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<p>Our ongoing coverage of faith and religion — and its influence on important issues around the globe.</p>

Ukrainian military chaplains tend to soldiers and others at risk amid the ongoing fighting

Sacred Nation

Peace talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine appear to have stalled. But far away from the negotiation table, Russian aerial attacks continue — and Ukrainians still fear for their lives, including soldiers and military chaplains, who visit front-line areas for their work.

Africa’s only Baha’i temple offers a rare respite in Uganda’s bustling capital

Sacred Spaces

Crimean Tatars mark Ramadan while in exile from the Crimean Peninsula

Sacred Nation

Japan moves to shut down the Unification Church 

Japan in Focus

What South America’s largest Buddhist temple says about the religion’s growing influence in Brazil 

Sacred Spaces
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Kolkata’s Jewish population is dwindling

Sacred Spaces

The Jewish community in Kolkata came from all over the Middle East, from places like Syria and Iraq. Once home to around 5,000 Jews, only 20 still remain there.

On this remote isle, an icon of the Virgin Mary has endured the flames of war

Sacred Spaces

After a devastating fire, people in Bougainville found hope and strength from a statue of the Virgin Mary that survived the flames. It not only represents a miracle, but serves as an icon for the island’s struggle for independence.

Holy Catholic relics from shuttered institutions are preserved on a New York campus

Sacred Spaces

As Catholic establishments shut down across North America, holy relics once housed inside them are making their way to Manhattan University, where they’re being collected and preserved for the faithful.

As Catholic faith ebbs in Spain, missionary priests come to the rescue

Sacred Nation

Spain exported Christianity across the world through missionary expeditions, but as the religion dwindles across Europe, parishes are increasingly reliant on priests from abroad — a trend some call “reverse missions.”

‘Our community is terrified’: A faith leader talks about what it means to be a Palestinian Christian in the US

Israel-Hamas war

Pastor Khader Khalilia is one of the few Palestinian Christian faith leaders in the United States. He talks to The World’s host, Marco Werman, about what it’s been like to lead a church in the US, especially during the past nine months of war in Gaza.

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