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Public prayer reviewed; 1st case since Supreme Court ruling

January 26, 2016, 10:33am Churches & Religion

A federal appeals court will consider whether county commissioners in North Carolina violated the Constitution by delivering Christian prayers at their meetings and inviting audience members to join. Read story

Pope Francis and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, left, share a laugh during their private audience at the Vatican on Tuesday. Iran&#039;s president has paid a call on Pope Francis at the Vatican during a European visit aimed at positioning Tehran as a potential top player in efforts to resolve Middle East conflicts, including Syria&#039;s civil war.

Vatican: Iran must join fight against terrorism

Pope Francis and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, left, share a laugh during their private audience at the Vatican on Tuesday. Iran&#039;s president has paid a call on Pope Francis at the Vatican during a European visit aimed at positioning Tehran as a potential top player in efforts to resolve Middle East conflicts, including Syria&#039;s civil war.

January 26, 2016, 10:30am Churches & Religion

Pope Francis held talks with Iran's president at the Vatican Tuesday, calling on Tehran to play a key role in stopping the spread of terrorism as Iran tries to improve its image in the global arena following an agreement on its nuclear program. Read story

What does your faith say about the afterlife?

January 23, 2016, 5:58am Churches & Religion

God is eternal. When God loves, it is with an eternal love a love with no beginning or end. Read story

A group known as Bible and Brew, which includes James Hamilton, from left, Tanner Hall and Nicholas Tangen, gathers for drinks and discussion in Minneapolis.

Religious groups pair religion with alcohol

A group known as Bible and Brew, which includes James Hamilton, from left, Tanner Hall and Nicholas Tangen, gathers for drinks and discussion in Minneapolis.

January 23, 2016, 5:50am Churches & Religion

If a man was proclaiming religious ideas from a soapbox on Hennepin Avenue, what would you — or Jesus — do? Read story

Who’s your co-pilot? Pope’s Fiat going up for auction

January 20, 2016, 11:30am Churches & Religion

One of the two Fiats used by Pope Francis during his September visit to Philadelphia is going up for auction. Read story

Inmates work on the construction of a chapel inside the state prison in Ciudad Juarez on Sunday,. On Feb. 17, Pope Francis will visit the prison and the chapel.

Pope to visit prison in Mexico border city

Inmates work on the construction of a chapel inside the state prison in Ciudad Juarez on Sunday,. On Feb. 17, Pope Francis will visit the prison and the chapel.

January 19, 2016, 6:07am Churches & Religion

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- The cold, dust-blown prison yard where inmates are welding a new steel bell tower for the Feb. 17 visit of Pope Francis is a microcosm of the changes that have brought hope to the once-infernal border city of Ciudad Juarez, both inside and outside the prison… Read story

Religion doesn’t make kids more generous

January 16, 2016, 5:21am Churches & Religion

Here's a discovery that could make secular parents say hallelujah: Children who grow up in nonreligious homes are more generous and altruistic than children from observant families. Read story

If God created everything, why did he create disease?

January 16, 2016, 5:21am Churches & Religion

When my son turned 8, my wife and I created an afternoon of fun to celebrate his birthday. We made his favorite foods, invited his favorite friends and played his favorite games. Read story

&quot;The Name of God Is Mercy&quot; is a book-length conversation with an Italian journalist, focusing on mercy, the real leitmotiv of Francis&#039; papacy and the Holy Year.

Francis lays out case for mercy

&quot;The Name of God Is Mercy&quot; is a book-length conversation with an Italian journalist, focusing on mercy, the real leitmotiv of Francis&#039; papacy and the Holy Year.

January 16, 2016, 5:21am Churches & Religion

Pope Francis lays out his case for emphasizing the merciful face of the Catholic Church in his first book as pontiff, saying God never tires of forgiving and actually prefers the sinners who repent over self-righteous moralizers who don't. Read story

Seattle Archdiocese list identifies sex offenders

January 15, 2016, 9:14pm Churches & Religion

The Archdiocese of Seattle released a list of Catholic priests accused of sexually abusing children who served or lived in Western Washington, including 11 priests who had been assigned to Clark County parishes at one point. Read story