Christian Leaders Call On Fellow Believers To Take Science Seriously During The Pandemic
Dozens of Christian leaders have signed a statement defending science and calling on fellow believers to follow the advice of…
Christian Groups Launch Police Reform Initiative
A coalition of Christian groups including the Church of God in Christ and the National Association of Evangelicals is launching…
Instead Of Painting Over Black Lives Matter Graffiti, This Church Memorialized The Message
Usually, when the Portland, Oregon, church Imago Dei gets graffitied, the staff is quick to paint over it. This time…
White Supremacy Shaped American Christianity, Researcher Says
Robert Jones, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, comes from a line of white American Christians that stretches back…
Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Opens As A Mosque For The First Time In Decades
ISTANBUL (AP) — Fulfilling a dream of his Islamic-oriented youth, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined hundreds of worshipers Friday…
Why A D.C. Catholic Priest Organized A ‘Prayerful Protest’ For Black Lives
As protestors poured into Washington to demonstrate against racism last week, Rev. Cornelius Kelechi Ejiogu, one of the city’s Roman…
Washington Archbishop Condemns Trump’s Visit To Catholic Shrine
Washington’s Roman Catholic archbishop has roundly criticized President Donald Trump’s visit to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine on…
The Colorful Way Dearborn Muslims Are Celebrating Ramadan In Isolation
Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan, are observing Ramadan in a way that would have been inconceivable just a few months ago.…
Kierra Sheard Waited A Year To Release Her Self-Titled Album And It Paid Off
Gospel singer Kierra Sheard says her music and acting careers blossoming at once was all God’s plan. In early April,…
Muslims Prepare For Ramadan During Coronavirus Pandemic
WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) — Seattle resident Maggie Mohamed was looking forward to spending the Islamic holy month of Ramadan…
Christians Across The World Mark Good Friday At Home During Coronavirus Pandemic
JERUSALEM (AP) — Christians are commemorating Jesus’ crucifixion without the solemn church services or emotional processions of past years, marking…
‘Zoombombers’ Target Religious Minorities With Hateful Messages
Soumaya Khalifa logged on to Zoom early in the morning on March 30 to prepare for the first session of…
Catholic Churches Are Emptying Holy Water Fonts Over Coronavirus Concerns
American Catholics may notice one consequence of the coronavirus outbreak as soon as they step into their local parishes for…
Jury Rules Man’s Deadly Tirade On Portland Train Was Fueled By Racist, Religious Bigotry
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury has ruled that Jeremy Christian callously disregarded the lives of the three men he…
Man Convicted Of Killing 2 Who Tried To Stop His Racist Tirade On Portland Train
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of fatally stabbing two people who prosecutors say tried to stop his racist…
Texas Church Shooting Victim’s Daughter Says She Forgives Killer
The daughter of a Texas man who was murdered while serving communion at his church now says she forgives the…
Black Hebrew Israelites In Spotlight After Jersey City Attacks
The deadly shooting rampage at a New Jersey kosher market has cast a spotlight on a fringe movement known for…
GOP Lawmaker Proposes LGBTQ Rights Bill With Religious Exemptions
As Democrats champion anti-discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community and Republicans counter with worries about safeguarding religious freedom, one congressional…
Pope Francis Brings 33 Refugees To Rome
Pope Francis’ personal almsgiver has returned to Rome from the Greek island of Lesbos with 33 asylum-seekers, offering several displaced…
Muslim Mom Defends Jewish Family Targeted In Anti-Semitic Rant On London Subway
A British Muslim woman says her faith and her own experiences with discrimination inspired her to step in and defend…
Georgia Teen Planned To Attack Predominantly Black Church: Police
ATLANTA (AP) — A white 16-year-old girl is accused of plotting to attack a mostly black church in a north…
Los Angeles Archbishop Is First Hispanic Man Elected To Lead U.S. Catholic Bishops
BALTIMORE (AP) — Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles, an immigrant from Mexico, overwhelmingly won an election Tuesday as the…
Christian Comedian Popular On YouTube Accused Of Harassing Multiple Women
A popular Christian comedian has canceled his tour dates for the rest of this year after a major conservative Christian…
Texas Judge Defends Hugging, Gifting Bible To Botham Jean’s Killer
A Dallas judge says her decision to hug and share Christian teachings with a convicted murderer in her courtroom was…
Secular Groups Claim Judge Crossed A Line By Giving Amber Guyger Her Bible
A secular advocacy organization has accused a Dallas judge of violating the separation of church and state by proselytizing to…
Jewish American Activists Observe The High Holidays With Protests Against ICE
Jewish Americans across the country are marking the High Holidays this year by praying with their feet ― showing up…
