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Pope condemns Syrian bus attack in Easter address
 

On Christianity’s most joyful day, Pope Francis lamented the horrors generated by war and hatred, delivering an Easter Sunday message that also decried the “latest vile” attack on civilians in Syria.

 
Palm Sunday bombings kill 44 at Egyptian Coptic churches

At least 44 people were killed in bomb attacks on the symbolic cathedral seat of the Coptic Pope and another church on Palm Sunday, prompting anger and fear among Christians and troop deployments across Egypt.

Mormon church to build new Utah temple, 4 others worldwide

Thomas S. Monson, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said Sunday during a twice-yearly Mormon conference that one of them will be in Saratoga Springs, Utah.

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Mormon leaders, at Utah meeting, encourage more baptisms for the dead

Mormon leaders reminded church members Saturday about the importance of performing ceremonial baptisms on dead ancestors who didn’t receive the ordinance while alive — a practice unique to the faith that came under fire in the past from Jews when they discovered Holocaust victims were being baptized.

North Las Vegas’ diversity reflected in its places of worship

A looming, black-clad figure wearing a cream-colored outfit with gold embellishments — known as a vestment — movedaround the room, swinging a gold “censor” that released a foggy incense.

Jacky Rosen co-sponsors bill to protect religious centers

A bipartisan bill was filed by House lawmakers that would increase penalties and provide $20 million for the Department of Homeland Security to secure faith-based community centers.

 
Suspect in bomb threats against Jewish groups arrested

A St. Louis man made at least eight bomb threats to Jewish organizations across the United States in a months-long effort to denigrate an ex-girlfriend, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.

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