Religion

Virginia's Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin, pictured on the campaign trail, speaks with now Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears after a rally in Fredericksburg, Va., Oct. 30, 2021. Youngkin and Sears, both Republicans, won election on Nov. 2, and will be sworn into of

Virginia's first Black woman lieutenant governor says we need to move on from slavery

10:09am January 13, 2022

by Ben Paviour

Winsome Sears, a Republican, will be sworn into office Saturday in Virginia alongside Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin. Sears ran, in part, on the idea that the country's racial reckoning has gone too far.

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Pope Francis delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican on Sunday.

On COVID vaccinations, Pope says health care is a 'moral obligation'

7:26am January 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Francis says individuals have a responsibility to care for themselves "and this translates into respect for the health of those around us."

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Some white congregations are paying to use hymns written by enslaved African people

8:47am January 08, 2022

by Craig LeMoult

Some white congregations are paying what they're calling "royalites" when they sing hymns that come from the Negro spiritual tradition. They say it's a matter of racial justice.

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In Spain, the Wise Men are Kings

5:40pm January 06, 2022

by Miguel Macias

For Christians, Wednesday night marked the Epiphany: the 12th day of Christmas, when the Wise Men or Three Kings bring presents to Jesus in Bethlehem. In Spain, it's a holiday not to be missed.

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Activists urge Tesla to close its new Xinjiang showroom

6:24am January 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Tesla on Friday announced the opening of its showroom in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, where officials are accused of abuses against mostly Muslim ethnic minorities.

Members of Women of the Wall gather around a Torah scroll the group smuggled in for their Rosh Hodesh prayers marking the new month, at the Western Wall where women are forbidden from reading from the Tora.

Western Wall prayer site's future is in doubt under Israel's fragile government

3:52am January 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Israel's refusal to recognize liberal Reform and Conservative streams of Judaism has long been a point of tension with American Jews.

A reverend reckons with American nationalism and the Christian faith community

6:17pm January 02, 2022

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Rev. Jim Wallis, to reflect on the upcoming one year anniversary of January 6th and how he thinks the faith community should move forward.

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Mpho Tutu, sits with the coffin of her father, Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, during his funeral at the St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, on Saturday.

At his funeral, Tutu is remembered for helping end apartheid and championing rights

12:14pm January 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

"Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been our moral compass and national conscience," South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a eulogy at Tutu's state funeral on Saturday.

Health workers carry the coffin of a victim who died Saturday in a stampede at the Mata Vaishnav Devi shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

12 people were killed when a crowd surged at a popular Hindu shrine in Kashmir

9:01am January 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

Fifteen people were also injured in the surge at the shrine on New Year's Day, officials said. Initial reports suggested an altercation between a group of devotees led to the crush.

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On the last day of Kwanzaa, the focus is on Imani, or faith

8:06am January 01, 2022

by David Gura

David Gura speaks to the Rev. Kimberly Quinn Johnson of Long Island about the end of Kwanzaa and keeping the spirit of the holiday into the new year.

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