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Pope Francis leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 26, 2023.

Pope allows women to vote at upcoming bishops’ meeting

Pope Francis leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 26, 2023.

April 26, 2023, 7:34am Churches & Religion

Pope Francis has decided to give women the right to vote at an upcoming meeting of bishops, an historic reform that reflects his hopes to give women greater decision-making responsibilities and laypeople more say in the life of the Catholic Church. Read story

Worshippers gather for Jummah prayers at Darussalam mosque in Lombard on April 14, 2023. (E.

As Eid holiday nears, Chicago-area Muslims face a recurring struggle: Scheduling time off without knowing when to celebrate

Worshippers gather for Jummah prayers at Darussalam mosque in Lombard on April 14, 2023. (E.

April 24, 2023, 6:01am Churches & Religion

Last year at the end of Ramadan, Faiza Siddiqui — like millions of Muslims each year — was waiting intently for the moon sighting announcement determining if the next day will be Eid al-Fitr, the holiday after the month of fasting. Read story

Douglas Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, waves after Harris addressed the Women's March in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 15, 2023.

How Doug Emhoff became the White House’s voice against antisemitism

Douglas Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, waves after Harris addressed the Women's March in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 15, 2023.

April 23, 2023, 6:05am Churches & Religion

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff was furious. Read story

Faithful attend the final prayer of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, at the Dora Park in Turin, Italy, Friday, April 21, 2023.

Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday with feasts, prayers

Faithful attend the final prayer of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, at the Dora Park in Turin, Italy, Friday, April 21, 2023.

April 21, 2023, 7:59am Churches & Religion

The holiday of Eid al-Fitr ushered in a day of prayers and joy for Muslims around the world on Friday. The celebration was marred by tragedy amid the explosion of conflict in Sudan, while in other countries it came against the backdrop of hopes for a better future. Read story

Pope Francis delivers his message during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 19, 2023.

Pope Francis gifts ‘Crucifixion relics’ to King Charles for coronation

Pope Francis delivers his message during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 19, 2023.

April 20, 2023, 7:56am Churches & Religion

The cross leading King Charles’ upcoming coronation will contain supposed relics from the cross Jesus was crucified on, following a gift from the Vatican on Wednesday. Read story

Martin Haugh, a former Jehovah's Witnesses elder and father of a sexual abuse victim, holds a subpoena, dated in 2019, ordering him to testify in front of a Pennsylvania grand jury, shown on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in York Haven, Pa. The four-year grand jury investigation overseen by the attorney general's office has produced charges of child sexual abuse against nine men, all affiliated with the faith.

Charges put focus on Jehovah’s Witnesses’ handling of abuse

Martin Haugh, a former Jehovah's Witnesses elder and father of a sexual abuse victim, holds a subpoena, dated in 2019, ordering him to testify in front of a Pennsylvania grand jury, shown on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in York Haven, Pa. The four-year grand jury investigation overseen by the attorney general's office has produced charges of child sexual abuse against nine men, all affiliated with the faith.

April 19, 2023, 1:35pm Churches & Religion

A Pennsylvania grand jury in recent months accused nine men with connections to the Jehovah’s Witnesses of child sexual abuse in what some consider the nation’s most comprehensive investigation yet into abuse within the faith. Read story

Palestinian women gather behind closed gates while they try to cross from the occupied West Bank into Jerusalem, to pray during the holiest night of Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr, or the "Night of Destiny," when Muslims believe that the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Mohammad, in the Al Aqsa mosque compound, at the Israeli military Qalandiya checkpoint, near Ramallah, Monday, April 17, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are barred from legally crossing into the contested capital, with most men under 55 years old turned away at checkpoints, and compelled to resort to other, perilous means to get to Al-Aqsa.

For Palestinians, holiest Ramadan night starts at checkpoint

Palestinian women gather behind closed gates while they try to cross from the occupied West Bank into Jerusalem, to pray during the holiest night of Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr, or the "Night of Destiny," when Muslims believe that the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Mohammad, in the Al Aqsa mosque compound, at the Israeli military Qalandiya checkpoint, near Ramallah, Monday, April 17, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are barred from legally crossing into the contested capital, with most men under 55 years old turned away at checkpoints, and compelled to resort to other, perilous means to get to Al-Aqsa.

April 18, 2023, 8:52am Churches & Religion

QALANDIYA CHECKPOINT, West Bank (AP) — For many Palestinians, the journey to one of Islam’s most sacred sites on the holiest night of Ramadan begins in a dust-choked, garbage-strewn maelstrom. Read story

A vendor arranges hand-decorated Easter eggs, on Orthodox Good Friday at a green market, in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, April 14, 2023. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Easter on April 16, according to the old Julian calendar.

Orthodox Easter mixes spiritual and pagan in equal measure

A vendor arranges hand-decorated Easter eggs, on Orthodox Good Friday at a green market, in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, April 14, 2023. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Easter on April 16, according to the old Julian calendar.

April 17, 2023, 8:13am Churches & Religion

Millions of Orthodox Christians across Eastern and Southern Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere in the world, have celebrated Easter, capping weeklong religious celebrations. Read story

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Russell Crowe as Father Gabriele Amorth in a scene from Screen Gems' "The Pope's Exorcist." (Jonathan Hession/Sony Pictures via AP)

Russell Crowe stars as Vatican’s ‘James Bond of exorcists’

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Russell Crowe as Father Gabriele Amorth in a scene from Screen Gems' "The Pope's Exorcist." (Jonathan Hession/Sony Pictures via AP)

April 17, 2023, 6:05am Churches & Religion

The Rev. Edward Siebert’s journey with “The Pope’s Exorcist,” a film about arguably the most famous exorcist in the Catholic Church, began with an adventuresome visit to Milan about six years ago. Read story

Parishioners attend Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in the Queens borough of New York in 2022. According to a report released by the Pew Research Center, Catholics remain the largest religious group among Latinos in the United States.

Catholicism still tops for Latinos

Parishioners attend Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in the Queens borough of New York in 2022. According to a report released by the Pew Research Center, Catholics remain the largest religious group among Latinos in the United States.

April 15, 2023, 6:02am Churches & Religion

Catholics remain the largest religious group among Latinos in the United States, but the number of Latinos who identify as religiously unaffiliated continues to grow. Read story