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Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments

November 12, 2024, 8:16am Churches & Religion

A new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 has been temporarily blocked after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on Tuesday. Read story

FILE - El Paso Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz talks with Celsia Palma, 9, of Honduras, as they walk to the Paso Del Norte International Port of Entry, Thursday, June, 27, 2019, in Juarez, Mexico.

As US Catholic bishops meet, Trump looms over their work on abortion and immigration

FILE - El Paso Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz talks with Celsia Palma, 9, of Honduras, as they walk to the Paso Del Norte International Port of Entry, Thursday, June, 27, 2019, in Juarez, Mexico.

November 12, 2024, 8:03am Churches & Religion

As U.S. Catholic bishops gather for their annual fall meeting this week in Baltimore, the specter of President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding victory will hang over the proceedings. Read story

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at an election results watch party as his commanding victory over Kamala Harris is apparent on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.

White evangelical voters show steadfast support for Donald Trump’s presidency

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at an election results watch party as his commanding victory over Kamala Harris is apparent on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.

November 10, 2024, 6:00am Churches & Religion

After former President Donald Trump gave his victory speech early Wednesday, at the Palm Beach Convention Center, dozens of his supporters gathered in a lobby to sing “How Great Thou Art,” reciting from memory the words and harmonies of a classic hymn, popular among evangelical Christians. Read story

Inside the more than 600 Catholic hospitals across the country, not a single nun can be found occupying a chief executive suite, according to the Catholic Health Association.

Catholic hospitals look more like megacorporations – absence of nuns in top roles in raises questions

Inside the more than 600 Catholic hospitals across the country, not a single nun can be found occupying a chief executive suite, according to the Catholic Health Association.

November 9, 2024, 6:04am Churches & Religion

Inside the more than 600 Catholic hospitals across the country, not a single nun can be found occupying a chief executive suite, according to the Catholic Health Association. Read story

Video projections are seen Oct. 31 at the Saint-Sulpice church in Paris.

French church shines in immersive light show

Video projections are seen Oct. 31 at the Saint-Sulpice church in Paris.

November 9, 2024, 5:49am Churches & Religion

As dusk falls over the City of Light, a new spectacle is illuminating Saint-Sulpice church, a monument whose interiors are even larger than Notre Dame’s — and arguably just as breathtaking. Read story

FILE - Bennett Morse, 5, of Guilford, Vt., shows off a dragon he made during the Asian Cultural Center of Vermont’s annual Lunar New Year Festival at the Brattleboro Museum and Arts Center in Brattleboro, Vt., Feb. 10, 2024.

Calendar of holidays reflects diverse country

FILE - Bennett Morse, 5, of Guilford, Vt., shows off a dragon he made during the Asian Cultural Center of Vermont’s annual Lunar New Year Festival at the Brattleboro Museum and Arts Center in Brattleboro, Vt., Feb. 10, 2024.

November 9, 2024, 5:49am Churches & Religion

John Albert’s daughter isn’t going to school on Friday. And he couldn’t be happier about it. Read story

Women in traditional costumes of the region take part at the Leonhardi pilgrimage Oct. 27 in Warngau near Munich, Germany.

Patron saint of farmers honored

Women in traditional costumes of the region take part at the Leonhardi pilgrimage Oct. 27 in Warngau near Munich, Germany.

November 2, 2024, 5:59am Churches & Religion

Farmers and their horses walked in a festive parade through the small Bavarian town of Warngau on Sunday to honor their patron saint, St. Leonhard. Read story

Participants hold yellow roses Oct. 16 alongside caskets during a committal service organized by Cook County officials and the Archdiocese of Chicago in which six unidentified people and 95 cremated indigent remains were buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Chicago.

Indigent, unknown mourned

Participants hold yellow roses Oct. 16 alongside caskets during a committal service organized by Cook County officials and the Archdiocese of Chicago in which six unidentified people and 95 cremated indigent remains were buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Chicago.

November 2, 2024, 5:59am Churches & Religion

When 101 people were laid to rest at Chicago’s Mount Olivet Cemetery last Wednesday afternoon, no family or friends were there to mourn them. Yet they were certainly not alone. Read story

A woman walks in a cemetery on the occasion of All Saints Day, in Rome, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Spiritual, not spooky. After Halloween, Christians observe All Saints’ Day

A woman walks in a cemetery on the occasion of All Saints Day, in Rome, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

November 1, 2024, 8:35am Churches & Religion

It’s the time of year — tradition says — when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is lifted. Read story

Women shop on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024.Diwali is one of Hinduism’s most important festivals, dedicated to the worship of the goddess of wealth Lakshmi.

Indians celebrate Diwali by lighting a record number of clay lamps

Women shop on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024.Diwali is one of Hinduism’s most important festivals, dedicated to the worship of the goddess of wealth Lakshmi.

October 31, 2024, 8:12am Churches & Religion

Millions of Indians began celebrating the annual Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.51 million clay oil lamps at dusk on Wednesday on the banks of the river Saryu in a northern Indian city they believe to be the birthplace of the deity Lord Ram. Read story