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This story includes a podcast episode looking at how the Baha’is of the U.S. are learning to contribute to the critical discourse on race. Source: Advancing a discourse on race unity in the U.S. | Bahá’í World News Service (BWNS)

(RNS) — “We can make our communities safer ... our faith deeper and our middle class bigger and more prosperous than ever before,” President Trump said. Source: Trump's State of the Union garners mixed reactions among faith groups - Religion News Service

By now, most political followers are aware that the 116th Congress is the most diverse in history. It includes the first Native American women — Sharice Davids, D-Kan., and Debra Source: Although Congress is still overwhelmingly Christian, it is changing...

It was passed the same day that the first two female Muslim congress members took office Source: Congress Rule Change Allows Religious Headwear on House Floor | Time

WASHINGTON (RNS) — The incoming class of lawmakers is predominantly Christian, but several newcomers are expected to take the oath of office while placing their hands on books other than the Christian Bible. Source: Study: New Congress showcases religious...

Source: Democrats Want Hijabs, Yarmulkes Allowed On House Floor

Over 3,000 Catholics and other people of faith signed a pledge Nov. 19 to express solidarity with all those seeking asylum in the United States and "promising to be good neighbors to those seeking refuge in our community and to build a community where all...

The position of victim assistance coordinator was established in the "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" adopted by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in response to the sexual abuse crisis that exploded in 2002. Source: Victim...

The opioid addiction crisis in the United States is too big to allow Congress to let politics derail passage of a bill to fight opioid abuse, according to Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida. Source: Bishop urges Congress to finish work on opioid...