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Christmas Comes Early in Ukraine, but Not a Moment Too Soon

Christmas lights flickered on ahead of schedule. Families sang carols a little sooner. And the first presents of the season…

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‘God Is Under the Rubble in Gaza’: Bethlehem’s Subdued Christmas

The war in Gaza has prompted the city, traditionally seen as the birthplace of Jesus, to tone down its Christmas…

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The Church, Living in Christmas Past

My mom loved Christmas so much, she would sometimes leave the tree up until April. She dyed a sheet blue…

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It’s Christmas, and England’s Priests Have Had Enough

On a blustery December morning, the Rev. Nicky Skipworth is leading her congregation in prayer. But the word of God…

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No Better Time to Be a Catholic

When I began writing a column for this newspaper, I was by no means its first Catholic columnist, but I…

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For Archbishop of Canterbury, Heading Anglican Church Is ‘High-Wire Act’

Serving as the spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans in an increasingly secular world is just one of the challenges…

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Pope Francis Allows Priests to Bless Same-Sex Relationships

A church official said the blessings amounted to “a real development” that nevertheless did not amend “the traditional doctrine of…

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With a Deadline Looming, the United Methodist Church Breaks Up

A quarter of the denomination’s churches have left, as the faith divides over L.G.B.T.Q. policies.

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There’s No Christmas Lunch Like a Korean American Church Lunch

After-service meals have been long been key spaces for first-generation immigrants establishing themselves in the United States. But younger Koreans…

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Pope Francis Tries to Settle Accounts

For years now, Pope Francis’s governance of the Roman Catholic Church has been seemingly designed to drive the church’s conservative…

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