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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>
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    <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>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4061237</link>
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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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		<title><![CDATA[Temple Israel attack in Michigan was Hezbollah-inspired terror act, FBI says]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — The attack on Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield
was a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism in which the assailant
"was motivated and inspired by Hezbollah's militant ideology,"
FBI Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan said ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4055947</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NYPD to increase security around synagogues amid increased terrorist threat]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Synagogues across the city will benefit from increased
NYPD patrols as the city braces for a Passover holiday season shadowed
by what Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Thursday described as the
most turbulent and threatening ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4052336</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Baltimore Catholic abuse survivors break from national group, form new coalition]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[BALTIMORE — Dozens of survivors of child sexual abuse in the
Catholic Church, including several who grew up in the Archdiocese of
Baltimore, are splitting from a national support network to form a
coalition that prioritizes access to mental ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4051258</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Temple Israel shows inside of synagogue in aftermath of attack]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — Pictures taken shortly after a gunman
attacked a West Bloomfield synagogue last week with guns, fireworks and
gasoline show black walls with debris on the floor and child-size tables
with plates of food quickly left ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4045735</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Michigan sheriff decries antisemitism after Temple Israel attack. Guard back home]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PONTIAC, Mich. — Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard on Thursday
decried antisemitism in the aftermath of the March 12 attack on the
Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield and called on community
members to speak out against it when it's ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4045733</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Sacred restraint in a restless world]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Across the globe, Muslims, Christians, and Jews enter seasons of
fasting, repentance, and remembrance. Together, the Abrahamic traditions
represent over half of the world’s religious population. In their
distinct ways, each tradition calls its ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4044630</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Temple Israel first responders detail what happened inside synagogue]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — When first responders arrived Thursday at Temple Israel
in West Bloomfield Township on a report of an active shooter emergency,
smoke could be seen pouring through a vent on top of the synagogue, but
arriving law enforcement had little...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mar/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Michigan AG Dana Nessel, lawmakers push for action against antisemitism after synagogue attack]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and several state
lawmakers Monday pushed for action against terrorism and antisemitism in
the wake of an attack on a West Bloomfield Township synagogue last week,
including updating the state's ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4042449</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Michigan's Temple Israel to remain closed for immediate future, move school to temporary spot]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. — Temple Israel will remain closed for the
immediate future after a gunman rammed through the synagogue's front
doors last week and exchanged gunfire with security before taking his
own life.

Temple Israel officials said ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4042265</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Temple Israel shooter's brother was a Hezbollah commander, Israel says]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The brother of the man who carried out Thursday’s attack
at a West Bloomfield Township synagogue was a Hezbollah commander
killed in an Israeli airstrike days earlier, the Israel Defense Forces
said Sunday.

The IDF tweeted a post on X that ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4041194</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Muslim-run food pantry helps neighbors but faces halal meat shortage during Ramadan]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Before the doors swung open at the ICNA Relief Food Pantry
in suburban Glendale Heights on a recent Thursday, volunteers in
lime-yellow hi-vis vests were putting out large boxes of vegetables and
fruit and trays of breads, buns and a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mar/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Michigan Sen. Slotkin seeks to 'bring temperature down' in wake of Temple Israel attack]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin was in
Michigan on Friday, the day after a Metro Detroit temple was attacked,
working with Jewish and Lebanese American community leaders to find a
way forward.

“Leaders have the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4039754</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Synagogue attacker died of self-inflicted gunshot and had fireworks in truck, FBI says]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.— A Dearborn Heights man who attacked
Temple Israel in West Bloomfield on Thursday and engaged in a
gunfight with security officers died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound,
the FBI said on Friday.

Ayman Ghazali, 41...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/religiousnews/s-4039748</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/13/2026</pubDate>
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