August 20, 2016, 6:04am Churches & Religion
Cats may not quite have taken over the internet and our smartphones, but they’re definitely starring characters. Apparently that’s increasingly true even in ultraconservative Saudi Arabia, which was news to Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan, a prominent cleric who is a member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars. Read story
August 20, 2016, 5:06am Churches & Religion
Pope Francis has lamented that children are being taught at school that gender can be a choice, adding that his predecessor, Benedict XVI has labeled current times “the epoch of sin against God the Creator.” Read story
August 20, 2016, 5:00am Churches & Religion
On the first night of Vacation Bible School, the giggling campers lined up in a row for a relay race. Their task? Rub their faces in a plate of Vaseline, then stick their nose to a cotton ball and carry the cotton ball hands-free to the opposite wall. Read story
August 15, 2016, 9:30am Churches & Religion
Donald Trump on Monday will call for a new ideological test for admission to the United States, vetting applicants on their stance on issues like religious freedom, gender equality and gay rights. The policy would represent a significant shift in how the U.S. manages entry into the country. Read story
August 15, 2016, 6:02am Churches & Religion
Not even globalism could save the longstanding tradition of an Oktoberfest in September at St. Joseph Catholic Church and School. Those days are really over now. Read story
August 13, 2016, 6:01am Churches & Religion
Fueled by faith and determination, volunteers worked tens of thousands of hours over the last several years to rebuild the heart of one mountain village in northern New Mexico. Read story
August 13, 2016, 5:09am Churches & Religion
In 1876, a particular verse from the Bible started turning up over and over in newspapers across the United States. Read story
August 10, 2016, 11:20am Churches & Religion
The Obama administration is highlighting concerns over laws against blasphemy and apostasy that limit religious freedom in Muslim and other nations where they are on the books. Read story
August 9, 2016, 11:12am Churches & Religion
A Washington high school assistant football coach who was fired for praying at midfield after games has sued the school district, saying his religious rights were violated. Read story
August 6, 2016, 6:02am Churches & Religion
In May, Pope Francis remarked that the Catholic Church should study whether women should be “reinstated” as deacons — a proposal that could introduce a role for women in the Catholic clergy that has been open only to men for centuries. Read story
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