Religion

After Arrival In Jerusalem, Pence Talks Government Shutdown, Embassy Relocation

6:29pm January 21, 2018

by Tamara Keith

Vice President Pence is visiting Jerusalem after stops in Egypt and Jordan. The visit comes after the Trump administration's controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

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Pope Francis waves to a crowd as he arrives at the National Shrine of Maipu in Santiago, Chile, to meet with young people, on Wednesday.

Sex Abuse Scandal Isn't The Only 'Pain' For The Pope In South America

4:02pm January 19, 2018

by Emily Green

Pope Francis was stung by a sexual abuse scandal in Chile, where the Church is losing sway and people are embracing social norms opposed by the Vatican.

Pope Francis celebrated an open-air mass at Lobitos Beach, near the Chilean city of Iquique, shortly after he defended a bishop who was the protege of a priest who was a notorious sexual abuser.

Pope Francis Accuses Bishop's Critics Of Slander, Riling Sex Abuse Victims In Chile

11:41am January 19, 2018

by Bill Chappell

On the last day of his visit to Chile, Pope Francis set the simmering resentment that some hold against the Catholic Church to a full boil.

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Friendly Skies: Pope Marries Couple On A Plane Over Chile

5:40am January 19, 2018

The couple had planned to tie the knot next months but their Catholic church was destroyed in a massive earthquake. The pontiff asked if they'd like him to marry them right then? They agreed.

The Department of Health and Humans Services is adding a Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom to protect doctors, nurses and other health care workers who refuse to take part in some kinds of care because of moral or religious objections.

Trump Admin Will Protect Health Workers Who Refuse Services On Religious Grounds

4:48pm January 18, 2018

by Alison Kodjak

The Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom is being established to aid health workers with objections rooted in conscience or religion to treating certain people and performing some procedures.

Pet Blessing In Spain

5:07am January 18, 2018

by Lauren Frayer

Catholics are celebrating the Feast of San Anton this week. He's known as the patron saint of animals, and in Spain the fiesta ends with people bringing their pets to be blessed in church.

"Racial impostor syndrome" is definitely a thing for many people. We hear from biracial and multi-ethnic listeners who connect with feeling "fake" or inauthentic in some part of their racial or ethnic heritage.

'Racial Impostor Syndrome': Here Are Your Stories

6:18am January 17, 2018

by Leah Donnella

We got more than 100 letters from our listeners about how y'all feel like fakes. Here are some of our favorites.

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What Stories Do You Want From Code Switch In 2018?

12:18am January 17, 2018

by Leah Donnella

New year, new stories. Let us know which topics, stories and notable people you want us to cover in the coming year.

Russell M. Nelson, speaking at a funeral last October, has been named leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Mormon Church Names Russell M. Nelson As New Leader

4:49pm January 16, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

"My brethren of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles laid hands upon my hands, ordained me, set me apart as president of the church. It was a sacred and humbling experience," Nelson said Tuesday.

Pope Francis is welcomed by Chile's President Michelle Bachelet at La Moneda Presidential Palace in Santiago on Tuesday. The pope landed in Santiago late Monday on his first visit to Chile since becoming pope, and his sixth to Latin America — a trip tha

On Visit To Chile, Pope Asks For Forgiveness Over Sex-Abuse Scandal

9:59am January 16, 2018

by Scott Neuman

At least five churches have been vandalized since Friday ahead of Francis' visit, some with firebombs as anger persists years after a major sex-abuse scandal that many see as a coverup by the Vatican.