Religion

"When I see the patterns of nature and the way that nature treats me, it's all about optimism. The negativity comes from humanity," says Edgard Gouveia Jr., who co-founded a group based out of Brazil that uses games to mobilize large crowds to solve intractable problems.

How do you stay optimistic in spite of it all? 6 hopeful souls share their secrets

2:39pm April 21, 2023

by Ari Daniel

They're activist and advocates from Brazil, Colombia, India, Kenya, Lesotho and the U.S. We wanted to know: How do they stay positive in the face of the world's many problems and woes?

For this first time, the Islamic call to prayer is being broadcast in Astoria, Queens

4:14pm April 19, 2023

by Zach Hirsch

For the first time this Ramadan, the Muslim call to prayer is being broadcast from mosques onto the streets of Astoria, Queens.

Charles Stanley, whose Christian broadcasts spanned the world, dies at 90

10:50am April 19, 2023

by The Associated Press

His "In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley," a Christian teaching program, first aired on the Christian Broadcasting Network in 1978. He was senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Atlanta for 50 years.

The U.S. Supreme Court is pictured on March 22.

Supreme Court conservatives seem divided in major religion case

5:36pm April 18, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The justices heard arguments Tuesday in a case about how far employers must go to accommodate the religious views of their employees.

Who bears the burden, and how much, when religious employees refuse Sabbath work?

12:05pm April 18, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court hears arguments in an important case that pits religious employees against others who have to pick up the slack on Sundays.

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Jon Ward says writing about the evangelical movement released bottled up emotions

5:08am April 18, 2023

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jon Ward, Yahoo News chief national correspondent, about his memoir: Testimony, which details his upbringing in, and break from, an influential evangelical church.

Religion

The religious battle at a Kyiv monastery

5:38pm April 16, 2023

by Julian Hayda

Ukraine's Orthodox Christians, divided by war and politics, stake their claim to the country's most important religious site — Kyiv's Caves Monastery.

Supreme Court to hear case on religious accommodations in the workplace

5:38pm April 16, 2023

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Amy Howe, co-founder of SCOTUSBlog, about the Supreme Court case Groff v. DeJoy, to be argued on Tuesday. It involves religious liberty and employment accommodations.

During the holy month of Ramadan, the streets of Cairo take on a different sound

6:52pm April 12, 2023

by Aya Batrawy

The streets of Cairo are busy, vibrant and noisy, but Ramadan brings another kind of flow: Religious beats from a small band.

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Oklahoma Catholic Church hopes to open first publicly funded religious charter school

5:15pm April 10, 2023

by Beth Wallis

Oklahoma's Catholic Church wants to open the U.S.'s first religious charter school. It hopes to jump its first regulatory hurdle Tuesday. Public school advocates and the state's AG are pushing back.