Santa Claus -- aka Julio Sly'' Dones -- is back outside of the Harrison Gardens public housing complex, bringing holiday cheer to children of all ages for the 43rd year in a row. Santa stands next to the elaborate Nativity scene he created at Third and Jackson streets handing out candy while Christmas carols play on a stereo.
Pope Francis delighted many when he included women, and Muslim and Hindu refugees, in a Holy Week ritual that once barred anyone but Catholic men.
Men and women will finally be allowed to pray alongside one another at Jerusalem's Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site.
Christians and Muslims unite to protect each other from attacks by Boko Haram terrorists.
After trying to fetch a big stick, the Boston Terrier was suddenly at the bottom of the clear lake, motionless, breathless and lifeless. A pastor nearby had been trained as an emergency medical technician 20 years ago, so he tried chest compressions. But he also credits divine intervention.
When Islamic State militants advanced toward a monastery in northern Iraq, the monks rushed to protect a cherished library of centuries-old Christian manuscripts.
After nearly five years of discussions and planning, a new grouping of the major Christian traditions in the United States, including Roman Catholics as well as Evangelical and Pentecostal denominations, has been formally launched.
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