Faith & Family
Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on first foreign trip
Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on the first foreign trip of his papacy, the Vatican announced on Tuesday.
Pope Leo starts to correct some of Francis’ more problematic financial decisions
Pope Leo XIV has begun correcting some of Pope Francis' more questionable financial reforms and decisions, canceling a law Monday that had concentrated financial power in the Vatican bank.
Largest U.S. Lutheran denomination to install Yehiel Curry as its first Black presiding bishop
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is installing the Rev. Yehiel Curry as its first Black presiding bishop Saturday, a landmark moment for the predominantly white denomination.
It’s deja vu for Muslim Americans as anti-Muslim playbook follows Zohran Mamdani’s success
Zohran Mamdani 's swift rise in New York City's mayoral race has made him into a national symbol - both as a point of pride among many Muslim Americans and a political foil for the right.
PHOTOS: Hindu festival Dussehra about simple, universal concepts of fire and water, good and evil
In South Asia, the season of festivals turns on two ancient elements: fire and water.
Exploring Black religion and spirtuality, photographer Gordon Parks’ images on display in Washington
A new exhibition of the work of Gordon Parks, a photographer renowned for documenting African American life, turns its focus on Parks' exploration of Black religion and spirituality.
Sarah Mullally named the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in history of Church of England
Bishop of London Sarah Mullally was announced Friday as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time in 1,400 years that a woman has been chosen as the spiritual leader of the Church of England.
Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges
The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said.
The Swiss Guards have a new uniform. Don’t worry, the iconic one remains
The world's oldest army has new uniforms.
St. Therese’s relics begin tour of U.S. with stop at Michigan parish named for beloved French nun
The sacred bones of a much-loved French Carmelite nun began a tour of the U.S. on Wednesday at a suburban Detroit parish named in her honor.
Pope intervenes in U.S. abortion debate by raising what it really means to be ‘pro-life’
Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church by raising the seeming contradiction over what it really means to be "pro-life."
Some details about Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. is widely considered the holiest day of the year in the Jewish calendar. It is being observed this year from around sunset on Wednesday, Oct. 1, until after nightfall on Thursday, Oct. 2. It is typically spent in prayer and repentance.
U.K. police say 2 victims have died and 3 others are in serious condition after synagogue attack
Two people were killed and three others were seriously wounded Thursday in a synagogue attack in northern England on the holiest day of the Jewish year, police said.
Former judge is likely the next leader of the Mormon church and its 17 million members
Dallin H. Oaks, a former Utah Supreme Court justice known for his jurist sensibilities and traditionalist convictions on marriage and religious freedom, is expected to be the next president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its more than 17 million members worldwide.
Pope intervenes in U.S. abortion debate by raising what it really means to be pro-life
Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church, raising the seeming contradiction over what it really means to be "pro-life."
Seoul’s assault on churches mired in revenge politics, judicial aggression, murky allegations
Seoul-Washington ties are under pressure. Both are polarized between conservatives and liberals, with presidents from different sides of the aisle in power on different sides of the Pacific.
Man who attacked Michigan church became ‘unhinged’ when talking about Mormon faith
The man who shot up a Michigan church and set a fire that killed four people was a former U.S. Marine who expressed animosity about the Mormon faith to a city council candidate knocking on doors just days before the attack.
Trump administration aims to suspend Harvard University from federal funds over antisemitism
The Department of Health and Human Services has referred Harvard University for suspension and debarment of federal funding over its treatment of Jewish students.
Worship leader Sean Feucht mismanaged millions in ministry funds, former associates say
The star of Sean Feucht - once a little-known conservative Christian worship leader and musician - began to climb in 2020 as he challenged government restrictions brought on by the coronavirus' tightening grip on the world.
Why it was easy for an illegal immigrant to land top job in Des Moines’ public schools
The arrest of an illegal immigrant serving as superintendent of Des Moines' schools has exposed a broader problem in America's public education system: Few of them are using E-Verify, the federal government's tool to weed out people not authorized to work.
