An interview with Archbishop Jose Gomez

Here is a transcript of The Times' interview with Coadjutor Archbishop Jose Gomez, conducted the week before Christmas. It has been edited...

Coptic Christians in Los Angeles voice cautious optimism for Egypt's future

As news spread Friday that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had resigned, members of California's Coptic Christian community shared a...

A tempest in Tibetan temples

He's a "living Buddha" with movie-star good looks and an iPod, a 25-year-old who rubs shoulders with Richard Gere and Tom Cruise and is...

South L.A. congregation vows to persevere after fire

Several members of Visions of Heaven Church of God in Christ showed up as usual Sunday morning, ready to share fellowship at a sanctuary...

Religious freedom under siege, Mormon leader says

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints threw itself into the public square in 2008, when it played a central role in the campaign...

Iran's supreme leader calls uprisings an 'Islamic awakening'

Iran's supreme leader called for the end of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's rule, saying Friday that the political upheaval in the Arab...

Egypt's Coptic Christians fear life without Mubarak

The morning bells of All Saints Church beckon worshipers a little later these days, and Mass is celebrated more frequently.

Archdiocese may be backing off plans to extend school year

Los Angeles Archdiocese officials appear to have backed off of a controversial plan to extend the school year at all of its elementary...

U.S. open to a role for Islamists in new Egypt government

The Obama administration said for the first time that it supports a role for groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned Islamist...

Tunisians wary as Islamists emerge from hiding

In the mornings, barber Fadhi Ayari blasts recordings of Koranic verses from his shop's stereo. But it's just a habit, he explains as he...

Muslim, Jewish women grow close at monthly meetings about spirituality

On a recent weekday evening in Santa Monica, seven Muslim and five Jewish women gathered around a dining room table laden with homemade...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...