Religion

Cardinal George Pell arrives at the Victorian County Court in Melbourne, Victoria, in February. Pell's appeal of verdicts on sexual abuse charges was rejected on Wednesday.

Australian Court Upholds Sex Abuse Verdicts Against Cardinal Pell

4:23am August 21, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The former archbishop of Sydney and high-ranking Vatican official was sentenced in March to six years in prison for abusing two 13-year-old choirboys in the 1990s.

Spate Of Lynchings Target Minorities, Especially Muslims, In India

6:25am August 19, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

Mobs in India are lynching minorities. Many accuse the Hindu nationalist government of failing to forcefully condemn the violence. Activists have launched a hate crimes hotline in 100 Indian cities.

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Hide The Wine! I'm Hosting My First Eid Al-Adha Feast

2:42pm August 14, 2019

by Malaka Gharib

I haven't been to a mosque in ages. I had no idea how to celebrate the holiday — or whether it was appropriate for me to do so.

Sister Helen Prejean has written a new memoir called River of Fire, detailing her spiritual life before her activism against the death penalty.

Sister Helen Prejean On Witnessing Executions: 'I Couldn't Let Them Die Alone'

2:32pm August 12, 2019

by Terry Gross

The Catholic nun became an outspoken opponent of the death penalty following the events in her book Dead Man Walking. Her new memoir, River of Fire, details her spiritual journey up to that point.

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Pastor Earnie Lucas of Friendship Baptist Church in Appomattox, Va., posted this message on his church sign around the same time that President Trump tweeted that four Democratic members of Congress — all women of color — should "go back and help fix

In Virginia, 2 Churches Feel The Aftermath Of Trump's Racist Rhetoric

6:40am August 12, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

Two small-town Virginia churches with the same name, but very different congregations, recently found themselves tangled in controversy related to the president's tweets.

2 Virginia Churches Caught Up In Debate Over Trump's Racist Rhetoric

8:04am August 11, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

Two Virginia churches — one predominantly white and one predominantly black — find themselves caught up in a debate over Trump's racist rhetoric after one of them posted a controversial church sign.

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Former NFL Player Chris Borland Asks Catholic Church To Take Stand On Gun Control

8:34am August 10, 2019

Former NFL player Chris Borland grew up Catholic in Dayton. He talks with host Sacha Pfeiffer about his call for the church to take a stronger stand for gun control and against white supremacy.

Wesley Memorial has a congregation of about 100 people, a mix of college students and older Charlottesville residents.

Undocumented Woman Finds Healing And Support In Sanctuary

8:33am August 04, 2019

by Abigail Clukey

Maria Chavalan Sut, an undocumented woman from Guatemala, has taken sanctuary in Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church since September 2018.

America's First Gun Violence Prevention Minister

7:03am August 02, 2019

NPR's David Greene talks to the Rev. Deanna Hollas, who has been appointed gun violence prevention minister by the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States.

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The Story Behind John Allen Chau, An American Missionary Who Was Killed While Working

4:20pm August 01, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Alex Perry, who reported on the life and death of 26-year-old American missionary John Allen Chau, who died trying to convert an uncontacted tribe in the Indian Ocean.

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