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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

At many churches, pandemic hits collection plates, budgets

Biltmore United Methodist Church of Asheville, North Carolina, is for sale.

DATE: Jan 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion

Can a Christian flag fly at City Hall? The Supreme Court will have to decide

There are three flagpoles outside Boston City Hall. One flies the United States flag. Another flies the Massachusetts state flag. What can – and can’t – fly from the third is an issue being ...

DATE: Jan 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion

Ex-boarding school for Native children owning up to its past

PINE RIDGE, S.D. – Middle schooler Rarity Cournoyer stood at the heart of the Red Cloud Indian School campus and chanted a prayer song firmly and solemnly in the Lakota language – in a place...

DATE: Jan 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion

Mormon women’s influence expands despite priesthood ban

SALT LAKE CITY – When she was younger, Sharon Eubank figured she would one day marry and form the kind of nuclear family typically expected of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...

DATE: Jan 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion

Across U.S., houses of worship struggle to rebuild attendance

When Westminster United Methodist Church in Houston resumed in-person services late last year, after a seven-month halt because of COVID-19, there were Sundays when only three worshippers sh...

DATE: Dec 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

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Thousands of baptisms by Arizona priest presumed invalid

Catholic school enrollment rebounds after sharp drop

How does a religious upbringing affect academic outcomes?

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

Historic city churches find new life as neighborhood centers

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

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

At many churches, pandemic hits collection plates, budgets

Can a Christian flag fly at City Hall? The Supreme Court will have to decide

Ex-boarding school for Native children owning up to its past

Mormon women’s influence expands despite priesthood ban

Across U.S., houses of worship struggle to rebuild attendance

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