Religion

Some Ukrainian Americans cast doubt on their churches as a war abroad continues

4:23pm March 09, 2022

by Adora Namigadde

Some Ukrainian Americans are questioning their church affiliation in light of the war. They say the Russian Orthodox Church isn't opposing the war strongly enough, so they're looking for alternatives.

Priests omitted a Moscow bishop's name during services at the Church of St. George in Lviv, Ukraine, on Sunday. Theologians say the move marks a significant shift in the Orthodox Christian world.

Some of Ukraine's Orthodox churches want to break away from their Russian patriarch

7:14pm March 08, 2022

by Lauren Frayer

At church, Ukrainians pray for an end to war. But a rift is forming: The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has defended Moscow's invasion. Some in Ukraine want to break away from his leadership.

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Sacramento's dense population of Ukrainian immigrants are sending help back home

8:01am March 05, 2022

by Pauline Bartolone/CapRadio

A group of Ukrainian Christians in Sacramento is responding to the war by both praying and working to get relatives out of Ukraine. Many were refugees themselves because of religious persecution.

Ukrainian rabbis try to offer safety and shelter

4:43pm March 04, 2022

All over Ukraine, the attacks from Russia are taking a toll on the people. The Jewish community is turning to their rabbis for shelter and security.

The white nationalist group Patriot Front attends the March For Life on in Chicago on Jan. 8.

Distribution of white supremacist propaganda is increasingly coordinated, ADL says

2:22pm March 03, 2022

by Jeff Dean

Last year's numbers were the second highest since the Anti-Defamation League began tracking such incidents in 2017 and represented increasing levels of coordination and mobilization, the ADL says.

A police vehicle sits in front of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on Jan. 16, the day after a gunman took worshippers hostage at the synagogue. Colleyville is among dozens of U.S. cities dealing with the distribution of antisemitic flyers

Colleyville, Texas, is among dozens of U.S. cities blanketed with antisemitic flyers

5:13pm February 23, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Police are investigating the distribution of antisemitic flyers just a month after a gunman took worshippers hostage in a synagogue. Similar materials have been dropped in driveways across the U.S.

Religion

Ukrainian Orthodox church in Maryland prays for those in Ukraine

6:10am February 21, 2022

by Nina Kravinsky

As the world watches for a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, the anxiety in the U.S. is especially strong among those with ties to Ukraine — including a Ukrainian Orthodox church in Maryland.

An Arizona priest quit after learning he had used the wrong word while performing baptisms throughout his career. The Catholic Diocese of Phoenix estimates thousands of people were affected by the mistake.

An Arizona priest used one wrong word in baptisms for decades. They're all invalid

1:07pm February 15, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The Catholic Diocese of Phoenix found that Rev. Andres Arango had been incorrectly saying "we baptize" instead of "I baptize." The error made thousands of baptisms and subsequent sacraments invalid.

Afghan wait to enter a bank, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022.

Afghans say they feel safer but less hopeful under Taliban rule

4:39am February 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

After six months of Taliban rule, many Afghans say they fear for their economic future of lack of personal freedoms.

Religion

This pastor is trying to bring young Black people back to church

8:13am February 12, 2022

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon speaks with the Rev. Dr. Justin Lester of Congdon Street Baptist Church in Providence, R.I., about Black pastors trying to bring the younger generation back to church.