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St. Peters Cathedral, North Adelaide, South Australia, SA, Australia. Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson was found guilty on Tuesday of covering up child sex abuse in the 1970s.

Australian Archbishop Found Guilty In Cover-Up Of Child Sex Abuse

2:17am May 22, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson faces up to two years in prison for concealing abuse after two altar boys approached him in the 1970s with allegations against a fellow priest.

Calvary Crossroad Church, seen two days after Friday's deadly shooting at Santa Fe High School.

Santa Fe Church Community Reflects On Texas Shooting

7:59pm May 20, 2018

by Travis Bubenik

Rocked by Friday's shooting at Santa Fe High School, the religious community is looking for answers. Some faith leaders and churchgoers say prayer needs to return to school.

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Pope Francis Documentary Filmmaker Reveals A Candid Pontiff

7:49pm May 20, 2018

For his latest documentary, Wim Wenders conducted a series of intimate interviews with Pope Francis. He tells NPR's Don Gonyea how he tried to capture the pontiff's beliefs in his own words.

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event on prison reform in the East Room of the White House on Friday.

For Trump's Evangelical Advisers, Prison Reform Becomes a Front-Burner Issue

7:42pm May 20, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

"The incarceration rate in this country is just insane," said Johnnie Moore, an evangelical leader and informal adviser to President Trump.

The Most Rev. Bishop Michael Curry, primate of the Episcopal Church, speaks during the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor.

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Royal Wedding Was Filled With Symbolism Of African-American History

2:26pm May 20, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

During his sermon at the royal wedding, the Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry of Chicago, the first African-American leader of the Episcopal Church, spoke about the power of selfless, sacrificial love.

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Bishop Michael Bruce Curry delivering the sermon during the wedding ceremony of Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and US actress Meghan Markle in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Bishop Michael Curry's Royal Wedding Sermon: Full Text Of 'The Power Of Love'

12:45pm May 20, 2018

by Maquita Peters

The presiding bishop of the American Episcopal Church delivered a powerful and emotive sermon to those in attendance and millions more watching across the world on embracing the power of love.

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Chile's Bishops Offer To Resign After Sex Abuse Cover Up

7:42am May 20, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Ines San Martin, a Vatican reporter with the news site Crux, about all 34 Catholic bishops offering to resign following a massive sex abuse scandal in Chile.

Podcast Hosts Answer Questions About Observing Ramadan At Work

7:27am May 20, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Makkah Ali and Ikhlas Saleem, co-hosts of the Identity Politics podcast, about what its like to observe Ramadan in the American workplace.

Members of Chile's bishops conference Luis Fernando Ramos Perez (right) and Juan Ignacio Gonzalez, at the Vatican on Friday. Following an emergency summit with Pope Francis, Chile's bishops offered him their resignations.

All Of Chile's Bishops Offer To Resign After Sex Abuse Cover-Up

4:15pm May 18, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Their announcement on Friday follows an emergency meeting with Pope Francis to discuss the drawn-out scandal.

Trump To Host A Prison Overhaul Summit

11:27am May 18, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

Evangelical leaders are expected to attend a meeting at the White House Friday on prison overhaul. It's an issue that's becoming more of a front-burner political issue for this group.

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