Religion

Standards For Child Migrants Could Force Detention Centers To Close

7:26pm May 14, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

The Obama administration has detained thousands of immigrant women and children, but that could soon change. A court case is challenging whether it is ever legal to hold children for long periods.

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Sheep are sold in small lots like this one at the Centennial Livestock Auction in Fort Collins, Colo.

Sheep Ranchers Count On American Muslims To Keep Lamb On Menu

3:23pm May 12, 2015

by Luke Runyon

Today, the average American eats about a half pound of lamb per year. Now lamb producers are setting their sights on Muslim consumers. But first they'll have to learn how to market to them.

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A cross stands above St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.

Christians In U.S. On Decline As Number Of 'Nones' Grows, Survey Finds

1:14pm May 12, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The Pew Research Center survey found the number of Americans who describe themselves as Christian dropped almost 8 percentage points over a seven-year period.

Pope Francis talks with Cuban President Raul Castro during a private audience at the Vatican on Sunday.

Raul Castro Says Pope Inspiring Him To Return To Church

3:14pm May 10, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Cuban leader, who went to Jesuit schools as a child, says he might "resume praying and turn to the Church again" if Francis "continues in this vein."

Jon Rogers is hugged by his wife, Maryellen, following services at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church in Scituate, Mass., in June 2014.

Boston Archdiocese, Catholic Parishioners Battle Over Church Eviction

4:04pm May 07, 2015

by Craig LeMoult

Parishioners in Scituate, Mass., are being sued for eviction after holding on to their church for 11 years. The archdiocese wants to close it because of dropping attendance and financial hardship.

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Pope Francis will canonize Junipero Serra this fall. This weekend, the pope met with rector of the Pontifical North American College James F. Checchio (left), Cardinal Marc Ouellet (right) and Joseph Edward Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catho

Vatican Affirms Plan To Make Missionary Junipero Serra A Saint

12:26pm May 06, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The choice of Serra, whom the church sees as an evangelist, has drawn criticism over his role in the California mission system of the 18th century.

Texas Shooting Sheds Light On Murkiness Between Free, Hate Speech

7:32pm May 05, 2015

by Wade Goodwyn

The organizers of Sunday's contest for cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad specifically chose Garland, Texas, for their event. The Curtis Culwell Center also hosted a Muslim group's meeting in January.

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When A Caller Claims He's The Pope, Be Careful: He May Be Telling The Truth

10:58am May 05, 2015

When Franco Rabuffi's phone rang, the caller said it was Pope Francis. Rabuffi promptly hung up the phone. It turns out that it was actually Pope Francis — which Rabuffi realized on the third try.

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Citing Religious Beliefs, Muslim Gitmo Inmates Object To Female Guards

6:24pm May 04, 2015

by David Welna

A judge has blocked women from shackling and escorting the five Muslim men on trial for plotting the Sept. 11 attacks. Soldiers, in turn, have filed Equal Opportunity complaints against the judge.

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Jewish worshippers gather at a makeshift synagogue established by the Jewish Agency for Israel for Ethiopian Jews in Gondar, Ethiopia, in 2012.

They Speak Hebrew And Keep Kosher: The Left-Behind Ethiopian Jews

8:27pm May 03, 2015

by Gregory Warner

Two years ago, Israel ended with great fanfare a program that brought tens of thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel. But many are in limbo, separated from family, the result of stricter religious law.

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