In some countries, traditional beliefs about the causes of the condition, including bewitchment, spiritual causes and curses, lead to stigma and increase the chance that a person with epilepsy will not get the treatment they need.

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For the first time ever, Democrats have planned "faith caucus meetings" led by an array of religious and spiritual leaders, including Christians, Muslims and Jews.

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Rizvan Kurbanov, the deputy prime minister in charge of security, says his first step was to visit a Salafi mosque and talk to its spiritual leaders, including Mr Magomedov.

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During the closure, SFMOMA will co-organize exhibitions with partner museums throughout the city, including Beyond Belief: 100 Years of the Spiritual in Modern Art, which will be on view from June 27 to Oct. 27 at the Contemporary Jewish Museum.

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Nationalists hope that the planned visit this summer of the pope, who is the spiritual leader for the 5m-odd Ukrainian Catholics (including 4m eastern-rite Uniates, also called Greek Catholics), will boost their cause.

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Instead, treatment is supposed to be limited to palliative care, which is aimed at relieving pain, symptoms or stress of terminal illness (including a comprehensive set of medical, social, psychological, emotional and spiritual services).

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Ordained as a priest six years later at age 29, he later held various positions -- including as a math and science teacher, as well as rector and spiritual director -- at schools in Scotland, in addition to working as a priest.

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These visitors, and online ones too, can also buy spiritual books, the work of local artisans, gardening supplies and fresh produce, including the monks' tasty white oyster mushrooms.

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Spiritual Triage is a tool to allow chaplains to train for a situation where there are mass casualties, including ministering to dying soldiers.

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