Vatican Ends Battle With U.S. Nuns
The Vatican took over the Leadership Conference of Women Religious three years ago claiming the group undermined Catholic teaching while promoting "certain radical feminist themes."
Religion
Pope 'Considering' Cuba Visit, Vatican Says
The Holy See is in talks for Francis to make a trip to the island nation in September. The pontiff helped forge a breakthrough in relations between Havana and Washington.
Vatican Ends Scrutiny Of U.S. Nuns
It's an abrupt conclusion to a five-year doctrinal overhaul of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the main umbrella group for nuns in the U.S., that began in 2012.
New Survey Shows The World's Most And Least Religious Places
Sixty-three percent of people who took part in a global survey of religious attitudes say they are religious, according to WIN/Gallup International, the organization that carried out the polling.
Armenian 'Genocide' Remarks By Pope Francis Spark Row With Turkey
The pope continues his theme of outspoken criticism against the complicity of silence of today's world community against the persecution of Christians and other minorities by Islamic extremists.
Pope's Remarks On Armenian 'Genocide' Spark Row With Turkey
Francis, marking the 100th anniversary of the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I, described the deaths as a "genocide," causing Turkey to recall its Vatican ambassador.
How The Matzo Crumbles: Iconic Streit's Factory To Leave Manhattan
It's the end of an era: After nearly a century, the Streit's matzo factory is leaving Manhattan's Lower East Side. This Passover will be its last there. Streit's plans to move to a new factory.
In Freedom Seder, Jews And African-Americans Built A Tradition Together
More than 40 years ago, the communities wove together their stories of enslavement and liberation to create a new Passover ritual.
Will New Zealand Rebuild The Cathedral My Forefather Erected?
NPR's Philip Reeves recently visited the earthquake-battered cathedral in New Zealand built by a 19th-century ancestor. He found his family history entwined in a fierce contemporary controversy.
Muslims Will Outnumber Christians This Century, Pew Says
A Pew study released this week says that by the middle of the century there will be about 2.8 billion Muslims worldwide. Within that period, Muslims will outnumber Jews in the United States.