Progressive Christians Decry Pastor’s Invoking Civil War Over Impeachment Effort
Progressive Christians are calling out Texas pastor Robert Jeffress for his prediction that America will face a “Civil War-like fracture”…
Pastors Wash Immigrants’ Feet To Honor Their Difficult Journeys
As lawmakers on Capitol Hill debate how to appropriate federal funds for the next fiscal year, a group of ministers…
Trump Labels Democrats As Non-Religious, But Surveys Show Otherwise
President Donald Trump made another appeal to his white evangelical fan base on Monday, suggesting to a crowd of supporters…
‘Islamophobe’ Pastor’s Church Cancels Anti-Muslim Lecture Series After Backlash
A Baptist church in Michigan has canceled a blatantly anti-Islam lecture series after heated backlash from politicians and religious leaders.…
Group Tied To Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church Urges Anti-LGBTQ Action
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A group affiliated with Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church is condemning what it calls the government’s silence…
Kourtney Kardashian Gets Parenting Tips From Controversial Evangelical Pastors
Kourtney Kardashian’s longtime friends and spiritual mentors, pastors Chad and Julia Veach, have made a guest appearance on the reality…
Catholic Order Settled Black Men’s Abuse Claims For Thousands Less Than Average
GREENWOOD, Mississippi (AP) — A famed Catholic religious order settled sex abuse cases in recent months by secretly paying two…
Poll Offers Tentative Look At How Faith Groups Feel About Democratic Candidates
A new survey is offering an early glimpse into how Democrats from various religious groups feel about their party’s candidates…
Leah Remini Scientology Series Ending With Finale About Danny Masterson Allegations
Exposing Scientology’s alleged abuses is a lifelong fight for Leah Remini, but for now, her docuseries is coming to an…
How A Nationalistic Strain Of Christianity Is Subtly Shaping America’s Gun Debate
As some activists began the all-too-familiar call for stricter gun control measures following back-to-back massacres in Texas and Ohio this…
Federally Funded Evangelical Foster Agency Still Won’t Accept Jewish Or Queer Volunteers
A federally funded Christian foster agency in South Carolina has decided to open its doors to prospective foster parents and…
Interfaith Clergy Gather To Bless Texas Abortion Clinic And Its Staff
About a dozen Christian, Jewish and other religious clergy gathered at an abortion care center in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday…
How Elyse Ambrose Found Her Queerness Through Her Faith
I first met Elyse Ambrose last June when I was moderating a panel called “Lost In Lust” at the Brooklyn…
PETA Tweets Against A Muslim Holiday’s Ritual, But Gets Its Facts Wrong
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is under fire for mistakes in a video it shared attacking a…
All The Murdered Virgin Saints And Me
Maria Goretti was just 11 years old in 1902, when she was murdered while defending herself from a would-be rapist.…
Muslim Group Calls Out ‘Law & Order: SVU’ For Episode ‘Enflaming Islamophobia’
A Muslim advocacy organization wants the producers of NBC’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (SVU)” to meet with Muslim…
Trump Has Changed White Evangelicals’ Views On Morality In One Major Way
When allegations about President Bill Clinton’s infidelity emerged in 1998, the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest evangelical denomination, passed a…
Saudi Arabia Fears Critics Like Hasan Minhaj. But They’ll Only Get Louder.
After the worst year for Saudi Arabia’s image since the 9/11 attacks involved several of its citizens, the kingdom began…
Pope Francis On Border Wall: Irrational Fear Of Migration Drives People ‘Crazy’
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis said Wednesday that fear of migration is “making us crazy” as he began a…
Saudi Arabia Fears Critics Like Hasan Minhaj. But They’ll Only Get Louder.
After the worst year for Saudi Arabia’s image since the 9/11 attacks involved several of its citizens, the kingdom began…
Chris Pratt Is Fasting And Praying For 21 Days With Bible-Inspired Diet
Chris Pratt to Mark Wahlberg’s famously intense workout regimen: Hold my beer. Well, that’s not entirely accurate, considering all alcoholic…
All The Murdered Virgin Saints And Me
Maria Goretti was just 11 years old in 1902, when she was murdered while defending herself from a would-be rapist.…
Tennessee Man Accused Of Burning Black Man Alive Was Known White Supremacist
A white man accused of burning a black man alive in Tennessee earlier this year was a known white supremacist,…
These Photos Illustrate The Incredible Diversity Of Eid Al-Fitr In America
Eid al-Fitr is a joyous celebration that marks the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting and spiritual introspection for…
Most Americans Don’t Want Businesses To Discriminate Against LGBTQ People: Study
As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether business owners with religious objections should be allowed to refuse to serve LGBTQ…
Researchers Discover Common Thread Among Christians Who Voted For Trump
Social scientists have a number of theories on why President Donald Trump captured the votes of 80 percent of white…