News: Religion
Inside a historic church painted with murals that reflect searing social commentary
When the scaffolding came down inside the unassuming hilltop church near Pittsburgh, it revealed a raging storm of biblical...
Thousands of pilgrims trek through New Mexico desert to historic adobe church for Good Friday
A unique Holy Week tradition is drawing thousands of Catholic pilgrims to a small adobe church in the hills of northern New Mexico, in a journey on foot through desert badlands to reach a spiritual wellspring.
Passover begins soon. For many Jews, the celebrations will occur amid anxieties and divisions
Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible. It is considered the most widely observed of any Jewish holiday, symbolizing freedom and the birth of a Jewish nation.
Pope Francis isn't out of danger but his condition isn't life-threatening, medical team says
Pope Francis' complex respiratory infection isn't life-threatening but he's not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as the...
Spiritual, not spooky. After Halloween, Christians observe All Saints' Day
It's the time of year — tradition says — when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead is lifted. That traditional belief has morphed over the centuries into the spooky and secular celebration of Halloween.
