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(RNS) — One of the most popular worship songs, “How Great Is Our God,” has moved from churches to political rallies in recent ...

Arthur Russell and Ernie Brooks’ late-’70s rock group has been rendered a historical footnote, but a new anthology captures the nervy brilliance of its guitar-driven new wave. Reissued with demos, ...

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What the Ethiopian Orthodox have learned from the expansion of evangelicals. Preacher Yoshanis Asrat's frenzied homily pulsed over the tin shacks and mud homes of the Megenanga neighborhood in Addis ...

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Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned 15 Senegalese football fans ahead of the World Cup. But what happened at the Africa Cup of Nations final to trigger their arrest?

(RNS) — The Oklahoma City Thunder is the only NBA team to hold a public, ecumenical invocation before the singing of the national anthem — a longstanding tradition that continues to confound ...