Skip to content
Advertisement

Religion_Belief

Latest Stories

Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_19

Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_19

Pope Francis waves as he rides in his popemobile in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday July 22, 2013. The pontiff arrived for a seven-day visit in Brazil, the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation. During his visit, Francis will meet with legions of young Roman Catholics converging on Rio for the church's World Youth Day festival. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_18

Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_18

A crowd of faithful cheer as Pope Francis rides in his popemobile in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday July 22, 2013. The pontiff arrived for a seven-day visit in Brazil, the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation. During his visit, Francis will meet with legions of young Roman Catholics converging on Rio for the church's World Youth Day festival. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_17

Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_17

Pope Francis waves from his popemobile as he make his way into central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 22, 2013. The pontiff arrived for a seven-day visit in Brazil, the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation. During his visit, Francis will meet with legions of young Roman Catholics converging on Rio for the church's World Youth Day festival.(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_16

Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_16

Pope Francis waves from his popemobile as he makes his way into central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 22, 2013. The pontiff arrived for a seven-day visit in Brazil, the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation. During his visit, Francis will meet with legions of young Roman Catholics converging on Rio for the church's World Youth Day festival.(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_15

Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_15

Pope Francis makes his way in a popemobile into central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 22, 2013. The pontiff arrived for a seven-day visit in Brazil, the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation. During his visit, Francis will meet with legions of young Roman Catholics converging on Rio for the church's World Youth Day festival.(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

APTOPIX_Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_14

APTOPIX_Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_14

A crowd of faithful cheer as Pope Francis rides in his popemobile in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 22, 2013. The pontiff arrived for a seven-day visit in Brazil, the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation. During his visit, Francis will meet with legions of young Roman Catholics converging on Rio for the church's World Youth Day festival. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

APTOPIX_Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_13

APTOPIX_Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_13

Pope Francis waves from his popemobile as he makes his way into central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 22, 2013. The pontiff arrived for a seven-day visit in Brazil, the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation. During his visit, Francis will meet with legions of young Roman Catholics converging on Rio for the church's World Youth Day festival. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

APTOPIX_Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_12

APTOPIX_Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_12

A crowd of faithful cheer as Pope Francis rides in his popemobile in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday July 22, 2013. The pontiff arrived for a seven-day visit in Brazil, the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation. During his visit, Francis will meet with legions of young Roman Catholics converging on Rio for the church's World Youth Day festival. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

CORRECTION_Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_6

CORRECTION_Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_6

**CORRECTS MONTH** Pope Francis waves from his popemobile upon his arrival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 22, 2013. Frenzied crowds of Roman Catholics lined the streets to see Francis on Monday when he returned to his home continent for the first time as pontiff, embarking on a seven-day visit. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_5

Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_5

Protesters burn a puppet that symbolizes Rio de Janeiro State Governor Sergio Cabral during a demonstration near Guanabara Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 22, 2013. Police and anti-government protesters clashed outside the palace hosting Pope Francis welcoming ceremony. About an hour after the pope concluded his short speech, police began cracking down on the protests, firing rubber bullets in an effort to disperse the crowd. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_3

Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_3

Topless protesters belonging to a gay, lesbian and transgender group, demonstrate near Guanabara Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday, July 22, 2013. Police and anti-government protesters clashed outside the palace hosting the pope's welcoming ceremony. About an hour after the pope concluded his short speech, police began cracking down on the protests, firing rubber bullets in an effort to disperse the crowd.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_2

Brazil_Pope_World_Youth_Day__ibishop@washingtontimes.com_2

In this photo released by Prefeitura do Rio, a member of security holds up a baby to Pope Francis as he rides in his popemobile into central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 22, 2013. The pontiff arrived for a seven-day visit in Brazil, the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation. At right is the Rio Archbishop Orani Joao Tempesta. (AP Photo/Raphael Lima, Prefeitura do Rio)

POPE23.jpg

POPE23.jpg

Pope Francis waves from his popemobile as he makes his way into central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 22, 2013. The pontiff arrived for a seven-day visit in Brazil, the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) **FILE**

7_212013_neighborhood-watch-new-orle8201.jpg

7_212013_neighborhood-watch-new-orle8201.jpg

Loretta Powell (left) and Tyra Forrest take part in a “Hoodie Sabbath” at the New St. Mark Baptist Church in New Orleans in reaction to George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin. Some black Americans, however, are calling for a cooling of tensions. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Vatican Pope Brazil_Lea(1).jpg

Vatican Pope Brazil_Lea(1).jpg

Pope Francis blesses the faithful from the window of his apartment overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday, July 21, 2013. Francis leaves on Monday for Rio de Janeiro, where a million or more young Catholics are expected to celebrate the World Youth Day with their new pope. The trip is the first international journey for the 76-year-old Argentine since he became pontiff in March. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Iraq Mosque attack.jpg

Iraq Mosque attack.jpg

An Iraqi army soldier inspects the damage inside the Abu Bakr Mosque in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 19, 2013. A bomb hidden in an air conditioner that ripped through a Sunni mosque during midday prayers and other attacks killed dozens in Iraq on Friday, extending a wave of violence targeting worshippers during the holy month of Ramadan. (Associated Press)