April 8, 2020, 2:45pm Churches & Religion
Each year, Patricia Sheetrit and her family gather with in-laws for the first night of Passover, bringing together some 20 people for the holiday’s main event, the festive meal known as the Seder. Read story
April 8, 2020, 12:52pm Churches & Religion
“Animo!” Read story
April 8, 2020, 9:11am Churches & Religion
The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Francis has created a new commission of experts to examine whether women can be deacons, an ordained role in the Catholic Church currently reserved for men. Read story
April 4, 2020, 6:08am Churches & Religion
On Sunday morning, Kerry Morrison shut the door of her home office, settled in at her desk and flipped open her laptop. It was prayer time in the age of the coronavirus. Read story
April 4, 2020, 6:04am Churches & Religion
What’s the best way to sing the word America? Read story
April 3, 2020, 8:33am Churches & Religion
Early this week, the streets of the central Israeli city of Bnei Brak were bustling with shoppers as ultra-Orthodox residents, obeying their religious leaders, ignored pleas to stay home in the face of the coronavirus threat. Read story
March 29, 2020, 6:55pm Churches & Religion
Paying no attention to the tenets of social distancing, the abaya-shrouded women — no masks or gloves among them — crowded into the Baghdad square surrounding the shrine to Imam Musa Kadhim. Read story
March 28, 2020, 6:00am Churches & Religion
Recent restrictions on gatherings in France to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus have forced religious communities to adapt the way they express their faith. Read story
March 28, 2020, 5:48am Churches & Religion
“Do not worry, do not be anxious” are messages found in Christian scripture. Say that to me and it’s like saying “don’t think about elephants.” But I’ve come to realize the difference between concern and worry. Read story
March 28, 2020, 5:06am Churches & Religion
The first-grade classes at Eugene Field Elementary School in Park Ridge, Ill., spent Thursday writing letters to residents of an assisted living facility a few blocks away. Read story
