February 27, 2021, 6:00am Churches & Religion
The Southern Baptist Convention’s executive committee voted Tuesday to oust four of its churches, two over policies deemed to be too inclusive of LGBTQ people and two more for employing pastors convicted of sex offenses. Read story
February 27, 2021, 6:00am Churches & Religion
Nasser Banyameen speaks about his hometown of Qaraqosh in the historical heartland of Iraqi Christianity with nostalgia. Before Islamic State group fighters swept through the Nineveh Plains in northern Iraq. Before the militants shattered his sense of peace. Before panicked relatives and neighbors fled, some never to return. Read story
February 20, 2021, 6:05am Churches & Religion
Inside the temple in the New York City borough of Queens, monks clad in robes chanted and lit incense and candles at an altar before a golden statue of Buddha. Read story
February 20, 2021, 6:00am Churches & Religion
Black Americans attend church more regularly than Americans overall, and pray more often. Most attend churches that are predominantly Black, yet many would like those congregations to become racially diverse. There is broad respect for Black churches’ historical role in seeking racial equality, coupled with a widespread perception they have… Read story
February 18, 2021, 2:36pm Churches & Religion
The Vatican is taking Pope Francis’ pro-vaccine stance very seriously: Any Vatican employee who refuses to get a coronavirus shot without a valid medical reason risks being fired. Read story
February 13, 2021, 6:00am Churches & Religion
Mendy Moskowits, a member of the ultra-Orthodox Belz Hassidic sect in Jerusalem, doesn’t understand the uproar toward believers like him. Read story
February 10, 2021, 6:21pm Churches & Religion
When there’s a severe weather notice in the area, shelters around Clark County spring into action. Read story
February 8, 2021, 12:45pm Churches & Religion
Pope Francis urged governments on Monday to use the coronavirus crisis as a revolutionary opportunity to create a world that is more economically and environmentally just — and where basic health care is guaranteed for all. Read story
February 8, 2021, 7:59am Churches & Religion
Pope Francis will meet with Iraq’s top Shiite Muslim cleric, Ali al-Sistani, during a trip next month that will also include a pilgrimage to ancient Christian communities that were emptied and devastated in battles with the Islamic State group. Read story
February 7, 2021, 12:45pm Business
Scores of Roman Catholic dioceses in the U.S. had more than $10 billion in cash and other readily available funds when they received at least $1.5 billion from the nation’s emergency relief program for small businesses slammed by the coronavirus, an Associated Press investigation has found. Read story
