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Sarah Mullally waves as she leaves after the Enthronement Ceremony installing her as archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury, England on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. She is the first woman ever to lead the Church of England. Alastair Grant/AP hide caption

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For the first time in more than 1,400 years, Church of England gets a woman leader

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Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah Mullally is welcomed to the National Shrine of Saint Jude in Faversham, England while making her 87 mile pilgrimage from London to Canterbury Cathedral. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption

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As women clear one barrier in the Episcopal Church, challenges still lie ahead

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Nozlee Samadzadeh's haft sin — a traditional table set for Nowruz featuring symbolic objects. Sarah Ventre/NPR hide caption

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Celebrating Nowruz with mixed emotions

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, at center in a black suit, prayed and broke the daily Ramadan fast with men incarcerated at the city's Rikers Island jail complex. Brian Mann/NPR hide caption

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a "Rental Ripoff" hearing at Fordham University in the Bronx borough of New York on March 11, 2026, in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises as Zohran Mamdani embraces his Muslim faith

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James Hickman holds a photo montage of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson before a public visitation at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago on Thursday. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption

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Buddhist monks walk near the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill, during their Walk For Peace. Rahmat Gul/AP hide caption

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Buddhist Monks/Peace Walk

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Syrian-American cantor Henry Hamra at the Central Synagogue of Aleppo, once the center of a thriving Jewish community in the northern Syrian city. The Syrian government transferred control of Jewish sites in December to Hamra's Jewish heritage organization. Jane Arraf/NPR hide caption

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Syria, once home to a large Jewish community, takes steps to return property to Jews

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Latif Salar (holding hymnal), pastor of the Memphis Afghan Church, and Darla Richardson of Refugee Memphis, sing Christmas songs of hope and joy at Second Baptist Church, December 2025. Micaela Watts/The Institute for Public Service Reporting Memphis hide caption

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From right, U.S. Cardinals, Joseph Tobin of Newark, and Blase Cupich of Chicago, attend a press conference at the North American College in Rome on May 9, 2025. Along with Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington (not pictured), the men issued a strongly worded statement on Monday criticizing the Trump administration's foreign policy. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption

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Bishop Rob Hirschfeld in the chapel at the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire in Concord on Jan. 13, 2026. Elena Eberwein/NHPR hide caption

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NH Episcopal bishop ICE

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Samantha Heaton and her son Elliot Heaton, 7, light a prayer candle during service at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church as Samuel Hesla holds a sign marking an abduction by ICE at the church in Minneapolis on Sunday. Evan Frost for NPR hide caption

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Minnesota People of Faith

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A fire damaged the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Miss. The fire department said arson was the cause. Hannah Orlansky/Beth Israel Congregation hide caption

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Arson engulfs Mississippi synagogue, a congregation once bombed by Ku Klux Klan

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'Testament of Ann Lee' tells the story of an 18th-century religious leader with song

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Rabbi Na'ama Dafni and Rev. Yousef Yacoub in Haifa, Israel. Jerome Socolovsky/NPR hide caption

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In Israel, some Jews and Christians seek to build trust between their communities

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Irma Thomas; Big Freedia; Tarriona "Tank" Ball Sean Gardner/Getty Images; Nelson Cosey; Josh Brasted/Getty Images for Essence hide caption

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New Orleans musicians share their favorite Christmas songs, from bounce to blues

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Pope Leo XIV greets faithful as he arrives in St. Peter's Square on the occasion of the last Jubilee audience, at the Vatican, on Saturday. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption

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Sister Regina sits in the convent chapel at Schloss Goldenstein in Salzburg, Austria. Esme Nicholson/NPR hide caption

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Nuns who broke out of their nursing home await word from Rome

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Bishop Ronald A. Hicks, the new Archbishop of New York, speaks at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Dec. 18. Sarah Ventre/NPR hide caption

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New New York Archbishop

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