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Ellen Lo Hoffman, the co-founder of Soul Reparations, a nonprofit providing free spiritual support to women, poses for a portrait near her home on Aug. 21 in Bothell.

Progressive women of color strive to keep faith

Ellen Lo Hoffman, the co-founder of Soul Reparations, a nonprofit providing free spiritual support to women, poses for a portrait near her home on Aug. 21 in Bothell.

August 31, 2024, 6:04am Churches & Religion

Brandi Brown has yet to find a Black church near her Southern California home that feels right for her. So when she wants to talk about God, she relies on someone over a thousand miles away. Read story

Group proposes saving landmark Tacoma church

August 31, 2024, 6:04am Churches & Religion

Holy Rosary Church’s survival is hanging by a thread and now a Catholic lay organization has proposed throwing it a lifeline. The group sent a proposal and purchase offer to the Seattle Archdiocese Monday. If approved, the 104-year-old church, surrounding buildings and grounds would become a Catholic cultural center. Read story

Latter-day Saints to restrict role of trans members

August 31, 2024, 5:56am Churches & Religion

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has disheartened LGBTQ+ activists after issuing a slew of new policies this week that would significantly restrict the role of its transgender members. Read story

Muslims perform Friday prayers Aug. 9 at the Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Francis prepares for interfaith trip to Asia

Muslims perform Friday prayers Aug. 9 at the Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.

August 31, 2024, 5:55am Churches & Religion

When Pope Francis begins his Asia tour next week, one of his early stops will be at Indonesia’s iconic Istiqlal mosque. Read story

Rob Miller, superintendent of Bixby Public Schools, speaks about the Bible mandate in Oklahoma schools on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, at the administration offices in Bixby, Okla.

Okla. schools wary of Bible mandate

Rob Miller, superintendent of Bixby Public Schools, speaks about the Bible mandate in Oklahoma schools on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, at the administration offices in Bixby, Okla.

August 31, 2024, 5:55am Churches & Religion

Oklahoma’s Bixby school district has lots to show off for a fast-growing Tulsa suburb: a state-of-the-art new high school set to open by 2025, a new ninth-grade gymnasium and plans for a $12 million upgrade to a football complex that already rivals that of many small colleges. Read story

Catholic nuns sweep a sidewalk in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024.

Church sex abuse scandals in East Timor met by silence, but Pope Francis’ visit brings new attention

Catholic nuns sweep a sidewalk in Dili, East Timor, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024.

August 28, 2024, 8:13am Churches & Religion

When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys, it appeared that the global clergy sexual abuse scandal that has compromised the Catholic Church’s credibility around the world had finally arrived in Asia’s newest country. Read story

Knights cover shrine’s mosaics

August 24, 2024, 6:02am Churches & Religion

The Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington, D.C., shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women. Read story

Mexica dancers burn incense during an Aug. 13 ceremony commemorating the 503rd anniversary of the fall of the Aztec empire&rsquo;s capital, Tenochtitlan, in Mexico City.

Mexican community honors pre-Hispanic origins

Mexica dancers burn incense during an Aug. 13 ceremony commemorating the 503rd anniversary of the fall of the Aztec empire&rsquo;s capital, Tenochtitlan, in Mexico City.

August 24, 2024, 5:58am Churches & Religion

Claudia Santos’ spiritual journey has left a mark on her skin. Read story

FILE - This image made with a fisheye lens shows people attending the twice-annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on April 7, 2024, in Salt Lake City.

LGBTQ advocates say Mormon church’s new transgender policies marginalize trans members

FILE - This image made with a fisheye lens shows people attending the twice-annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on April 7, 2024, in Salt Lake City.

August 24, 2024, 5:24am Churches & Religion

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has disheartened LGBTQ+ activists after issuing a slew of new policies this week that would significantly restrict the role of its transgender members. Read story

Mexican Catholics honor St. Jude relic

August 17, 2024, 6:04am Churches & Religion

It was no ordinary Sunday on Mexico City’s famed Xochimilco canals. Read story