divorced Catholics
The Journey of Hope Conference for Divorced Recovery held Aug. 4-6 in the Diocese of Charleston created a setting for people to experience hope, healing and mercy.
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State Department religious freedom report focuses on threats by ISIS
“Religious persecution and intolerance remains far too prevalent,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.
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Pope Francis entrusts to Mary victims of disasters, conflict and social tension on the Assumption
After reciting the Angelus prayer on the feast of the Assumption, the pope asked Mary to obtain “for everyone consolation and a future of serenity and harmony.”
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How the Catholic response to Charlottesville moved from pleas for unity to condemnations of racism
A second statement from the U.S. bishops read: “We stand against the evil of racism, white supremacy and neo-Nazism.”
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Reports that Pope Francis wanted to go to El Salvador to canonize Oscar Romero are false
The reports were sourced to a fake Facebook page.