Neha loved the hymns that filled her church with music. But she lost the chance to sing them last year when, at the age of 14, she was forcibly converted from Christianity to Islam and married to a 45-year-old man…
Mormon church sued for alleged role in Boy Scouts sex abuse
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was hit with several lawsuits Monday for allegedly covering up decades of sexual abuse among Boy Scout troops in Arizona, marking the latest litigation before the state’s end-of-year deadline for adult victims…
Faithful Black descendants hope reparations after Florida massacre will be a model
As each new year approaches, Ebony Pickett looks back to the dark history of the massacre that began in the little-known majority-Black enclave in Rosewood, Florida, on Jan. 1, 1923.
How the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation got included in Congress’ $900 billion relief bill
Among the hodgepodge of legislative loose ends that made their way into the $900 billion spending bill passed by Congress on Monday night (Dec. 21) was a significant update to the 18-year-old Tibetan Policy Act, strengthening U.S. support for Tibetan…
Christmas Eve concert held in Paris’ fire-wrecked Notre Dame
Wearing hard hats and protective suits, members of the choir of Notre Dame Cathedral sang inside the medieval Paris landmark for the first time since last year’s devastating fire for a special Christmas Eve concert.
For hospital chaplains, being vaccinated first brings a mix of emotions
Jennie has tried to keep it together, she really has. Her job demands nothing less. As a hospital chaplain for a Catholic health association in the Midwest, she has spent the past year shouldering the weighty burden of working with…
Israeli High Court hears challenge to Jewish nation law
The Israeli Supreme Court on Tuesday was hearing a case against a contentious law that defines the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people, marking the beginning of a landmark challenge against legislation that opponents say discriminates against minorities.
Top 10 religious liberty stories of 2020
You don’t need me to tell you this, but 2020 has been a year like no other.
Homeless advocates organize against Sean Feucht’s upcoming outreach in Skid Row
Advocates for the residents of LA’s Skid Row neighborhood are organizing against a planned appearance by Christian recording artist Sean Feucht in the community, which has one of the highest rates of homelessness in the country.