In light of sexual assault allegations against a pastor at Highpoint Church in Memphis, Tenn., NPR’s Michel Martin talks to Rev. Serene Jones, president of Union Theological Seminary in New York, about patterns of sexual abuse and harassment within the church.

Pope Francis begged for forgiveness Tuesday for the “irreparable damage” done to children who were raped and molested by priests, opening his visit to Chile by diving head-first into a scandal that has greatly hurt the Catholic Church’s credibility there.

Footage has emerged of the Golden Lampstand Church in Shanxi province being razed by local authorities.

Embattled pastor Andy Savage is taking a leave of absence from his ministry at Highpoint Church in Memphis as the result of a sexual encounter 20 years ago in Texas with a 17-year-old high school senior.

The basic premise of America First contradicts the main assumptions of American exceptionalism. American exceptionalism has always said the United States must model and spread democracy, religious liberty and freedom. America First claims that such views have caused innumerable problems.

I could have been told that there were other valid ways to interpret the faith, rather than basically being told “it’s our way or the highway (to hell!).” And perhaps that would have kept me in the fold.

Nationalism, often expressed in religious terms, is a key organizing principle in President Trump’s foreign policy.

California has more megachurches than any other state: There are over 200 Protestant, theologically conservative churches with at least 2,000 weekly attenders.

The shots fired in Macon’s first homicide of the year have torn a hole in the hearts of her family and the congregation of First Baptist Church of Christ.