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Canada Indigenous Tell Pope of Abuses at Residential Schools

Indigenous leaders from Canada and survivors of the country’s notorious residential schools met with Pope...

Israeli Authority Backs Down from Mount of Olives Park Plan

The Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem rises above Jerusalem’s Old City and its sites...

Baptisms by Arizona Priest Presumed Invalid Due to Error

Under scrutiny are baptisms performed by the Rev. Andres Arango, who served in Arizona for...

Was Lyndon B. Johnson Actually Jewish?

The president allegedly had Jewish ancestry.

Retired Pope Asks Pardon for Abuse, but Admits No Wrongdoing

An independent report criticized Pope Benedict XVI's actions in four cases while he was archbishop...

World Remembers Holocaust As Antisemitism Rises in Pandemic

International Holocaust Remembrance Day falls on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most...

Bentleys to Buddhas: Vintage-Car Shop Restores Temple Statue

The major branches of Buddhism are often known as “vehicles,” or ways of spiritual practice.

Famed Cathedral Names Artist to Replace Confederate Windows

Washington National Cathedral has chosen contemporary artist Kerry James Marshall to design new stained-glass windows...

Young Sikhs Still Struggle with Post-Sept. 11 Discrimination

Sikh entrepreneur Balbir Singh Sodhi was killed at his Arizona gas station four days after...

Did a Billboard in Missouri Show President Trump Alongside a Gospel Quote?

Some Christians expressed concern that a billboard near St. Louis seemingly equated the 45th president...

Did Methodists Bring Church Charges Against Jeff Sessions?

Hundreds of the Attorney General's fellow church-members signed a letter claiming his "zero-tolerance" immigration policy...

Did a Mississippi Democrat Propose a Law to Force Teachers to Recite the Ten Commandments?

The implications of a bill put forward by State Representative Credell Calhoun are unclear.