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		<title><![CDATA[Mark Walker leaves religious freedom position Trump created for him after 90 days]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[For 90 days, former Rep. Mark Walker oversaw religious freedom under
the State Department in a position President Donald Trump created just
for him after the Senate refused to confirm his nomination to a similar
position.

And then, last week, the...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4083775</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Speed running' Scientology: TikTok trend causes havoc, church alleges 'hate crimes']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — The Hollywood Walk of Fame is known for its colorful
cast of characters. But even by those standards, the scenes of Jesus
Christ and Sonic the Hedgehog racing past security guards employed by
the Church of Scientology in recent ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4083731</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Maryland Supreme Court bars release of names in Baltimore Archdiocese abuse probe]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — The Maryland Supreme Court ruled Monday that
prosecutors may not publicly identify more than a dozen clergy and
laypeople accused of concealing or failing to report child sexual abuse
within the Archdiocese of Baltimore, finding that...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4083611</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Miami Catholics wrestle with faith, politics amid pope-Trump feud]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Weeks before the clash between Pope Leo XIV and President
Donald Trump began, the pope called on all Catholics and people of good
will to contact their political leaders to demand an end to the war in
Iran. The plea came days after Trump...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Apr/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jury delivers $16 million verdict against Oakland Diocese in bellwether sex abuse case]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[A jury in Alameda County, California, on Wednesday delivered a $16
million verdict against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, in a key lawsuit that could have far-reaching
consequences for hundreds of people claiming decades of abuse by the
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4077900</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NC evangelist Franklin Graham defends Trump's Jesus, pope social media posts]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[North Carolina evangelist Franklin Graham took to social media Thursday to
express solidarity with President Donald Trump amid widespread
backlash over recent posts by the president.

Trump shared an AI-generated image to his Truth Social platform...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4072440</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['The children lose': Catholic leaders say Trump shelter closure will scar migrant kids]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration’s decision to shut down a refuge run by
the Catholic Church in Miami for migrant children who come to the U.S.
alone will traumatize kids who have already experienced extreme hardship
on their journeys here, Catholic ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Apr/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cancellation of contract with Catholic Charities relief group sparks outcry]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — The Trump administration’s decision to abruptly cancel an
$11 million contract with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami
to shelter and care for unaccompanied migrant children is drawing a raft
of criticism from South Florida...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4072341</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sen. Thom Tillis: 'Some staffer should have had a brain' on Trump's Jesus image]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Sen. Thom Tillis
didn’t hold back his opinion of President Donald Trump posting an
image of himself as Jesus or attacking Pope Leo.

Early Monday, Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed
in a white robe with a red ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4071302</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Trump stokes controversy by posting new AI Jesus image]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump on Wednesday posted a controversial
AI-generated image of himself and Jesus Christ just a day after he
yanked a meme that appeared to depict him as the holy man amid
widespread criticism.

Trump re-posted an image depicting ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4071139</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[In 1960, fears over papal influence. In 2026, a president attacks a pope]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — It was hard to miss President Donald Trump's very
public spat with Pope Leo XIV this week.

The split was the first time in modern memory that an American
president has so openly badmouthed a sitting pontiff, or, for that
matter, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4070890</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Seattle's blessing of fishing fleet tradition continues for 98th year]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SEATTLE — At the water's edge, Pastor Mary Elise Scott led a group
in prayer for a safe and bountiful fishing season.

Guide and protect David Christensen, his crew, and all who fish the
North Pacific waters," Scott said Sunday afternoon at ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Apr/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Trump claims Jesus-like meme was him as a doctor amid MAGA pushback]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday defended his now
deleted social media post that appeared to depict himself as Jesus
Christ, contending that it was meant to portray him as “a doctor”
after right-wing figures continued a recent ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Apr/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pentagon plays down rift with Vatican despite pope's criticism]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Pentagon and the Vatican denied allegations of a
rift following Pope Leo XIV’s criticism of the Trump administration
and a news report of a contentious meeting between a papal envoy and a
top U.S. defense official.

In ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4066287</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Easter again? Orthodox Christians are celebrating the holiday this week]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly 90% of the world’s Christians celebrated the most important
holiday in their faith last Sunday, but for those in the Eastern
Orthodox tradition — including about
20,000 in the Baltimore area — Easter, or Pascha, takes
place this ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4066096</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Baltimore archbishop says escalating Iran war is not 'morally justified']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — As the United States’ and Israel’s 40-day war on
Iran entered its first ceasefire Tuesday, Baltimore Archbishop William
E. Lori condemned the antagonism that propelled it and urged prayers for
peace.

“At a time when the threat...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4064791</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Insurers could pay $100 million settlement to Baltimore Catholic abuse survivors]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — A potential $100 million insurance payout will go to
local survivors of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, marking what
survivors’ attorney Jonathan Schochor called “a very significant
step forward” as negotiations in the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4063584</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Holy Week behind bars: How religious services help cut Maryland's recidivism rate]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — Reginald Bellamy was playing poker with his buddies in
the back of the day room at the old Baltimore City Detention Center when
he heard the voice that changed his life.

A religious service was underway in the room at the same time....<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Apr/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Judge orders Trump administration to allow clergy access at Illinois' Broadview immigration facility for Easter holy days]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — A federal judge on Tuesday allowed clergy members from
the Chicago area to minister to migrants at the U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview during Easter and Holy Week,
issuing the order amid calls for broader...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4056964</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Temple Israel attack in Michigan was Hezbollah-inspired act of terror, FBI says]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — The attack on the Temple Israel synagogue in West
Bloomfield Township earlier this month was a Hezbollah-inspired act of
terrorism in which the assailant "was motivated and inspired by
Hezbollah's militant ideology," FBI Special Agent ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mar/30/2026</pubDate>
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