Religion

Michigan attorney set to be first Muslim woman in Congress

Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat, could become the first Muslim woman in Congress.Associated Press file The 42-year-old attorney, who is set…

August 9, 2018

Religion

Muslim candidates run in record numbers but face backlash

Attorney Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, who is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., center, talks with Dondre Scott, right, during a…

August 8, 2018

Religion

Jewish teens enlisted to fight anti-Semitism in Germany

Jewish teenager Sophie Steiert, right, shows a picture of Jewish daily life on a tablet computer as Laura Schulmann looks…

August 4, 2018

Religion

Pope rules out death penalty in change to church teaching

Associated Press file<br><br>Pope Francis prays during an audience in St. Peter’s square at the Vatican. The Vatican said Thursday Aug.…

August 2, 2018

Religion

Company unveils moving mosque to welcome Muslims in Japan

The Mobile Mosque, a mosque on wheels with the capacity for up to 50 people at Toyota Stadium in Toyota,…

August 1, 2018

Religion

Boys rescued from Thai cave ordained at Buddhist temple

Followers offer banknotes to soccer team members as they are ordained as Buddhist monks and novices following their dramatic cave…

July 31, 2018

Religion

U.S. nuns demand action to end ‘culture of silence’ on abuse

Nuns are silhouetted in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Some nuns are now finding their voices, buoyed by the…

July 30, 2018

Religion

What’s behind the belief in weeping Virgin Mary statues?

Associated Press file Onlookers have gathered out of curiosity, and also for prayer and healing. The liquid on the statue…

July 28, 2018

Religion

St. Ignatius Church to hold special mass in Ignacio

The service will be held during the weekend of the 118th annual San Ignacio Fiesta and feature music by the…

July 26, 2018

Religion

Catholic Church has ‘major gap’ when accused sex abuser is high-ranking cleric, top U.S. cardinal says

Cardinal Sean O’Malley leads mass April 1, 2014, along the international border wall in Nogales, Ariz.Associated Press file “Failure to…

July 26, 2018

Religion

China bans Tibetan students from religious activities

The Global Times quoted an education official in the regional capital of Lhasa as saying that students were required to…

July 25, 2018

Religion

Questioning real-world learning at ultra-Orthodox schools

Pesach Eisen stands in front of a yeshiva he attended as a child in the Borough Park neighborhood in Brooklyn,…

July 24, 2018

Religion

Revelations of U.S. cardinal sex abuse will force pope’s hand

Pope Francis reaches out to hug Cardinal Archbishop emeritus Theodore McCarrick after the Midday Prayer of the Divine with more…

July 23, 2018

Religion

Churches use buildings to address affordable housing crisis

Associated Press file<br><br>For churches faced with shrinking congregations and underutilized buildings, installing affordable units offers a fresh infusion of cash…

July 21, 2018

Religion

Investigation into weeping Virgin Mary statue continues in New Mexico

The sculpture, which stands in the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, has been attracting attention worldwide since visitors first…

July 20, 2018

Religion

Vatican-OK’d journal strikes out again at U.S. evangelicals

Two of Pope Francis’ top communications advisers – an Italian Jesuit and an Argentine Protestant – penned The Prosperity Gospel:…

July 18, 2018

Regional News

Investigation into weeping Virgin Mary statue continues

The Las Cruces Sun-News reports Bishop Oscar Cantu of the diocese said Friday a sample of the fluid collected from…

July 16, 2018

Religion

Woman, kids seeking asylum take sanctuary in Utah church

But Chavez never allows Yaretzi, 6, or Issabella, 1, to play there. They never step foot outside the church. [iimage:2,mugshot]Chavez,…

July 14, 2018

Religion

A Holocaust museum in Brooklyn focuses on faith, survival

The three-year-old Amud Aish Memorial Museum, located far from the tourist crowds at near the very edge of the borough,…

July 11, 2018

Religion

Pope denounces ‘murderous indifference’ by powers in Mideast

Pope Francis, center, flanked by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, left, and Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the…

July 9, 2018

Religion

Evangelical leaders downplay potential Roe v. Wade reversal

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. watches during commencement at the school in…

July 7, 2018

Religion

Pope warns climate change turning Earth into desert, garbage

Pope Francis blesses the crowd as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.…

July 6, 2018

Religion

Indianapolis church cages Holy Family in immigration protest

The statues were erected Tuesday morning outside Christ Church Cathedral on downtown Indianapolis’ Monument Circle and surrounded by the fencing.…

July 3, 2018

Religion

Australian bishop sentenced to year’s detention for cover-up

Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson arrives for sentencing at Newcastle Local Court in Newcastle on July 3, 2018. Wilson, the most…

July 3, 2018

Religion

How Catholic women fought against Vatican’s prohibition on contraceptives

Associated Press file While much attention is focused on the epic battle between theologians and the institutional church, which undoubtedly…

July 2, 2018

Religion

New Mormon leaders bring diversity, new perspectives

The two newest members of a top Mormon governing panel, Ulisses Soares, left, and Gerrit W. Gong, made history by…

June 30, 2018

Religion

Pope to 14 new cardinals: Defend the dignity of the poor

Pope Francis arrives for a consistory in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Pope Francis…

June 29, 2018

Religion

Pope and Macron meet at Vatican, discuss migration

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, hugs Pope Francis at the end of their private audience, at the Vatican, Tuesday, June…

June 27, 2018

Religion

Amid immigration uncertainties, Latinos turn to a power higher than Trump

Recently at Botanica Boricua in Arlington, Va., customers have made a candle that bears the name “San Miguel” a bestseller.Theresa…

June 23, 2018

Religion

Pope: Countries should take in as many refugees as they can

Pope Francis, flanked by Vatican spokesman Greg Burke, talks with journalists on board the flight to Rome as he returns…

June 21, 2018