religion

27 religious groups sue Trump administration over immigration enforcement policy

12:25pm February 11, 2025

27 religious groups are suing the federal government in response to the Trump administration's policy giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at "sensitive locations" like churches.

The pope rebukes Trump over migrant deportations and refutes VP Vance's theology

11:53am February 11, 2025

In a strongly worded letter to Catholic bishops in the United States, Pope Francis is taking to task the Trump administration's stance on migrants, calling it a "major crisis."

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The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and a philanthropist, dies at 88

1:01am February 05, 2025

Considered by followers to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was a student when his grandfather picked him to lead the Shia Ismaili Muslim diaspora.

Jews in America welcome the Gaza War ceasefire, while grieving the war's costs

5:00pm January 23, 2025

by Deena Prichep

As hostages are released and aid allowed in, Jews in America are welcoming the ceasefire, while sifting through the wreckage of the war's many costs.

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Comparing Trump to biblical kings troubles some people of faith

5:33pm January 20, 2025

by Jason DeRose

Some religious leaders liken Donald Trump to the ancient Persian King Cyrus and the Ancient Israelite King Jehu. But those who teach biblical studies worry about such comparisons.

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Sotheby's to auction off ancient Ten Commandments tablet

3:04pm December 16, 2024

One of the earliest tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments (dating to A.D. 300-800) is scheduled to go up for auction at Sotheby's on Wednesday.

Ohio State University football players are leading a religious revival on campus

4:22pm December 11, 2024

Ohio State University football players are not only stars on the gridiron, some are also Christian evangelists who have baptized teammates and fellow students.

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This county is the most religiously diverse in the U.S.

8:00am November 16, 2024

This stretch of New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland is so packed with houses of worship, it's been called the Embassy Row of Religions. But locals know it as the Highway to Heaven.

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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over sex abuse scandal

10:51am November 12, 2024

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned over accusations that he failed to report physical and sexual abuse to the police.

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At a historic cemetery in the South, a Dia de los Muertos festival takes root

8:00am November 02, 2024

At a historic Southern cemetery, a Mexican tradition has found a home.

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