Not Your Mother's Catholic Frescoes: Radiant Portraits Of Queer People Of Color
Inspired by Mexican religious art, photographer Gabriel Garcia Roman portrays queer people of color as saints and warriors.
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#NPRreads: Gambling In The Bible Belt
Also in this week's #NPRReads, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's elementary school teacher recalls the Boston bomber, a profile of Ohio's governor, Judaism in South Dakota and putting a face on the refugee crisis.
'Journey To Jihad' Tells Story Of Belgian Teenager Who Joined Islamic State
NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Ben Taub, author of the New Yorker article, "Journey to Jihad," about a teen who converted to Islam, was radicalized, and later joined the self-declared Islamic State.
Tea Tuesdays: Tea, Tao And Tourists — China's Mount Hua Is Three-Part Harmony
One of China's five sacred mountains, Mount Hua is a lotus-shaped range of peaks and hub of Taoism. It has many harrowing paths to well-being — and to tea.
Huge Crowd In El Salvador For Beatification Of Slain Archbishop
The ceremony for Oscar Romero — who was gunned down during Mass in the capital, San Salvador, in 1980 — is the last step before being declared a saint by the Vatican.
Examining Catholicism's Controversial Liberation Theology
The legacy of slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was beatified on Saturday, is tied to Liberation Theology. Renee Montagne talks to John Allen of the Boston Globe about the movement.
A Wedding And A Challenge: Lebanese Couples Fight For Civil Marriage
No one ever said marriage was easy, but in Lebanon, it's even harder: The country has 15 sets of matrimonial laws for 18 different religions and sects. Activists want the right to civil marriages.
What Archbishop Romero's Beatification Means For El Salvador Today
Saturday's ceremony ends a long fight for recognition of the staunch defender of the poor, who was assassinated in 1980. But some say the violence-wracked country is no better now than it was then.
Malaysia Orders Navy, Coast Guard To Rescue Rohingyas At Sea
Prime Minister Najib Razak made the announcement via Twitter, a day after Indonesia joined Kuala Lumpur in agreeing to take in the refugees, most of whom have fled Myanmar.
More Than 100 Charged In Mob Killing Of Christian Couple In Pakistan
Prosecutors say clerics accused the couple of burning a page of the Quran and helped incite a mob to incinerate them in a brick kiln.