Religion

How the Muslim-Jewish interfaith movement is navigating these tense times

4:39pm October 12, 2023

by Jason DeRose

Muslim-Jewish interfaith relations are tested during heightened fighting in Israel and Gaza. Some groups say the groundwork they've laid over years helps them have sometimes painful conversations.

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Children play at a kindergarten surrounded by decorated concrete blast walls designed to protect from rocket and mortar fire in 2015 in the southern Israeli Kibbutz of Nahal Oz near the border with the Gaza Strip.

What is a kibbutz? The roots of Israel's communal villages where violence raged

12:17pm October 12, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

The small, quiet enclaves have long thrived on leftist ideas about collective living. Those located near Gaza suffered some of the worst of the Hamas attacks, with hundreds reported dead.

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Some Christians want to make amends for the church's treatment of Indigenous people

5:06am October 09, 2023

by Jason DeRose

Many Christian denominations in recent years have repudiated a doctrine that was used to justify the destruction of Indigenous people and culture. (Story aired on ATC on Oct. 5, 2023.)

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The Archdiocese of Baltimore declares bankruptcy just as new child sex abuse law passes

8:11am October 08, 2023

by Scott Maucione

The Archdiocese of Baltimore declared bankruptcy days before a Maryland state law could take effect that would expose the organization to numerous sexual abuse claims.

Evaporation ponds that are pinkish-red due to high salinity levels are visible on the north section of the Great Salt Lake in August 2021 near Corinne, Utah.

Her antidote for 'climate grief' and a shrinking Great Salt Lake? Don't look away

6:01am October 08, 2023

by Rachel Martin

Experts refer to "climate grief." Terry Tempest Williams explains what this feels like to someone who has spent their life thinking about our psychic and spiritual connection to the natural world.

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Vatican gathering tackles women in ministry, LGBTQ+ Catholics

10:23am October 07, 2023

by Jason DeRose

Roman Catholic leaders are gathering at the Vatican for a synod, or meeting, to address issues facing the church. Among the topics will be whether to allow women to become deacons in the church.

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Earlier this year, the Vatican responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the "Doctrine of Discovery," which has its origins in 15th-century papal bulls, or decrees.

Churches confess and repent for sins against Native and Indigenous people

7:32am October 06, 2023

by Jason DeRose

Many Christian denominations in recent years have repudiated a doctrine that was used to justify the subjugation of Native and Indigenous people. That's now playing out in local congregations.

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Some Christians want to make amends for the church's treatment of Indigenous people

4:16pm October 05, 2023

by Jason DeRose

Several Christian denominations in recent years have repudiated a doctrine that was used to justify the subjugation of Native and Indigenous people. That's now playing out in local congregations.

Sir Patrick Stewart says playing Jean Luc Picard gave him an idea of how he might become a better person.

Patrick Stewart says his time on 'Star Trek' felt like a ministry

3:55pm October 04, 2023

by Rachel Martin

Stewart has just released a memoir, Making It So. He talks to NPR's Rachel Martin about his life on screen and stage, and why he considers his years on Star Trek as a kind of spiritual calling.

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Vatican meeting considers topics from women in ministry to LGBTQ+ Catholics

5:16am October 04, 2023

Catholic leaders are beginning a month-long meeting to discuss the church's relationship to laity. Among the topics: women in ministry and being more welcoming of divorced and LGBTQ+ Catholics.