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It’s the best of the Godbeat, 2024 version. Many of the nation’s top religion journalists pick their top piece of the year.

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While the global median score on the Government Restrictions Index (based on several factors) held steady in 2022 at 3.0 out ...

NEW ORLEANS — Less than 1% of Catholic nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. Seyram Adzokpa and Zoey Stapleton ...