October 27, 2023, 12:25pm Churches & Religion
Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican to reopen the case of a well-known priest-artist accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing adult women, and removed the statute of limitations that had previously prevented a church trial based on their claims. Read story
October 26, 2023, 7:55am Churches & Religion
Muslim and Jewish civil rights groups say they’ve seen large increases in reports of harassment, bias and sometimes physical assaults against members of their communities since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. Read story
October 26, 2023, 7:25am Churches & Religion
Two weeks after the city of Tukwila declared a state of emergency over the influx of asylum-seekers sheltering at a local church, dozens more people continue to arrive each week, and substantial funding or assistance has yet to materialize. Read story
October 21, 2023, 6:01am Churches & Religion
The witches circled an altar in the shadow of Clark Park’s sycamores last month, orange street light illuminating their black hats and robes. Read story
October 21, 2023, 5:55am Churches & Religion
A Benedictine monk has been suspended from ministry after the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore recently became aware of a payment he made several years ago to settle sexual harassment allegations. Read story
October 20, 2023, 4:14pm Churches & Religion
Oklahoma’s Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Friday sued to stop a state board from establishing and funding what would be the nation’s first religious public charter school after the board ignored Drummond’s warning that it would violate both the state and U.S. constitutions. Read story
October 19, 2023, 7:49am Churches & Religion
Two Vatican trials are coming to a head this week and posing uncomfortable questions for the Holy See, given they both underscore Pope Francis’ power as an absolute monarch and the legal, financial and reputational problems that can arise when he wields it. Read story
October 17, 2023, 7:55am Churches & Religion
France’s main Jewish students union has plastered walls around Paris with posters bearing the faces of French citizens believed to be held hostage by Hamas in their war with Israel. The word “Kidnapped” is inscribed on a red banner at the top of each photograph. Read story
October 14, 2023, 6:00am Churches & Religion
Every morning, the Rev. Karna Moskalik goes through a “grounding” routine that involves prayer, Bible reading, positive affirmations, and meditations about the best outcomes for the day’s tasks, as well as lighting a perfumed candle and walking through each space of her Lutheran church. Read story
October 8, 2023, 6:05am Churches & Religion
There’s the Tunisian woman who fasts during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, though not for God. The Iraqi woman who, until recently, wore a hijab. And a man whose Egyptian identity card still identifies him as “Muslim.” Read story
