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Pope seeks to rekindle dream of Mideast peace
Pope Francis is seeking to rekindle the dream of peace by bringing the Israeli and Palestinian presidents together this weekend for a unique common prayer for peace in the Vatican gardens.
Pope Francis ends Italian control over Vatican's financial watchdog
Pope Francis on Thursday (June 5) dismissed the five-member board that oversees the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency, an abrupt move that will give the financial operation more of an English-speaking focus.
1 in 5 Americans see Bible as 'fables, legends and history'
America could be experiencing a decline of literalism and the rise of secularism, according to one interpretation of a recent Gallup Poll.
Spanish Muslims, or Moriscos, seek parity with Jews expelled from Spain
The Bargachs are not typical Moroccans.
In heart of Texas, support grows for same-sex marriage
This place got its name because the main road was straight as a gun barrel. Today, it’s at the center of a fight over gay marriage.
Catholic group exempt from contraceptives rule
A federal judge has granted nearly 200 Catholic employers an injunction to temporarily prevent the U.S. government from forcing them to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives.
Is pulpit plagiarism on the rise? Some blame the Internet
Thou shalt not steal another pastor’s sermon?
Pope Francis shakes up Vatican financial watchdog
Pope Francis ousted the all-Italian board of the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency Thursday and installed a more international set of experts following clashes between the board and the agency’s director.
Embroiled over Israel, Presbyterians invite a rabbi to the pulpit
In a sign of the precarious state of Presbyterian-Jewish relations, the rabbi who heads the largest branch of Judaism in North America will appeal directly to the Presbyterian Church (USA) to step back from a series of critical resolutions aimed at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
RESEND: Survey: Majorities support requiring companies to abide by controversial contraception mandate
More than six in 10 Americans say publicly held corporations should be required to provide employees with health insurance plans that include no-cost contraception coverage, with smaller majorities saying the same for privately held corporations and small business.
Southern Baptists meet as membership, baptism decline continues
For Southern Baptists, it’s happened again: Another annual report shows the denomination is losing members and baptizing fewer people.
When is a priest not a priest? When he's molesting a child, diocese says in defense of lawsuit
Chris Naples says something snapped inside him that January day.
COMMENTARY: Christianity's new look on gays
Could there be a future where most American Christians support same-sex relationships? If so, it will be due to the emergence of conservative Christians who say orthodox believers can support lifelong, monogamous gay relationships without undermining their commitment to biblical authority.
Catholic and libertarian? Pope's top adviser says they're incompatible
Taking direct aim at libertarian policies promoted by many American conservatives, the Honduran cardinal who is one of Pope Francis’ top advisers said Tuesday (June 3) that today’s free market system is “a new idol” that is increasing inequality and excluding the poor.
Pope Francis 'deeply moved' by letters from young U.S. prisoners
Pope Francis has been “deeply moved” by 500 letters he received from young U.S. prisoners facing life behind bars and promised to pray for them.
The ballerina and the Bible: Q&?038;A with Jenifer Ringer
After 25 years with the New York City Ballet, Jenifer Ringer retired in February and wrote an unusual memoir for a prima ballerina. “Dancing Through It” is full of passages on faith, scenes from her evangelical childhood and thoughts on believing in God in a world where “dance is god.”
Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew may join Vatican prayer summit
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople may join Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres when they meet Pope Francis to pray for peace this weekend.
Navy rejects request for first humanist chaplain
After the Army recently permitted “humanist” as a religious preference, many hoped a humanist chaplain might follow.
Murfreesboro mosque fight laid to rest after Supreme Court ruling
For years, opponents of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro vowed to take their legal fight to shut down the mosque all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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