July 4, 2020, 6:02am Churches & Religion
In its more than 1,400-year existence, the majestic domed structure of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has served as the Byzantine Empire’s main cathedral, a mosque under the Ottoman Empire and… Read story
July 2, 2020, 9:16am Churches & Religion
A Zen Buddhist priest, who is a spiritual adviser to one of three federal death row inmates scheduled to be executed this month, filed a lawsuit Thursday arguing the Bureau… Read story
June 27, 2020, 6:03am Churches & Religion
NEW YORK — Black Roman Catholics are hearing their church’s leaders calling for racial justice once again after the killing of George Floyd, but this time they’re demanding not just words but action. Read story
June 26, 2020, 6:03am Churches & Religion
The Rev. Lenny Duncan has impeccable timing considering current events. Read story
June 20, 2020, 6:02am Churches & Religion
In the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody, dozens of American Muslim organizations have come together to call for reform to policing practices, and to support Black-led organizations. Read story
June 20, 2020, 6:02am Churches & Religion
CHICAGO — He was scared and had good reason to be. He was over age 60. He had health issues. And the global COVID-19 death toll was mounting. Read story
June 20, 2020, 6:02am Churches & Religion
SALT LAKE CITY — The white shirts and ties that have long been the signature outfit for young men serving missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will no longer be the only outfit choice under a dress code change announced Friday. Read story
June 19, 2020, 9:13am Churches & Religion
Churches, mosques and temples in Spokane can welcome more people to indoor services after Gov. Jay Inslee adjusted the gathering sizes for religious and faith-based organizations on Thursday. Read story
June 13, 2020, 6:04am Churches & Religion
RICHMOND, Va. — Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. apologized Monday for a tweet that included a racist photo that appeared on Gov. Ralph Northam’s medical school yearbook page decades ago. Read story
June 10, 2020, 8:59am Churches & Religion
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called George Floyd by name, twice, and offered support to an American bishop who knelt in prayer during a Black Lives Matter protest. Read story