American Muslim population projected to double by 2030

The Muslim population in the United States is projected to more than double in the next 20 years, from 2.6 million to 6.2 million, according...

L.A. Catholic schools to add 20 days to academic year

As public school students in Los Angeles adjust to a shorter academic year, Catholic school pupils face a different sort of transition....

Illegal religious structures spread through India

They struck shortly after dawn on a weekday morning this month, taking bulldozers, backhoes and sledgehammers to the Noor Masjid...

Egypt has 'conclusive' evidence that Al Qaeda group was behind church bombing

The Egyptian government announced Sunday that it had "conclusive proof" that an Al Qaeda-linked Palestinian militant group orchestrated...

Ethiopian community gathers to celebrate Timket

Huddled beneath a large white tent, hundreds of people sang together in the early morning darkness. For hours, they repeated a single word:...

In Pakistan, Islamic hard-liners expanding their grip on society

Above a dank, darkened teahouse pungent with the aroma of green chili peppers, a bright blue banner depicts a neighborhood cleric, Qari...

Alabama governor's remarks on non-Christians raise eyebrows

On the day of his swearing-in, Alabama Republican Gov. Robert J. Bentley raised concern among the state's non-Christians by declaring that...

Helping Jewish kids learn about their religious, cultural identity

At a Passover Seder years ago, Harold Grinspoon noticed with surprise that the younger attendees were absorbed in holiday children's books.

Westboro church agrees not to take protest to shooting victims' funerals

An extremist church has agreed not to protest outside the funerals of Christina Taylor Green and Judge John M. Roll in exchange for...

Self-Realization Fellowship elects Sri Mrinalini Mata as new leader

The Self-Realization Fellowship, a Los Angeles-based organization that follows a...

Interfaith group seeks to protect California deserts

Seven religious leaders climbed out of their vehicles on a recent weekday and scattered on foot across Whitewater Canyon northwest of Palm...

Egyptian Christian fatally shot, 5 wounded, aboard train

An off-duty policeman opened fire aboard a train Tuesday in southern Egypt, killing one Christian and wounding five less than two weeks...

Egyptian Christians' Christmas celebration clouded by New Year's Day bomb attack

Egypt's Christians celebrated Eastern Orthodox Christmas Eve on Thursday despite their mourning and anger over a New Year's Day bomb...

Mexico has arrested a leader of Santa Muerte 'church'

Her skull-face peers from beneath a cloak, the Grim Reaper's scythe often clutched in her hand. She is the Saint of Death, icon of an...

Suspect sought in string of church donation box thefts

Glendale police are searching for a man they believe has repeatedly broken into donation boxes at a local Catholic church, including money...

Milwaukee's Catholic archdiocese files for bankruptcy

— The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has directed its attorneys to file for bankruptcy protection because pending sexual abuse lawsuits have...

Christian Copts' anger escalates in wake of Egypt attacks

The New Year's Day bombing of an Alexandria church that left 25 Christians dead and scores more injured has unleashed a wave of anger...

Local Copts demonstrate in wake of deadly bombing in Egypt

Under a steady cold rain, members of the region's Coptic Christian Egyptian community demonstrated in Westwood on Sunday in the wake of a...

Egypt calls for calm as church bombing toll rises to 25

The New Year's Day bombing of a church in the northern coastal city of Alexandria sparked calls for calm Sunday as Egyptian security...

Coptic church bombing in Egypt is latest assault on Mideast Christians

A devastating New Year's Day terrorist bombing at a Coptic church in Egypt that killed 21 people was the latest in a spate of violent...