October 29, 2021, 8:38am Churches & Religion
Face to face at the Vatican, President Joe Biden held extended and highly personal talks with Pope Francis on Friday and came away saying the pontiff told him he was a “good Catholic” and should keep taking Communion, although conservatives have called for him to be denied the sacrament because… Read story
October 28, 2021, 1:38pm Churches & Religion
When President Joe Biden meets with Pope Francis on Friday, he won’t kiss the ring. Read story
October 27, 2021, 6:01am Churches & Religion Subscriber Exclusive
John Leinenbach, 55, has been homeless for about 10 years. Read story
October 25, 2021, 11:57am Churches & Religion
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, was released from a Washington hospital Monday morning after an overnight stay early in his 12-day visit to the United States. Read story
October 23, 2021, 6:02am Churches & Religion
Tyrone Iras Marhguy had to make a difficult decision after being accepted to the high school of his choice: his faith or his education. Read story
October 16, 2021, 6:05am Churches & Religion
many of them longtime advocates for a more welcoming immigration policy — have been scrambling to keep up with fast-paced developments in the Haitian migrant crisis, trying to assist those in need while assailing the harsh Border Patrol tactics employed against them. Read story
October 16, 2021, 6:00am Churches & Religion
The delicate, gold-specked mosaic that hangs above the entrance to St. Peter’s Italian Catholic Church on the edge of Chinatown was marred with bright red paint Monday morning in an apparent act of vandalism, officials said. Read story
October 15, 2021, 3:55pm Churches & Religion
A top Southern Baptist Convention administrator is resigning amid internal rifts over how to handle an investigation into the SBC's response to sexual abuse, a decision that underscores the broader ongoing turmoil in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. Read story
October 14, 2021, 9:06am Churches & Religion
President Joe Biden is set to meet Pope Francis when he visits the Vatican later this month as part of a five-day swing through Italy and the U.K. for global economic and climate change meetings. Read story
October 9, 2021, 5:11pm Churches & Religion
Pope Francis on Saturday called on lawmakers worldwide to overcome “the narrow confines” of partisan politics to quickly reach consensus on fighting climate change. Read story