Religion

A farmer checks on produce at Padao Farms, a 15-acre plot run by the Yang family in Fresno, Calif., that specializes in Asian greens.

Nonprofit Helps California's Asian-American Farmers Grow Their Business

11:41am July 12, 2017

by Clarissa Wei

Traditional Asian greens like crisp daikon roots for pickling are an integral part of Asian-American cultural identity. A nonprofit is helping small farmers meet high demand in Asian enclaves.

Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience at the Vatican last month.

Pope Francis Announces New Path To Sainthood

5:51pm July 11, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The new category recognizes those who sacrifice their lives for others. The pope announced the pathway on Tuesday, and it is seen as one of the biggest changes to the process in centuries.

A young woman wears the niqab, or full face veil, as she sits in a park in Brussels in 2010. On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights upheld Belgium's 2011 ban on wearing partial or full face veils in public.

European Court Of Human Rights Upholds Belgium's Ban On Full-Face Veils

5:44pm July 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The 2011 law, which bars wearing clothing that "partially or totally covers the face" in public, had come under fire for allegedly violating Muslim women's rights to privacy and freedom of religion.

Benedictine Sister of Perpetual Adoration Marie Jona Yoo pours batter on a hot plate used to bake low-gluten altar breads.

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Gluten-Free Host A No-Go, Says Pope

5:05pm July 10, 2017

by Amy Held

The bread used for celebrating the Eucharist must contain some gluten, said the Vatican, but there is still a way for many celiac sufferers to receive the sacrament.

Israel's rabbinical authorities have compiled a list of overseas rabbis whose authority they refuse to recognize when it comes to certifying the Jewishness of someone who wants to get married in Israel.

Have Israel's Religious Authorities 'Blacklisted' 160 Rabbis?

4:13pm July 09, 2017

by Daniel Estrin

Who is a Jew? The latest chapter of this debate reflects the growing schism between Israel's Orthodox religious establishment and rabbis around the world.

Rebecca Stott teaches English literature at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England.

'I Was Full Of Rage': Author Rebecca Stott On Growing Up In A Christian Cult

10:20am July 09, 2017

by A Martinez

Stott's memoir, In the Days of Rain, is about her childhood in and out of the Exclusive Brethren, a conservative, separatist cult.

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'Building A Bridge' Between The Catholic Church And LGBT Community

8:05am July 08, 2017

Father James Martin sees a divide between the institutional Catholic Church and its LGBT parishioners. Scott Simon talks with him about his book Building a Bridge.

Members of Michigan's Chaldean community rally against religious persecution in Iraq in 2010.

After Fleeing Persecution, U.S. Christian Refugees Now Face Deportation

5:00am July 08, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

The Trump administration's efforts to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally is bad news for Christian refugees who could be returned to the countries where they were persecuted.

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Christians Seeking Refuge May Get Caught Up In Trump's Deportations

9:06am July 07, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Efforts by the Trump administration to deport immigrants who have come to the U.S. illegally is likely to impact Christian refugees who face persecution in their home countries.

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Hobby Lobby Agrees To Renounce Smuggled Iraqi Artifacts

10:12pm July 06, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Candida Moss, professor of New Testament at the University of Notre Dame and the author of Bible Nation: The United States of Hobby Lobby. After Hobby Lobby was fined for smuggling artifacts out of Iraq, Moss talks about Hobby Lobby's unique business mission: to promote the bible.

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