Religion

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.

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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.

The Dalai Lama, pictured here at a prayer ceremony in McLeod Ganj last week, has come under fire for visibly kissing a young boy on the lips in a video that's been viewed millions of times.

The Dalai Lama apologizes for asking a young boy to suck his tongue

1:38pm April 10, 2023

by Emily Olson

The 87-year-old Buddhist high priest says he "regrets" kissing a young boy on the lips and asking him to "suck my tongue." A video capturing the incident went viral on social media, sparking outrage.

Extra security could be seen outside Omar Mosque on Sunday afternoon after an imam was stabbed there earlier in the day.

A New Jersey imam was stabbed during prayer, with the attacker subdued by congregants

1:24pm April 10, 2023

by Juliana Kim

An imam in the city of Paterson was stabbed while leading his congregation in prayer on Sunday. When police arrived, the attacker was already apprehended by congregants.

Pope Francis bestows the plenary 'Urbi et Orbi' (to the city and to the world) blessing from the central lodge of the St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican at the end of 2023'S Easter Sunday mass.

In the pope's Easter address, a call to pray for Ukrainians, Russians and refugees

9:38am April 09, 2023

by The Associated Press

Pope Francis, along with dozens of prelates and tens of thousands of faithful, celebrated Easter Mass in a flower-adorned St. Peter's Square.

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Bishop T.D. Jakes on investing in Black communities

8:02am April 09, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Bishop T.D. Jakes about investing in Black communities and ministering not only from the pulpit but also as an entrepreneur.

People hold candles during a Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession on Good Friday in Rome on Friday, April 7, 2023.

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Pope Francis skips traditional Good Friday procession at the Colosseum in chilly Rome

12:25am April 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

Pope Francis, hospitalized recently with bronchitis, skipped the procession because of cold weather. It was the first time a pope was a no-show at the Colosseum Way of the Cross procession since 2005.