Mary Margaret Kreuper, 79, agreed to plead guilty to one count of money laundering and one count of wire fraud. The federal charges carry a maximum prison term of 40 years.
Police in Canada have charged a 20-year-old man with murder for the deaths of four people killed when hit by a truck. Police say the driver deliberately targeted the family because they are Muslim.
After turning out for racial justice and other movements in the U.S., they are frustrated by the response to attacks and hatred directed at Jews following the latest Mideast violence.
Francis urged political and religious officials to work toward "healing and reconciliation," but he did not formally apologize for the church's role in the forced reeducation of 150,000 children.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, the Rev. Thomas McKenzie and Imam Rizwan Ali about the impact the pandemic has had on them and their congregations.
For a long time, the Catholic Church rejected scientific findings that conflicted with its doctrine, even persecuting Galileo. Now the Vatican looks to promote its observatory as a bridge to science.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner posed for a cover portrait and spoke openly in an interview. One of her remarks about marriage has prompted vitriolic responses on social media in her homeland.
For the first time, a majority of Americans are not church members, according to a recent poll. That could have long-term consequences for Republicans, long affiliated with more religious voters.
Laborers from India have filed a lawsuit against one of the largest Hindu temples in the United States. They allege that the temple held them against their will and paid illegally low wages.