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A worker prepares lights ahead of Christmas celebrations in the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Dec. 19, 2017.

Christmas in Bethlehem goes on in the shadow of Trump's Jerusalem announcement

As usual, Palestinians in the West Bank city of Bethlehem are hosting Christmas festivities for thousands of visitors to the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born. But this year, US President Donald Trump's controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital has caused tensions and dampened the holiday mood.

Christmas in Bethlehem goes on in the shadow of Trump's Jerusalem announcement
A photo of Tam Duong's family during Lunar New Year in the early 1990s. Tam, on the right in the red dress, is from Los Angeles and now lives in Boston. Her parents are from Vietnam and Duong says she was confused as to why Santa never came to their home.

There's nothing traditional about an immigrant Christmas

There's nothing traditional about an immigrant Christmas
Supporters of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture attended a rally outside the White House in 2009.

CIA interrogators didn't just break detainees' bodies — they also attacked their souls

CIA interrogators didn't just break detainees' bodies — they also attacked their souls
A class of young Mormon missionaries

Mormon women are flocking to the mission, but inequalities remain

Mormon women are flocking to the mission, but inequalities remain
Man and woman with baby in front of house

Many Latino Mormons are torn about Mitt Romney

Many Latino Mormons are torn about Mitt Romney

France braces as it prepares for backlash over magazine's publication of Mohammad cartoons

A French magazine ignited a storm of controversy on Wednesday when it published a series of cartoons that lampoon and mock the Islamic Prophet Mohammad. The publication comes just days after a video produced in the United States, also deemed offensive to Muslims, set off days of protests across the Middle East and Africa.

France braces as it prepares for backlash over magazine's publication of Mohammad cartoons

French Magazine Publishes Offensive Cartoons Depicting the Muslim Prophet Muhammad

France issued a security alert on Wednesday after the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published offensive cartoons depicting Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

French Magazine Publishes Offensive Cartoons Depicting the Muslim Prophet Muhammad

Amateur restoration botches Jesus painting in Spain

A 19th-century fresco of Jesus Christ has hung in the Sanctuary of Mercy Church in northeastern Spain for more than 100 years. But parishioners are reeling after the beloved painting was found defaced. What was first called a case of vandalism has since been identified as one of the worst art restoration projects ever.

Amateur restoration botches Jesus painting in Spain

Polish Jewish community uses Mormon-produced archive to make family connections

In the 1960s, Poland was short on funds to digitize and maintain its paper archives. They approached the Mormon Church and got its help in doing just that. But somewhere in the intervening years, the Momon Church used those archives and other to posthumously baptize Holocaust victims. That's caused a rift between the Mormons and the Jewish community.

Polish Jewish community uses Mormon-produced archive to make family connections

Polish Archives Used in Mormon Baptism of Holocaust Victims

Several decades ago, Poland approached the Mormons in Utah for help with its archives. The Mormons modernized the Polish records, but some used those records to posthumously baptize Jewish Holocaust victims.

Polish Archives Used in Mormon Baptism of Holocaust Victims

Romney sparks new interest in Mormons serving missions around the world

As the Republican Party prepares to nominate its first Mormon candidate for president next week, there's growing interest in Mormon practice -- especially young Mormons serving missions around the world. Though numbers are down from the 1990s, many young Church members are still going abroad.

Romney sparks new interest in Mormons serving missions around the world
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New Interest in Mormons Serving Missions Around the World

As the Republican Party prepares to nominate its first Mormon candidate for president next week, there's growing interest in Mormon practice, especially young Mormons serving missions around the world.

New Interest in Mormons Serving Missions Around the World
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Hometown of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

The hometown of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez gets a lot of government attention, and pork barrel projects.

Hometown of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

Black Mormons on This Year's Presidential Election

Black Mormons on This Year's Presidential Election

Renowned actor Williem Dafoe discusses recent films, acting past

Willem Dafoe has had a remarkable, 30-year career that's seen him nominated for Academy Awards. But this year, this spring even, he's particularly prolific.

Renowned actor Williem Dafoe discusses recent films, acting past