Religion

A child stands among the people taking part in Eid al-Fitr prayers in Bucharest, Romania. Members of the country's Muslim community gathered at the massive Dinamo soccer stadium in the Romanian capital.

PHOTOS: Here's How Muslims Worldwide Are Celebrating Ramadan's End

1:30pm June 25, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

For many Muslims around the world, Sunday marks the start of Eid al-Fitr, a time of prayer and celebration. Here's a peek at the festivities, which are often as different as the places they're held.

An officer stands at the Fresnes Prison in France in September 2016. Fresnes was the first French prison to separate radicalized inmates from the general prison population.

Inside French Prisons, A Struggle To Combat Radicalization

7:07am June 25, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

Some of the home-grown terrorists who have struck France in recent years were petty criminals who were radicalized in prison.

Barbershop: Reflections On A Particularly Difficult Ramadan

6:03pm June 24, 2017

In anticipation for Eid, U.S. Representative André Carson, D-Ind., Buzzfeed News reporter Hannah Allam and CAIR Executive Director for the Cleveland chapter Julia Shearson look back at this Ramadan.

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Unitarian Universalists Denounce White Supremacy, Make Leadership Changes

6:03pm June 24, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

The Unitarian Universalists are among the most liberal of all religious denominations in America. Activists have denounced what they see as white supremacy in the church and are changing leadership.

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Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Catholic Diocese of Springfield, Ill., has barred priests from performing sacraments for people in same-sex marriages. Above, Paprocki testifies against an Illinois same-sex marriage bill in 2013.

Illinois Bishop Decrees No Communion, Funeral Rites For Same-Sex Spouses

7:36pm June 23, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Bishop Thomas Paprocki is telling priests in his diocese not to offer sacraments to people in same-sex marriages. A Catholic LGBT group calls the decree "mean-spirited and unchristian in the extreme."

Deborah Lipstadt on the TEDxSkoll stage.

Deborah Lipstadt: How Do You Stand Up To A Holocaust Denier?

9:24am June 23, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

After publishing the book Denying the Holocaust, Deborah Lipstadt was sued for libel in the UK by Holocaust denier David Irving. Rather than ignore the case, she chose to fight it — and won.

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An Israeli court has ruled that asking women to change seats because of their gender is discriminatory. It has ordered the airline El Al to instruct its staff in writing that such requests are illegal and train workers in the new rule within six months.

Israeli Judge Says Airlines Can't Reseat Women At Request Of Men

8:19pm June 22, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men sometimes refuse to sit next to women — including on planes. Now an Israeli court says airlines cannot ask a person to change seats based on gender.

Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, seen at a news conference last year. The Anglican spiritual leader says the Church of England "colluded" with one of its former bishops to hide the bishop's sexual abuse of boys and young men.

Church Of England 'Colluded And Concealed' Bishop's Sex Abuse, Leader Says

2:09pm June 22, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The archbishop of Canterbury offered "an unreserved apology" for how the church handled a bishop's crimes against young men. The apology followed the release of a "harrowing" report on the incidents.

ISIS Destroys Ancient Mosque And Minaret In Iraqi City Of Mosul

7:45am June 22, 2017

by Alison Meuse

Iraq's military said ISIS destroyed the 12th century al-Nuri mosque in Mosul's Old City, where ISIS fighters remain. Allied forces are trying to recapture the last of the city.

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A speaker addresses the crowd Wednesday at a vigil for 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen, who was killed Sunday in Northern Virginia as she returned to a mosque with a group of friends.

Virginia Community Mourns Muslim Teen Killed On Her Way To Mosque

12:05am June 22, 2017

by Kathy Goldgeier

Mourners packed a mosque in Sterling, Va., Wednesday for the funeral of Nabra Hassanen. The 17-year-old was killed early Sunday as she returned to the mosque after a pre-dawn meal with friends.