Churches & Religion

In this Sept. 7, photo members of “Siervas,” a Peruvian-based rock ‘n’ roll band comprised entirely of Catholic nuns rehearse a day ahead of their performance at performance at the Christ Cathedral campus in Garden Grove, Calif. The sisters insist they aren’t rock stars though they’re being considered for a nomination for a Latin Grammy and their concerts draw thousands.

Group rocks out like ‘nun’ other

September 23, 2017, 6:06am Churches & Religion

Eleven nuns take the stage wearing traditional black-and white habits but are anything but old school as they belt out songs to the ringing of electric guitar and a rock ’n’ roll beat. Read story

Zionist evangelicals trail Trump to Holy Land, cash in hand

September 23, 2017, 6:05am Churches & Religion

As the Jewish High Holiday season moves in, Israel is getting set to welcome a throng of religious visitors — evangelical Christians. Read story

Tzivie Greenberg and her son, Efraim, 8, carry round loaves of challah to the dinner table in preparation for evening celebrations of the first night of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, at their home in Vancouver on Wednesday afternoon. While challah is often served throughout the year in braided form, the round shape at the new year represents the cyclical nature of time, and the cinnamon and sugar represent a sweet new year. Tzivie and her husband, Rabbi Shmulik Greenberg, are co-directors of the Chabad Jewish Center in northeast Vancouver.

Clark County celebrates Rosh Hashanah

September 20, 2017, 8:03pm Churches & Religion

Rosh Hashanah literally translates to head of the year. Just like the head being part of the whole body, Rosh Hashanah celebrates the whole year — not just the beginning. Read story

Several of the summer cottages at the Pittsburgh Tarentum Campmeeting Association.

Camp revival: Methodist-built community, cottages keep the faith

September 16, 2017, 6:05am Churches & Religion

The Methodists had the uncanny ability to pitch their summer revival camp tents on what would someday become prized real estate. Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, Ocean City, N.J., and the Chautauqua Institution in western New York are just a few locations the Methodists chose. Read story

Cardinals Gerhard Ludwig Mueller, left, and Robert Sarah attend a conference on the Latin Mass at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome.

Latin Mass fans celebrate 10-year anniversary — without pope

September 16, 2017, 6:00am Churches & Religion

Fans of the old Latin Mass descended on Rome on Thursday for their annual pilgrimage, facing indifference to their cause, if not outright resistance, from none other than Pope Francis. Read story

White Christians dip below 50 percent

The share of Americans who identify as white and Christian has dropped below 50 percent, a transformation fueled by immigration and by growing numbers of people who reject organized religion altogether, according to a new survey released Wednesday. Read story

Weaving a papal poncho in Colombia

In this Aug., 25, 2017 photo, Carlos Antonio Nino, 57, works in a loom to make ruanas, a traditional Colombian garment, in Nobsa, Colombia. Nino has worked for weeks on a special ruana that he hopes to give to Pope Francis during his upcoming visit to Colombia.

Artisans in Colombia’s high plains for months were busy crafting a special gift for Pope Francis during his visit to the country this week: a ruana, a kind of wool poncho that has deep roots in this Andean region. Read story