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Aid limited as asylum-seekers group at Tukwila church grows past 300

October 26, 2023, 7:25am Churches & Religion

Two weeks after the city of Tukwila declared a state of emergency over the influx of asylum-seekers sheltering at a local church, dozens more people continue to arrive each week, and substantial funding or assistance has yet to materialize. Read story

The South Street Circle, a pagan ritual group, celebrates the super blue moon in Pisces in West Philadelphia.

Philly witches take beliefs seriously

The South Street Circle, a pagan ritual group, celebrates the super blue moon in Pisces in West Philadelphia.

October 21, 2023, 6:01am Churches & Religion

The witches circled an altar in the shadow of Clark Park’s sycamores last month, orange street light illuminating their black hats and robes. Read story

Baltimore priest dismissed from role after sexual harassment payments

October 21, 2023, 5:55am Churches & Religion

A Benedictine monk has been suspended from ministry after the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore recently became aware of a payment he made several years ago to settle sexual harassment allegations. Read story

FILE - Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond stands during the playing of the national anthem at the inauguration ceremonies, Jan. 9, 2023, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, sued to stop a state board from establishing and funding what would be the nation's first religious public charter school after the board ignored Drummond's warning that it would violate both the state and U.S. constitutions.

Oklahoma attorney general sues to stop America’s first public religious school

FILE - Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond stands during the playing of the national anthem at the inauguration ceremonies, Jan. 9, 2023, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, sued to stop a state board from establishing and funding what would be the nation's first religious public charter school after the board ignored Drummond's warning that it would violate both the state and U.S. constitutions.

October 20, 2023, 4:14pm Churches & Religion

Oklahoma’s Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Friday sued to stop a state board from establishing and funding what would be the nation’s first religious public charter school after the board ignored Drummond’s warning that it would violate both the state and U.S. constitutions. Read story

FILE - Former Vatican's first auditor general, Libero Milone, left, speaks flanked by his lawyer Romano Vaccarella during a press conference at the Foreign Press Club in Rome, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. Two Vatican trials are coming to a head and posing uncomfortable questions for the Holy See, given they both underscore Pope Francis' absolute power and the legal, financial and reputational problems that can arise when he wields it.

The pope’s absolute power, and the problems it can cause, are on display in 2 Vatican trials

FILE - Former Vatican's first auditor general, Libero Milone, left, speaks flanked by his lawyer Romano Vaccarella during a press conference at the Foreign Press Club in Rome, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. Two Vatican trials are coming to a head and posing uncomfortable questions for the Holy See, given they both underscore Pope Francis' absolute power and the legal, financial and reputational problems that can arise when he wields it.

October 19, 2023, 7:49am Churches & Religion

Two Vatican trials are coming to a head this week and posing uncomfortable questions for the Holy See, given they both underscore Pope Francis’ power as an absolute monarch and the legal, financial and reputational problems that can arise when he wields it. Read story

Jewish students plaster Paris walls with photos of French citizens believed held hostage by Hamas

October 17, 2023, 7:55am Churches & Religion

France’s main Jewish students union has plastered walls around Paris with posters bearing the faces of French citizens believed to be held hostage by Hamas in their war with Israel. The word “Kidnapped” is inscribed on a red banner at the top of each photograph. Read story

The Rev. Karna Moskalik walks through each line of pews in the sanctuary of Our Savior's Lutheran Church on Sept. 27 in Stillwater, Minn.

Clergy burnout a concern in polarized churches

The Rev. Karna Moskalik walks through each line of pews in the sanctuary of Our Savior's Lutheran Church on Sept. 27 in Stillwater, Minn.

October 14, 2023, 6:00am Churches & Religion

Every morning, the Rev. Karna Moskalik goes through a “grounding” routine that involves prayer, Bible reading, positive affirmations, and meditations about the best outcomes for the day’s tasks, as well as lighting a perfumed candle and walking through each space of her Lutheran church. Read story

A Lebanese Armenian of Christian heritage, Talar Demirdjian, poses for a picture, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. The role of sectarian divisions in fueling conflicts in religiously diverse Lebanon is one reason Demirdjian kept her distance from religion. Demirdjian said that when it comes to religion, "I identify as I don't care...

Fearing ostracism or worse, many nonbelievers hide their views in the Middle East and North Africa

A Lebanese Armenian of Christian heritage, Talar Demirdjian, poses for a picture, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. The role of sectarian divisions in fueling conflicts in religiously diverse Lebanon is one reason Demirdjian kept her distance from religion. Demirdjian said that when it comes to religion, "I identify as I don't care...

October 8, 2023, 6:05am Churches & Religion

There’s the Tunisian woman who fasts during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, though not for God. The Iraqi woman who, until recently, wore a hijab. And a man whose Egyptian identity card still identifies him as “Muslim.” Read story

Juan Castelli sits on a staircase at a square in Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday, July 22, 2023. Castelli was raised in a Catholic household, but has been an atheist since the age of 15. Uruguay, has a long history of secularization that dates to the early 20th century. Today, more than half of its population identify as atheist, agnostic or religiously unaffiliated - the highest portion in Latin America.

In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church

Juan Castelli sits on a staircase at a square in Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday, July 22, 2023. Castelli was raised in a Catholic household, but has been an atheist since the age of 15. Uruguay, has a long history of secularization that dates to the early 20th century. Today, more than half of its population identify as atheist, agnostic or religiously unaffiliated - the highest portion in Latin America.

October 8, 2023, 6:00am Churches & Religion

CAPILLA DEL MONTE, Argentina (AP) — In the pope’s homeland, there’s a woman who believes in angels and calls them aliens. Another who proudly identifies as a witch. Read story

Copies of Pope Francis' latest encyclical letter on environment "Laudate Deum" are prepared for sale in a bookshop in Rome, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

Point of no return: Pope challenges leaders at UN talks to slow global warming before it’s too late

Copies of Pope Francis' latest encyclical letter on environment "Laudate Deum" are prepared for sale in a bookshop in Rome, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

October 4, 2023, 8:08am Churches & Religion

Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders on Wednesday to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it’s too late, warning that God’s increasingly warming creation is fast reaching a “point of no return.” Read story