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		<title>A Relationship Rooted in Welcome and Shared Faith</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From a solitary figure, a lasting relationship has grown—one that has connected congregations in Libertyville, Illinois, and Milan, Italy, for more than two decades. The figure I have in mind is a strong and humble man who served as a faithful elder of the Waldensian Church of Milan, Italy, pictured above, over the course of &#8230; <a href="https://www.waldensian.org/a-relationship-rooted-in-welcome-and-shared-faith/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Relationship Rooted in Welcome and Shared Faith</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Excerpts From AWS Newsletters: Italian Fascism and Its Partnership with the Roman Catholic Church</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The photograph above is of Pope Pius XI and Benito Mussolini at a meeting in 1932. Kevin Frederick, the president of the American Waldensian Society, recently had free time to read a number of old American Waldensian Society newsletters. This is the third of three articles in which Kevin summarizes what these newsletters reveal about &#8230; <a href="https://www.waldensian.org/excerpts-from-aws-newsletters-italian-fascism-and-its-partnership-with-the-roman-catholic-church/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Excerpts From AWS Newsletters: Italian Fascism and Its Partnership with the Roman Catholic Church</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From Italy, Europe, to Italy Street, Valdese: Learning the Waldensian Story</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Waldensian Society]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The co-pastor at the Waldensian Presbyterian Church in Valdese, North Carolina, Matt Matthews, wrote this report. My wife and I have lived in Valdese for just over a year and a half, and we still have much to learn about the tenacious Waldenses who founded this town in 1893.&#160; They fled hunger and over-population in &#8230; <a href="https://www.waldensian.org/from-italy-europe-to-italy-street-valdese-learning-the-waldensian-story/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">From Italy, Europe, to Italy Street, Valdese: Learning the Waldensian Story</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How does a Cuban Baptist pastor end up as the newest minister of the Evangelical Waldensian Church of the Río de la Plata?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Waldensian Society]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This report from the recent synod of the Evangelical Waldensian Church in the Rio de la Plata was written by Dennis Smith. Dennis represented the American Waldensian Society at the synod meeting and, not coincidentally, served for many years as the Regional Liaison for the Presbyterian Church (USA) in South America. &#160;Dennis is also a &#8230; <a href="https://www.waldensian.org/how-does-a-cuban-baptist-pastor-end-up-as-the-newest-minister-of-the-evangelical-waldensian-church-of-the-rio-de-la-plata/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">How does a Cuban Baptist pastor end up as the newest minister of the Evangelical Waldensian Church of the Río de la Plata?</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Resurrection</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Waldensian Society]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and &#8230; <a href="https://www.waldensian.org/resurrection/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Resurrection</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>On Preaching the Easter Sermon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An Open Letter to Those Who Preach and Listen to Easter Sermons Matt Matthews, the co-pastor of the Waldensian Presbyterian Church, wrote the following open letter that everyone in the American Waldensian Society who either preaches or listens to Easter sermons will find interesting and amusing. Allow me a preacherly moment on the eve of &#8230; <a href="https://www.waldensian.org/on-preaching-the-easter-sermon/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">On Preaching the Easter Sermon</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Report From the Waldensians in the Rio de la Plata</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Waldensian Society]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 62nd Synod Assembly of the Evangelical Waldensian Church of the Rio de la Plata recently adjourned, after meeting for four days in the Parque 17 de Febrero in Uruguay. This initial report was written by the synod’s vice president Mariano Chialva. In describing the results of the recent synod assembly, it is important to &#8230; <a href="https://www.waldensian.org/report-from-the-waldensians-in-the-rio-de-la-plata/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Report From the Waldensians in the Rio de la Plata</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How Italian Waldensians Helped Rebuild Italy and the World After World War II</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The end of World War II on May 8, 1945, revealed a continent devastated by the ravages of six years of war. Globally more than 60 million people had died. In Europe, tens of millions had been left homeless, destitute, and starving. Food, clothing, and medical supplies were virtually non-existent across vast areas of Europe. &#8230; <a href="https://www.waldensian.org/how-italian-waldensians-helped-rebuild-italy-and-the-world-after-world-war-ii-3/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">How Italian Waldensians Helped Rebuild Italy and the World After World War II</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Election Day in Valdese</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Waldensian Society]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Matt Matthews, the co-pastor of the Waldensian Presbyterian Church, sent the following letter six days ago, Tuesday, March 3, to all the members of his congregation. Regardless of in what continent or country they live, members and friends of the American Waldensian Society will likely find this letter informative and touching. Dear Friends, Today is &#8230; <a href="https://www.waldensian.org/election-day-in-valdese/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Election Day in Valdese</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Fascism and the Waldensians 1922 &#8211; 1945</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Waldensian Society]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[During several snowy days in January, Kevin Frederick, the president of the American Waldensian Society, had free time to read a number of old American Waldensian Society newsletters. Some of the newsletters that he read date to 1921. In this article, Kevin summarizes what these newsletters reveal about impact of Fascism and war on Italian &#8230; <a href="https://www.waldensian.org/fascism-and-the-waldensians-1922-1945/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Fascism and the Waldensians 1922 &#8211; 1945</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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