Religion

Religion must obey Chinese law, paper says of mosque protest

Vehicles are parked outside the Grand Mosque in Weizhou in northwestern China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region early Aug. 11. Thousands…

August 23, 2018

Religion

Pope: No effort spared to fight abuse, but offers no details

Associated Press Pope Francis prays Aug. 19 for the victims of the Kerala floods during the Angelus noon prayer in St.…

August 20, 2018

Religion

Durango Dharma Center to host talk about compassion

The Durango Dharma Center will host a talk about compassion on Thursday, Aug. 23.Durango Herald file Bradshaw will speak about…

August 19, 2018

Religion

Why Native Americans struggle to protect sacred places

Associated Press file The “Moonhouse” in McLoyd Canyon is part of Bears Ears National Monument near Blanding, Utah, which has been…

August 18, 2018

Religion

Church president: Use ‘Latter-day Saints’ not ‘Mormon’

Associated Press file President Russell M. Nelson, the president of the Mormon church, is asking people to refrain from using “Mormon”…

August 17, 2018

Religion

Church sex scandal: Abuse victims want a full reckoning

The Most Rev. Donald Trautman, second from left, retiring bishop of Erie, Pa., prays and lays his hands on the…

August 15, 2018

Religion

Pennsylvania priests abused over 1,000 children, report says

Judy Deaven who says her son was a victim of sexual abuse by a priest as a boy reacts as…

August 14, 2018

Religion

Judge won’t toss claim against Mormon church in rape case

Plaintiff McKenna Denson speaks with reporters during a news conference, in Salt Lake City. A judge is refusing to dismiss…

August 14, 2018

Religion

Evangelist seeks prayer for yoga-practicing Oregon governor

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks in Portland, Ore. The evangelist Franklin Graham recently asked thousands of people at an Oregon…

August 13, 2018

Religion

Death penalty decree could be quandary for U.S. politicians

says option ‘inadmissible’ in all cases

August 11, 2018

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 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 For churches faced with shrinking congregations and underutilized buildings, installing affordable units offers a fresh infusion of cash…

July 21, 2018