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(RNS) One in four people globally are anti-Semitic, and nearly half the world has never heard of -- or denies or believes the Holocaust is exaggerated -- a new study finds.

CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Camelle Daley, who founded the label House of ilona, says it’s high time for a shake-up among Anglican clergy who, like Roman Catholic priests, still wear traditional black shirt and collar.

(RNS) “This activity separates people from God and the human community, it is contrary to charity and goodness, and it places participants dangerously close to destructive works of evil," the Archdiocese of Boston said.

(RNS) The Catholic Church has taken a lot of heat over its stance against gay rights and for policies that often bar openly gay people from participating in church life. But the University of Notre Dame, an icon of American Catholicism, is going against the flow by supporting student athletes who come out as gay.

STANFORD, Calif. (RNS) American Atheists plans to launch the first-ever atheism-only television channel in July.

(RNS) Choice and change reshape Hispanics' view of Catholicism, Protestant faiths and no faith at all.

(RNS) This NBA season has been unprecedented when it comes to the blending of basketball and unresolved social issues. There has been a widespread push for increased tolerance on all fronts. Yet the conversation about religion and how it's best handled by coaches and players remains fluid.