National Cathedral raises $115 million for earthquake repairs, future
On its 115th birthday, the cathedral unveiled fundraising to finish repairing damages from a 2011 earthquake and to lay a firm financial foundation.
By Fredrick KunkleJewish LGBTQ group says it will fund Yeshiva University student clubs
On Sept. 14, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Orthodox Jewish university in Manhattan to recognize the group until a lawsuit that was filed by representatives of the YU Pride Alliance in 2021 is resolved by the New York courts.
By Kathryn PostMore psychotherapists are incorporating religion into their practices
But convincing others in the profession, who are statistically less religious than those they serve, is still a hard sell, one psychologist says.
By Richard SchiffmanU.S. leaders honor queen in D.C. as official mourning moves stateside
Washington National Cathedral hosted a memorial service Wednesday for the late Queen Elizabeth II, in conjunction with the British Embassy.
By Michelle BoorsteinPalace releases details of funeral that Queen Elizabeth helped plan
The queen’s Monday services will include 96 bells tolled at Westminster Abbey — one for every year of her life.
By Brittany Shammas and Rachel PannettNation’s largest interdenominational seminary picks first Black president
Fuller Theological Seminary has chosen as its new president David Emmanuel Goatley, of Duke Divinity School, who will take the helm in January.
By Yonat ShimronU.S. Christian majority could fade in coming decades, models find
If current trends continue, Christians could make up as little as a third of the population in 50 years, Pew Research Center modeling projects.
By Bob SmietanaNew York set to force ultra-Orthodox schools to teach secular subjects
Private religious schools must still teach English, science, math and other education basics, New York state officials said Friday.
By Laura MecklerWith Francis’s blessing, Italian church transforms trans community
Since April, at the invitation of the Vatican, an Italian pastor has brought four groups of LGBTQ people to meet Pope Francis and receive needed medical care.
By Claire GiangravéN.Y. clergy to repay $800K in kickbacks from sale of Black churches
African Methodist Episcopal Church clergy took more than $1 million from a developer who sought to turn distressed Black churches into lucrative properties, according to state settlements.
By Bob SmietanaKazuo Inamori, Japanese mogul who became Buddhist monk, dies at 90
Kazuo Inamori used reflections on higher powers and human empathy in his management philosophy as he built powerhouse companies.
By Brian MurphyClergy sue to halt Florida abortion law, citing religious freedom
Last month, the same clerics sued Florida, saying the law violates their freedom of speech, religious liberty and the Constitution’s establishment clause.
By Michelle BoorsteinBible demands action on climate change, Evangelicals say in new report
The report by the National Association of Evangelicals lays out what its authors call the “biblical basis” for climate activism.
By Jack JenkinsAnti-Hindu attacks grow, from N.Y. to a California Taco Bell
A Taco Bell tirade punctuated a string of discriminatory incidents. A study published in July found that anti-Hindu sentiments are on the rise.
By Richa KarmarkarThe world’s cardinals, who will pick the next pope, get to know one another
“Sooner or later, we have to choose the next pope. So we need to hear one another," said Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero.
By Chico Harlan and Stefano PitrelliPagan and witchcraft festivals confront growing Christian harassment
Opponents of witchcraft and paganism have become more aggressive and even dangerous this year, some event attendees say.
By Heather GreeneJehovah’s Witnesses returning to door knocking after 2 pandemic years off
Jehovah’s Witnesses will restart their door-to-door preaching, a trademark practice they have fought for in court, on Sept. 1.
By Adelle M. BanksRembert Weakland, leading liberal voice of Catholic Church, dies at 95
The Benedictine monk was one of the leading liberal voices in the Catholic Church before his resignation in 2002.
By Emily LangerArkansas senator settles lawsuit, will unblock atheist Twitter critics
American Atheists had sued Jason Rapert in 2018, arguing he violated its members’ freedom of speech by blocking them from expressing their viewpoints on his Facebook and Twitter accounts.
By Alejandra MolinaRepublicans mostly mum on calls to make GOP ‘party of Christian nationalism’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has openly pushed for Republicans to embrace Christian nationalism, and other hard-right figures have followed.
By Jack Jenkins