Can a Christian preschool that wants to participate in Colorado’s taxpayer-funded universal preschool require that its employees hold certain religious beliefs?
28 years after genocide, Bosniak Muslims mourn their dead but celebrate a return of Islamic life to Srebrenica
Nearly three decades later, Srebrenica’s dead are still coming home. Earlier this month, the remains of 27 men and three teenage boys were delivered to the remote valley that played host to Europe’s second genocide of the 20th century.
The pope’s Ukraine peace envoy heads to Washington with the plight of children top of his agenda
Pope Francis’ peace envoy was traveling to Washington on Monday as part of the Holy See’s peace initiatives for Ukraine, hoping to support humanitarian operations especially concerning children, the Vatican said Monday.
Christians in Northwest India Want a Political Party to Speak for Them
They wanted a party of their own.
1986 Mets Hero Mookie Wilson Talks Faith, Family And An Unlikely Friendship
Mookie Wilson’s ground ball in the bottom of the 10th inning that skipped through first baseman Bill Buckner’s legs and into the outfield during Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, allowing Ray Knight to score the winning run, has…
The Rev. Steve Pieters, who changed minds about AIDS, dies at 70
The Rev. Stephen Pieters, a minister and HIV/AIDS activist best known for his exceptional interview with televangelist Tammy Faye Messner in 1985, died Saturday (July 8) at age 70.
Mississippi, under judge’s order, starts allowing religious exemptions for childhood vaccinations
Mississippi is starting the court-ordered process of letting people cite religious beliefs to seek exemptions from state-mandated vaccinations that children must receive before attending day care or school.
Swedish police authorize protest by man who plans to burn Torah, Bible outside Israeli Embassy
Stockholm police on Friday said they have authorized a protest this weekend by a man who has stated that he wants to burn the Torah and the Bible outside the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm.
Rev. Jesse Jackson will retire, relinquishing longtime civil rights leadership role
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. is stepping down from his role as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the prominent civil rights organization that evolved from Operation PUSH, which the longtime civil rights leader founded a half-century ago.
European Parliament urges end to violence in Manipur
The European Parliament overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on authorities in India to stop ongoing violence in the northeastern state of Manipur, where more than 250 houses of worship have been destroyed or damaged.
Evangelicals Rejoice at the Church of England’s Fossil Fuel Divestment
Sometimes, late at night, when her kids have gone to bed and Eleanor Getson is doing the dishes, she is hit with an almost crippling fear.
Rebecca Todd Peters is on a mission to get churches to talk about abortion
The Rev. Rebecca Todd Peters’ neon pink stole bearing the Planned Parenthood logo announced her subject even before she ascended to the lectern.