September 26, 2024, 2:02pm Churches & Religion
Pope Francis is still widely popular in several Latin American countries. But the portion of people who still see him favorably in his native Argentina has plunged by almost 30 percentage points in a decade. Read story
September 23, 2024, 7:34am Churches & Religion
When the House of Representatives convened at the Capitol on Friday, the opening prayer was delivered not by the House chaplain but by a Spokane pastor who prayed for national healing in a divisive time for the United States. Read story
September 21, 2024, 10:14am Churches & Religion
Vice President Kamala Harris is stepping up her efforts to win over voters who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, enlisting prominent members of the faith to make the case in pivotal Arizona that Donald Trump does not align with the church’s values. Read story
September 21, 2024, 6:09am Churches & Religion
The city of Camas has determined that a road-realignment proposal related to the planned Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple, which would realign Southeast Bybee Road, has a “mitigated determination of non-significance” when it comes to environmental concerns. Read story
September 21, 2024, 6:03am Churches & Religion
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has chosen the location for its 45,000-square-foot Tacoma Temple. Read story
September 14, 2024, 6:02am Churches & Religion
Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium is known as the Mother Church of Country Music. And, indeed, it began as a church, built by a riverboat captain who was converted to religion by an evangelist. Read story
September 13, 2024, 11:24am Churches & Religion
Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and advised American Catholics to choose the “lesser evil” in the upcoming U.S. elections. Read story
September 11, 2024, 10:51am Churches & Religion
Pope Francis flew to Singapore on Wednesday for the final leg of his trip through Asia, arriving in one of the world’s richest countries from one of its poorest after a record-setting final Mass in East Timor. Read story
September 10, 2024, 11:45am Churches & Religion
Popes are popular. So much so that nearly half the population of East Timor gathered Tuesday in a seaside park for Pope Francis’ final Mass in the small Southeast Asian country whose people are deeply Catholic. Read story
September 9, 2024, 9:49am Churches & Religion
Leaders of worldwide religions commonly stay at the helm well past retirement age, but it’s not often you find centenarians overseeing major faiths. Read story
