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Grassroots groups help rescue Holocaust survivors in Ukraine

LOS ANGELES – Since the shelling began to intensify in Kyiv and Kharkiv earlier this month, Julia Entin has been working feverishly – thousands of miles away in Los Angeles – to evacuate Hol...

DATE: Mar 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion

Jehovah’s Witnesses flee Russia for worship without fear

Over the past five years, hundreds of Jehovah’s Witnesses have been subjected to raids, arrests and prosecution in Russia. Many others have fled – including one couple, Dmitrii and Nellia An...

DATE: Mar 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pipe organ made famous on ‘Hour of Power’ program returns

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. – There are few pipe organs in the world that have a nickname, a feminine pronoun and a Facebook fan page. The Hazel Wright organ – just “Hazel,” to her admirers – was r...

DATE: Feb 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion

Rejection or welcome: Transgender Catholics encounter both

For transgender Catholics across the United States, retaining their faith can entail complex calculations. They face rebukes from some fellow Catholics, including many bishops, yet find full...

DATE: Feb 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion

Thousands of baptisms by Arizona priest presumed invalid

PHOENIX – The priest was beloved by his parishioners – yet for years he made a one-word ritual mistake, repeatedly, that has caused confusion and anxiety for thousands of Catholics in the Ph...

DATE: Feb 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion

Catholic school enrollment rebounds after sharp drop

Enrollment in Catholic schools in the United States rose 3.8% from the previous academic year, rebounding from a sharp drop caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Catholic education officials r...

DATE: Feb 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion

How does a religious upbringing affect academic outcomes?

In America, the demographic circumstances of a child’s birth substantially shape academic success. Sociologists have spent decades studying how factors beyond students’ control – including t...

DATE: Feb 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion

Suds in the sanctuary: Breweries populate vacant U.S. churches

Bruce Lindsay never expected to own a church. But when his mother died shortly before the pandemic, he wanted to use his inheritance to do something extraordinary. “My mother, if she were al...

DATE: Feb 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion

Historic city churches find new life as neighborhood centers

MINNEAPOLIS – The pews were rocking at Holy Trinity on a recent Sunday as worshippers from the Minnesota Swahili Christian Congregation sang and danced beneath the lofty, dark-wood-trimmed c...

DATE: Jan 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion

Faith in the metaverse: A VR quest for community, fellowship

Under quarantine for COVID-19 exposure, Garret Bernal and his family missed a recent Sunday church service. So he strapped on a virtual reality headset and explored what it would be like to ...

DATE: Jan 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion

Thich Nhat Hanh, influential Zen Buddhist monk, dies at 95

HANOI, Vietnam – Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped spread the practice of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in the East, has died. He was 95. ...

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion