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A man waves a Chilean flag as Pope Francis recites the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sunday. Pope Francis says while fear of migrants is “legitimate’ it’s a sin if that causes hostility. Francis invited migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, newly arrived immigrants and second-generation immigrant families to a special Mass he celebrated Sunday in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope seeks to turn tide of Chilean church bruised by scandal

A man waves a Chilean flag as Pope Francis recites the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sunday. Pope Francis says while fear of migrants is “legitimate’ it’s a sin if that causes hostility. Francis invited migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers, newly arrived immigrants and second-generation immigrant families to a special Mass he celebrated Sunday in St. Peter’s Basilica.

January 15, 2018, 9:30am Churches & Religion

Pope Francis’ visit to Chile was always going to be fraught, but it has taken on an unprecedented degree of opposition with the firebombings of Catholic churches ahead of his Monday arrival and protests by Chileans fed up with priest sex abuse and cover-up. Read story

Iowa lawsuit pits gay rights against religious freedom

January 15, 2018, 9:24am Churches & Religion

The University of Iowa is caught up in a legal fight with a conservative Christian student group that denied a leadership position to a student who is gay. Read story

Police guard the Santuario de la Virgen del Transito in Temuco, Chile. While the vast majority of Chile’s estimated 1 million citizens of Mapuche descent oppose using violence, a small number use it to push their agenda. In recent years scores of churches have been among the targets.

Joy, angst over pope visit to Chile’s restive Mapuche region

Police guard the Santuario de la Virgen del Transito in Temuco, Chile. While the vast majority of Chile’s estimated 1 million citizens of Mapuche descent oppose using violence, a small number use it to push their agenda. In recent years scores of churches have been among the targets.

January 14, 2018, 2:36pm Churches & Religion

When Pope Francis visits the de facto capital of Chile’s Mapuche people, he will be inserting himself into one of Latin America’s longest-running conflicts involving indigenous populations, and one that periodically erupts in violence. Read story

Joey Gilbert of Carnesville, Ga., talks to Alasjah Haynes, 7, of Waveland, and her sister, Jada, 12, before services at Bayside Baptist Church in Waveland on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017.

Pastor drives 1,000 miles to serve small church

Joey Gilbert of Carnesville, Ga., talks to Alasjah Haynes, 7, of Waveland, and her sister, Jada, 12, before services at Bayside Baptist Church in Waveland on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017.

January 13, 2018, 6:00am Churches & Religion

Like many pastors, Joey Gilbert felt called to serve. Read story

Kansas school ends Bible giveaways after receiving constitutional complaints

January 13, 2018, 6:00am Churches & Religion

A Kansas public elementary school is ending the free distribution of Bibles to students after complaints that the practice violates the constitutional separation of church and state, the school superintendent said recently. Read story

A church employee surveys the damage caused by an overnight fire bomb attack at the Emmanuel Catholic Church, in Santiago, Chile, on Friday. Three churches were attacked with fire bombs in Santiago overnight, dropping leaflets at the scene against the upcoming visit of Pope Francis, and calling for a “free” Mapuche nation. Nobody was injured or arrested.

Sex abuse, political turmoil overshadow pope in Chile, Peru

A church employee surveys the damage caused by an overnight fire bomb attack at the Emmanuel Catholic Church, in Santiago, Chile, on Friday. Three churches were attacked with fire bombs in Santiago overnight, dropping leaflets at the scene against the upcoming visit of Pope Francis, and calling for a “free” Mapuche nation. Nobody was injured or arrested.

January 12, 2018, 1:15pm Churches & Religion

Pope Francis’ trip to Chile and Peru, originally aimed at highlighting the plight of indigenous peoples and the delicate Amazon ecosystem, is being overshadowed by the Catholic Church’s dismal record on confronting priestly sex abuse in Chile and political turmoil in Peru. Read story

Pope Francis recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sunday.

Pope urges efforts to rebuild trust in North Korea, Syria

Pope Francis recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sunday.

January 8, 2018, 10:00am Churches & Religion

Pope Francis urged concerted international efforts Monday to rebuild trust on the Korean peninsula and in Syria, using his annual foreign policy address to demand that political leaders put the dignity of their people before war, profit or power. Read story

Message brings transforming joy

January 6, 2018, 5:25am Churches & Religion

Dave Barry is a funny — and at times insightful — writer. In his piece “Important Things it Took Me 50 Years to Learn,” he states, “Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.” Read story

Becky Davis, owner of the consulting firm MVPWork. Davis is spokeswoman and empowerment speaker for Coca-Cola’s 5 by 20 entrepreneurship initiative.

When faith is bigger than fear, miracles happen

Becky Davis, owner of the consulting firm MVPWork. Davis is spokeswoman and empowerment speaker for Coca-Cola’s 5 by 20 entrepreneurship initiative.

January 6, 2018, 5:24am Churches & Religion

For three years, Becky Davis made plans to leave her corporate job at an optical retailer, but each time her exit date arrived, she struggled to take the leap. Read story

President Thomas S. Monson, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, waves to the audience during the opening session of the Mormon church conference in Salt Lake City in 2015. Monson, the 16th president of the Mormon church, died after nine years in office. He was 90.

Thomas S. Monson, president of Mormon church, dies at 90

President Thomas S. Monson, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, waves to the audience during the opening session of the Mormon church conference in Salt Lake City in 2015. Monson, the 16th president of the Mormon church, died after nine years in office. He was 90.

January 3, 2018, 9:15am Churches & Religion

For more than 50 years, Thomas S. Monson served in top leadership councils for the Mormon church — making him a well-known face and personality to multiple generations of Mormons. Read story