October 4, 2020, 5:59am Churches & Religion
Pope Francis signed a new encyclical called “Fratelli tutti” (All Brothers) in the Italian town of Assisi on Saturday, his first trip outside Rome since the coronavirus pandemic erupted. Read story
October 3, 2020, 6:02am Churches & Religion
A woman raised in Hood River, Ore., and forever aware of the injustices perpetrated against her grandparents during World War II is completing a symbolic circle that began with a dark era in the nation’s history. Read story
October 1, 2020, 9:02am Churches & Religion
Child-protection policies adopted by Roman Catholic leaders to curb clergy sex abuse in the United States are inconsistent and often worryingly incomplete, according to a think tank’s two-year investigation encompassing all 32 of the country’s archdioceses. Read story
October 1, 2020, 8:50am Churches & Religion
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vatican officials discussed their differences over China on Thursday, the Vatican said, a day after tensions over the Holy See’s outreach to Beijing spilled out in public. Read story
September 26, 2020, 6:00am Churches & Religion
In the Jewish tradition, burials usually take place within 24 hours of death. Read story
September 20, 2020, 6:00am Churches & Religion
After the COVID-19 pandemic began, the local Sikh community began to ask how they could help in a tangible way. Pawneet Sethi made some calls and connected with Pastor Brian Norris at Living Hope Church. Read story
September 19, 2020, 6:04am Churches & Religion
Like many things since the coronavirus pandemic took hold, South Florida houses of worship have had to make dramatic changes. In the Miami Archdiocese, parishioners don’t hold hands as they recite the Lord’s Prayer, pews are emptier and the holy water has been put away. Read story
September 18, 2020, 10:29am Churches & Religion
Pope Francis is giving his blessing to a new Vatican think tank that is seeking to prevent the Mafia and organized crime groups from exploiting the image of the Virgin Mary for their own illicit ends. Read story
September 12, 2020, 6:02am Churches & Religion
The path that brought rapper and activist Genesis Be to a New York City stage, her body draped in a Confederate flag and a noose hung around her neck, was a long one. Read story
September 12, 2020, 6:00am Churches & Religion
Christian Schlegel, a volunteer at Vancouver St. Vincent Society Conference’s food pantry, turned 100 years old on Sept. 9. Read story
