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Mary Rose Maher, the daughter of Opus Bono Sacerdotii co-founder Joe Maher, holds a photo from her childhood with her parents in Detroit, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Opus Bono’s finances came under scrutiny after authorities were contacted by a once-loyal employee - Mary Rose - who began questioning the way money was spent.

Priests accused of sex abuse turned to under-the-radar group

Mary Rose Maher, the daughter of Opus Bono Sacerdotii co-founder Joe Maher, holds a photo from her childhood with her parents in Detroit, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Opus Bono’s finances came under scrutiny after authorities were contacted by a once-loyal employee - Mary Rose - who began questioning the way money was spent.

July 29, 2019, 4:30pm Churches & Religion

The visiting priests arrived discreetly, day and night. Read story

Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist and a Christian, speaks during the Citizens’ Climate Lobby conference at Washington’s Omni Shoreham Hotel in June.

Scientist, Christian on conversion mission

Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist and a Christian, speaks during the Citizens’ Climate Lobby conference at Washington’s Omni Shoreham Hotel in June.

July 27, 2019, 6:00am Churches & Religion

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth, and the Earth was shapeless and barren, so God added light and water and land and sky and plants and animals and humans. If you extend this belief forward, then God also created coal and oil and gas, which we… Read story

Congregant Kristin Wade, left, and Pastor Susan Boegli, right, carry new welcome banners to the front of the Battle Ground Community United Methodist Church on Northeast 199th Street. Boegli said the church added a rainbow to its sign two years ago to show that all are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. It has been repeatedly vandalized and, as a result, reprinted.

Battle Ground Community United Methodist Church defies recent attacks

Congregant Kristin Wade, left, and Pastor Susan Boegli, right, carry new welcome banners to the front of the Battle Ground Community United Methodist Church on Northeast 199th Street. Boegli said the church added a rainbow to its sign two years ago to show that all are welcome regardless of sexual orientation. It has been repeatedly vandalized and, as a result, reprinted.

July 22, 2019, 9:40pm Churches & Religion

The vinyl banners in front of Battle Ground Community United Methodist Church are the greatest evangelism tool the Rev. Susan Boegli has ever seen at work. Read story

Mark Talisman, founder of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial in Washington, died July 11.

Jewish advocate Talisman dies at 77

Mark Talisman, founder of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial in Washington, died July 11.

July 20, 2019, 6:02am Churches & Religion

Mark E. Talisman, a leader, supporter and advocate of Jewish organizations and causes as well as a founder of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, died July 11 at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 77. Read story

People walk by a poster from the right-wing Swiss People’s Party depicting a woman wearing a burqa in front of a Swiss flag upon which are minarets, which resemble missiles in November 2009 at the central station in Geneva, Switzerland. Later in the month, a successful referendum banned the construction of new minarets in the country.

Religion restrictions increase

People walk by a poster from the right-wing Swiss People’s Party depicting a woman wearing a burqa in front of a Swiss flag upon which are minarets, which resemble missiles in November 2009 at the central station in Geneva, Switzerland. Later in the month, a successful referendum banned the construction of new minarets in the country.

July 20, 2019, 6:00am Churches & Religion

Government restrictions on religion have increased markedly in many places around the world, not only in authoritarian countries, but also in many of Europe’s democracies, according to a report surveying 198 countries that was released Monday. Read story

Rev. John Celichowski poses outside of the Saint Clare of Montefalco Catholic Church in Chicago. His congregation is made up of mostly immigrants and he used his Sunday homily to address community fears after President Donald Trump vowed stepped up immigration enforcements.

Churches jump into action with threat of immigration sweeps

Rev. John Celichowski poses outside of the Saint Clare of Montefalco Catholic Church in Chicago. His congregation is made up of mostly immigrants and he used his Sunday homily to address community fears after President Donald Trump vowed stepped up immigration enforcements.

July 14, 2019, 2:40pm Churches & Religion

Religious leaders across the country used their pulpits Sunday to quell concerns in immigrant communities and spring into action as nationwide immigration enforcement sweeps loomed. Read story

To millennials, astrology is new religion

July 13, 2019, 6:10am Churches & Religion

I love myself. Read story

Nuns get a first look at the newly renovated Christ Cathedral Monday, July 8, 2019, in Garden Grove, Calif. The 88,000-square-foot Catholic church has undergone a $77 million renovation.

Glass-paned church now cathedral

Nuns get a first look at the newly renovated Christ Cathedral Monday, July 8, 2019, in Garden Grove, Calif. The 88,000-square-foot Catholic church has undergone a $77 million renovation.

July 13, 2019, 6:02am Churches & Religion

An iconic glass-paned church in Southern California that once housed a booming televangelist ministry has been transformed into a cathedral to give the region’s Catholics a long-awaited and much larger place to congregate and pray. Read story

Religious publishers say President Trump’s most recently proposed tariffs on Chinese imports could result in a Bible shortage. That’s because millions of Bibles, some estimates put it at 150 million or more, are now printed in China each year.

Publishers hint at Bible shortage

Religious publishers say President Trump’s most recently proposed tariffs on Chinese imports could result in a Bible shortage. That’s because millions of Bibles, some estimates put it at 150 million or more, are now printed in China each year.

July 9, 2019, 6:05am Business

Religious publishers say President Donald Trump’s most recent proposed tariffs on Chinese imports could result in a Bible shortage. Read story

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2019 file photo, a banner hangs by a stained glass window in the sanctuary at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church in San Francisco. Most Americans don’t typically reach out to religious leaders for guidance, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll shows the lack of personal connection with ministers even includes people who identify with a religion, though it’s less prevalent among those most engaged with their faith.

AP-NORC Poll: Americans rarely seek guidance from clergy

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2019 file photo, a banner hangs by a stained glass window in the sanctuary at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church in San Francisco. Most Americans don’t typically reach out to religious leaders for guidance, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll shows the lack of personal connection with ministers even includes people who identify with a religion, though it’s less prevalent among those most engaged with their faith.

July 8, 2019, 12:45pm Churches & Religion

Timothy Buchanan says he never consults clergy about important decisions, but it’s not for lack of faith: He regularly attends a nondenominational Christian church near his home. Read story