The sobriety of the Catholic tradition, by which on All Saints’ Day graves are cleaned and flowers are brought to cemeteries to spend time with deceased loved ones, has given way in recent years to sweets, fake blood, and spider webs from one of the most iconic holidays in the United States. (Medrano & León, Associated Press)
Read MoreFrom the Protestant work ethic to ‘rage quitting,’ American attitudes about their work are driven by its promise of prosperity—and its precarious nature. (Ellis, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreFamine has spread to two regions of war-torn Sudan, including a major city in Darfur where paramilitary fighters have been rampaging, a global hunger monitoring group said Monday, as the war has created the world's largest humanitarian disaster. (Associated Press/NPR)
Read MoreThere’s no clergy, pulpit or altar. No statues of saints, no stained-glass windows. No one sings or chants, burns incense or lights candles. They simply sit in silence in 200-year-old wooden pews — and wait for a message from God to move through them until they speak. (Henao, AP News)
Read MoreU.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he’s ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria as he stepped up his allegations that the government is failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the West African country. The president also warned that he “will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria.” (Shibayan & Madhani, AP News)
Read MoreVice President JD Vance, who drew scrutiny this week by saying he hopes his Hindu wife converts to Christianity, on Friday pushed back against critics, accusing them of “anti-Christian bigotry.” (Vazquez & Boorstein, The Washington Post)
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