Faith
DALLAS -- Conservative Texas pastors and lawmakers have their eyes set on school vouchers to fight the "miseducation" of students ahead of the November electio…
by Meghan Mangrum, The Dallas Morning News September 8, 2022DALLAS -- A Texas church that has repeatedly called for the execution of gay people will not be evicted from its building.
by Sarah Bahari, The Dallas Morning News September 7, 2022VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis on Sunday beatified one of his predecessors, John Paul I, a briefly serving pontiff who distinguished himself with his humility an…
by Frances D’Emilio, The Associated Press September 5, 2022Jehovah's Witnesses have restarted their door-to-door ministry after more than two and a half years on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, reviving a relig…
by Deepa Bharath, The Associated Press September 2, 2022BUENOS AIRES -- An Argentina-based yoga group sexually exploited vulnerable women it called "geishas" to get money and influence from wealthy and powerful men …
by Daniel Politi, Jocelyn Gecker and Almudena Calatrava, The Associated Press September 2, 2022Behind a closed chapel office door inside a federal women's prison in California, a chaplain forced inmates seeking his spiritual guidance to have sex with him…
by Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press August 31, 2022L'AQUILA, Italy -- Making a pilgrimage in an Italian mountain town, Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the humility of a 13th-century pontiff who resigned to live a…
by Andrea Rosa and Frances D’Emilio, The Associated Press August 28, 2022VATICAN CITY -- With a solemn ceremony to create new cardinals, Pope Francis was poised Saturday to formally expand the ranks of churchmen now eligible to vote…
by Frances D'emilioEMILIO Associated Press August 28, 2022CAIRO -- A deadly fire that ripped through a Coptic Orthodox church in Egypt's capital has spurred an outpouring of condolences and mourning from many in the c…
by Samy Magdy, The Associated Press August 20, 2022ALONG THE PILMAIQUEN RIVER, Chile -- A ceremonial dip in the frigid waters of the fast-flowing Pilmaiquen River in southern Chile was the culmination of the mu…
August 20, 2022MELIPEUCO, Chile -- Mist suddenly arose from the Truful Truful River as it flowed below the snow-covered Llaima volcano, and Victor Curin smiled at the sun-dap…
August 20, 2022MEXICO CITY -- Nicaraguan police on Friday raided the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop critical of President Daniel Ortega's administration, detaining him …
August 19, 2022A California church that defied safety regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic by holding large religious services won't have to pay about $200,000 in fines, …
by The Associated Press August 19, 2022SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A Las Vegas man pleaded not guilty in a California court on Friday to charges that he killed one person and wounded five in a shooting at …
by The Associated Press August 19, 2022Last year, the U.S. branch of the Jesuits pledged to raise $100 million for a reconciliation initiative in partnership with descendants of people once enslaved…
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