May 2, 2022, 8:07am Churches & Religion
For the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the smell of freshly baked orange biscuits and powdered sugar-dusted cookies typically fills the air in Mona Abubakr’s home. But due to higher prices, the Egyptian housewife this year made smaller quantities of the sweet treats, some of which she gives as gifts… Read story
May 2, 2022, 6:06am Business
Tyrone Seldon inherited a house from his father, who died in 2018. Since then, he and his wife, Shawn, have been trying to navigate stacks of paperwork to handle the estate on their own, because they can’t afford a lawyer. They got the answers they needed in the social room… Read story
April 30, 2022, 6:04am Churches & Religion
South Carolina churches can stay open during a crisis, even amid a pandemic like COVID-19, under a bill Gov. Henry McMaster signed on Tuesday. Read story
April 30, 2022, 6:04am Churches & Religion
When the Rev. Kyunglim Shin Lee was ordained in 1988, it angered her in-laws for contravening long-held Korean cultural values subordinating women’s roles in society. Even her husband, a pastor, told her he understood intellectually “but his heart couldn’t accept it.” Read story
April 26, 2022, 6:00am Churches & Religion
When the Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins, a battle rages in Habiba Khanom’s mind: If she goes without food or drink, is she doing it for God or because of her anorexia? Deep down she knows the answer, and it saddens her. Read story
April 25, 2022, 10:02am Churches & Religion
Afghanistan should join a list of the “worst of the worst” violators of religious freedom in the wake of the Taliban's return to power, a U.S. advisory body is recommending to the State Department. Read story
April 23, 2022, 6:04am Churches & Religion
On all but three Sunday afternoons since last Easter, Bob Guerra — a Catholic deacon — has carefully packed his favorite crucifix, a Spanish-language Bible, hundreds of Communion wafers secured in Ziploc bags and other liturgical items into a plastic storage box. Read story
April 23, 2022, 6:02am Churches & Religion
Driving north on Interstate 294, Chicago-area drivers might notice a billboard that reads “My hijab, my right” featuring an illustration of a Muslim woman with her arm raised to make a fist. The ad is part of a campaign organized by local Islamic organizations to raise awareness of the violation… Read story
April 22, 2022, 8:06am Churches & Religion
A Vatican investigation into allegations that the former top aide to St. John Paul II was negligent in handling sex abuse claims in his native Poland has cleared him of wrongdoing, the Vatican’s embassy in Poland said Friday. Read story
April 21, 2022, 8:11am Churches & Religion
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday as the war in Ukraine and the millions of refugees it has created cast a shadow over two leaders who have long sought closer ties with Russia. Read story
