Pope Francis waves to faithful as he leaves at the end of the weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican on Wednesday.Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press “Never again,” Francis…
The directive from the United Front Work Department viewed on its website Saturday appears targeted mainly at followers of Buddhism and Taoism, two of China’s five officially recognized religions. “The…
Members of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom group listen to guide Joanne Bland, foreground, at the Brown Chapel during the “Journeys for the Soul” civil rights historical tour through Selma,…
The series shows messages recorded live in national cities. Jeremiah, an internationally-known pastor and evangelist, takes the viewer on a journey through eight prophetic signs foretold in the Bible. It…
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary board of trustees said in a statement that 75-year-old Paige Patterson was dismissed following a 13-hour meeting “to move in the direction of new leadership…
People walk in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul on May 16 on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan. Muslims throughout the world are marking Ramadan –…
Pope Francis asperges holy water as he celebrates a Pentecost mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican on Sunday.Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press Juan Carlos Cruz, the main whistleblower in Chile’s…
Associated Press file The event is open to all followers of Jesus. Those who attend will gather for prayer, worship and song to seek God for La Plata County. For…
But as the calendar flipped to the 21st century, the longtime partners originally drawn to each other by shared values began drifting apart. The Mormon church continued expanding into far…
Pope Francis, center, poses for a picture with Chilean Bishops during a meeting at the Vatican. The Bishops announced Friday that all 31 active bishops and three retired ones in…
Juan Barros, Bishop of Osornos, smiles as he leaves the altar at the end of a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis on Lobito Beach in Iquique, Chile. The pope’s remarks…
Mark Lindsay, left, and Tom Kerns kiss after mailing a resignation letter as Mormons gather for a mass resignation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2015.…
More than 600,000 young people have taken free Birthright trips to Israel since the program was founded 18 years ago. “In Jewish tradition, 18 has a special meaning: It means…
New Vatican Swiss Guards adjust their helmets prior to a swearing-in ceremony at the Vatican. The world’s oldest standing army is getting some new headgear. The Swiss Guards plan to…
The Rev. Patrick Conroy, chaplain of the House of Representatives, has won his job back just hours after sending a scalding letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan that accused a…
The Rev. Patrick Conroy, chaplain of the House of Representatives, has won his job back just hours after sending a scalding letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan that accused a…
Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience, in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday.Andrew Medichini/Associated Press Juan Carlos Cruz, James Hamilton and Jose Andres Murillo spoke to reporters Wednesday…
Annika Lewis calls for more diversity in school, church
German cardinals and other prelates will be at the Vatican on Thursday to discuss “possible access to the Eucharist” for non-Catholic Christian spouses. Any such opening could enflame conservative Catholics…
Rajan Zed, president of Universal Society of Hinduism, delivers a prayer from Sanskrit scriptures before the Idaho Senate in Boise. The spiritual leader from Nevada was expected to deliver the…
‘Unity’ is theme for the event, and among churches in Durango
Juan Carlos Cruz, center, walks past St. Peter’s Basilica as he arrives for an interview with The Associated Press, in Rome, Tuesday. Cruz, who is the key whistleblower in Chile’s…
Gerstel and her Jewish family had hidden in the Gronowskis’ home for nearly two weeks before her father sent word from France that he had reached a deal with a…
Baruch Shub Holocaust survivor lives in an apartment in a senior citizens’ home in Kfar Saba, Israel. While most of his fellow Jews were being killed or brutalized in Nazi…
Holocaust survivors and other attendees light candles in the Hall of Remembrance at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.Marvin Joseph/Washington Post Twenty-two percent of millennials said they haven’t…
Courtesy of David Deri via AP<br><br>Photographs of Masud Deri, left, and Masud Deritaken the day they immigrated to Israel in March 1963. The electrifying new series on the problematic integration…
The Rev. Susan Newman Moore.Jahi Chikwendiu/Washington Post The program that congregants received that day noted a workshop to support Latin American youth and intensive training on race and ethnicity. There…
Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican to celebrate a Mass on the Sunday of Divine Mercy.Associated Press In a new document released Monday, Francis said defending…
Records from the Congregational Church in Cumberland, Maine, from 1630 to 1800 are being put online by the Boston-based Congregational Library and Archives Hidden Histories project, with a boost of…
Pope Francis arrives in St.Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his weekly general audience. In an extraordinary letter published Wednesday, Pope Francis has admitted he made “grave errors” in judgment…
