Religion
The CEOs of vaccine-makers Pfizer and Moderna joined cardinals, academics and the lead guitarist of Aerosmith in opening a unique Vatican conference on covid...
by NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - May 7, 2021JERUSALEM -- Officials came under growing scrutiny Sunday for ignoring warnings about safety lapses at one of Israel's most visited holy sites, as the countr...
by The Associated Press - May 3, 2021The holiday of Lag BaOmer is one of the happiest days on the calendar for Israel's ultra-Orthodox community -- a time of mass celebrations in honor of a reve...
by JOSEF FEDERMAN AND ISAAC SCHARF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - May 2, 2021A man revered by millions of Venezuelans as the "doctor of the poor" is one step away from sainthood after being beatified Friday in the country's capital.
by JORGE RUEDA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - May 1, 2021As Israelis on Friday mourned the 45 people trampled to death during a pilgrimage that drew tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews, questions were arising ...
by ISABEL KERSHNER THE NEW YORK TIMES - May 1, 2021Sister Teresa Forcades came to public notice years ago for her unflinching liberal views: an outspoken Roman Catholic nun whose pronouncements ran counter to...
by NICHOLAS CASEY THE NEW YORK TIMES - May 1, 2021Qasim Rashid grew up during the 1990s with a love of reading but without books that reflected his Muslim identity.
by Francisca Jones - May 1, 2021When training pastors and chaplains, educators frequently stress the need for boundaries between work and home.
by TERRY MATTINGLY - May 1, 2021The designers of the massive Washington National Cathedral, as close as the United States might have to a national house of worship, left its limestone uncar...
by MICHELLE BOORSTEIN THE WASHINGTON POST - May 1, 2021The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and a grant from the Arkansas Community Foundation are co-sponsoring three in-person events this month and one...
by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - May 1, 2021ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SERVICES
May 1, 2021Benton County
May 1, 2021WASHINGTON -- People of faith are facing persecution around the globe, with "systematic, ongoing and egregious violations" of human rights occurring in 14 na...
by Frank E. Lockwood - April 25, 2021Faith leaders in Minnesota and across the United States expressed hope that their advocacy work for racial justice will gain momentum from the guilty verdict...
by DAVID CRARY AND LUIS ANDRES HENAO - April 24, 2021Ajeet Singh had to steel himself for a return to work at a FedEx warehouse in Indianapolis on Tuesday for the first time since a former employee shot eight p...
by LUIS ANDRES HENAO AND CASEY SMITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - April 24, 2021