October 25, 2021, 11:57am Churches & Religion
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, was released from a Washington hospital Monday morning after an overnight stay early in his 12-day visit to the United… Read story
October 23, 2021, 6:02am Churches & Religion
Tyrone Iras Marhguy had to make a difficult decision after being accepted to the high school of his choice: his faith or his education. Read story
October 16, 2021, 6:05am Churches & Religion
Faith-based groups — many of them longtime advocates for a more welcoming immigration policy — have been scrambling to keep up with fast-paced developments in the Haitian migrant crisis, trying to assist those in need while assailing the harsh Border Patrol tactics employed against them. Read story
October 16, 2021, 6:00am Churches & Religion
LOS ANGELES — The delicate, gold-specked mosaic that hangs above the entrance to St. Peter’s Italian Catholic Church on the edge of Chinatown was marred with bright red paint Monday morning in an apparent act of vandalism, officials said. Read story
October 15, 2021, 3:55pm Churches & Religion
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A top Southern Baptist Convention administrator is resigning amid internal rifts over how to handle an investigation into the SBC's response to sexual abuse, a decision that underscores the broader ongoing turmoil in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. Read story
October 14, 2021, 9:06am Churches & Religion
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to meet Pope Francis when he visits the Vatican later this month as part of a five-day swing through Italy and the U.K. for global economic and climate change meetings. Read story
October 9, 2021, 5:11pm Churches & Religion
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Saturday called on lawmakers worldwide to overcome “the narrow confines” of partisan politics to quickly reach consensus on fighting climate change. Read story
October 9, 2021, 6:02am Churches & Religion
CHICAGO — Ora Amber, a 16-year-old ex-Catholic, stood across the street from St. Francis High School in suburban Chicago lofting a yellow, white, purple and black flag that represents people whose gender identity is outside the male/female binary. Read story
October 7, 2021, 8:20am Churches & Religion
ROME — Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Thursday with Pope Francis and Italian Premier Mario Draghi, who paid tribute to her “calm, determined” leadership even during difficult years for Europe and the common currency. Read story
October 6, 2021, 8:12am Churches & Religion
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis expressed “shame” for himself and the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday for the scale of child sexual abuse within the church in France and acknowledged failures in putting the needs of victims first. Read story