More than 120 people are killed in one of India's deadliest stampedes
An official inquiry is under way to determine what caused the stampede at a religious gathering in northern India.
Religion
Louisiana mandate stirs debate about the 10 Commandments and their purpose
A Louisiana law requires classrooms to post the 10 Commandments, but Jews and Christians don't necessarily agree on what they are. Even among Christians, views vary on what Commandments are for.
Teenager who died in 2006 will become the Catholic Church's first millennial saint
The Catholic Church has approved for canonization its first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis. Known as God's Influencer, Acutis represents a new way to view sainthood in the modern era.
A teen tech whiz nicknamed 'God's influencer' will become the first millennial saint
Carlo Acutis, who died at 15 in 2006, has long been called the "patron saint of the internet." After many years, two miracles and Vatican approval, he's officially set to be canonized, likely in 2025.
How will Louisiana's Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced?
It's unclear whether the new law that requires a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in Louisiana classrooms has any teeth to enforce the requirement and penalize those who refuse to comply.
The scandal roiling one of the nation's biggest megachurches, explained
A woman says Robert Morris, prominent evangelical pastor, former Trump religious adviser and founder of Gateway Church, sexually abused her as a child in the 1980s. Morris has resigned from Gateway.
Christian writer's new book reminds kids what makes them different makes them special
Christian writer Jonathan Merritt's new book My Guncle and Me tells the story of a gay uncle who helps his nephew embrace being different.
Hundreds of Muslim pilgrims died in heat-stricken Hajj
Collective prayers and struggles are core to Islam's Hajj, but heat took a toll this year: Hundreds died and thousands sought treatment for heat exhaustion.
Heat killed hundreds of Muslims in Saudi Arabia for this year's hajj pilgrimage
Deaths this year at the hajj offer a glimpse into the toll heat and humidity are taking on one of Islam's key pillars, raising questions around whether climate change is harming the pilgrimage.
Louisiana will require the 10 Commandments displayed in every public school classroom
The legislation, signed into law Wednesday by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, makes Louisiana the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.