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Bishops seek answers in vandalism of churches and Catholic symbols

By Alejandra Molina — November 8, 2021
(RNS) — 'Did they single out the Catholic Church, or is it simply that our symbols of religion are so visible that they make an easy target?' said Aaron M. Weldon, of the USCCB's Office of Religious Liberty.

California Catholic bishop tells priests to decline vaccine exemption requests

By Alejandra Molina — August 13, 2021
(RNS) — San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy said Catholic social teaching doesn't justify a religious exemption to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

Colorado shooting suspect had worried about being targeted for his Muslim faith, acquaintances say

By Alejandra Molina — March 23, 2021
(RNS) — As of Tuesday afternoon, investigators had not established a motive, but authorities believed Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa was the only shooter, Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said.

Headed for a larger stage, Nadia Bolz-Weber leaves her ‘house’ in order

By Carina Julig — August 5, 2018
(RNS) — Seen as a tattooed rebel when she founded Denver's House for All Saints and Sinners, Nadia Bolz-Weber leaves her church a decade later as a model for mainline Protestant outreach.

How evangelical Q conferences miss the mark on all matters LGBT

By Eliel Cruz — May 6, 2016
(RNS) Organizers say the conferences allow difficult conversations across ideological and theological lines. But that's not always the case.

Mountain States Mennonites take step toward gay ordination

By Elizabeth E. Evans — February 3, 2014
(RNS) On Sunday (Feb. 2), a Denver congregation of Mennonites licensed the first lesbian in a committed same-sex relationship, the first step toward ordination.
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