Christian radio host gets 3 life prison terms for bilking listeners
A North Texas radio host was sentenced to three life prison sentences Monday for a Ponzi scheme in which he bilked elderly listeners out of millions of dollars.
Biden receives Communion in Rome amid abortion debate in US
While President Joe Biden regularly receives Communion in his home dioceses in Washington and Delaware, it was significant that he also received Communion in Rome.
Biden: Pope Francis told him he should 'keep receiving communion'
President Joe Biden said the issue of abortion did not come up in his meeting with Pope Francis, but that the pontiff said he should keep receiving Communion.
Citrus County man caught on camera burning Christ statue before lighting 2 separate fires, deputies say
James Lee Harris, 25, of Beverly Hills, was arrested Friday night after deputies say he set several structure fires in Citrus County and burned a statue of Jesus Christ.
Retired Pope Benedict XVI hopes to soon join friends in 'the afterlife'
In a letter reproduced in German media, the emeritus pope writes that he hopes he can be soon reunited with his friends who have passed away.
Haiti kidnapping: Negotiations drag on over 17 abducted missionaries
Negotiations stretched into a fourth day seeking the return of 17 members of a U.S.-based missionary group kidnapped by a gang in Haiti.
Megan Rice, nun imprisoned over peace activism, dies at 91
Megan Rice died of congestive heart failure Oct. 10 at Holy Child Center in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, according to her order, the Society of the Holy Child Jesus
Jill Biden reconnects with her South Carolina church, opens up about faith
The first lady quietly flew to West Columbia for a surprise appearance at the 50th anniversary celebration for Pastor Charles B. Jackson Sr. of Brookland Baptist Church.
Downtown Los Angeles Italian Catholic church vandalized with graffiti
The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a hate crime after the St. Peter’s Italian Catholic Church in downtown Los Angeles was vandalized Monday morning.
‘The evidence is overwhelming’: NIH director pleads with evangelicals* to get vaccinated *
NIH Director Francis Collins said that the millions of religious Americans who are choosing to not get the COVID-19 vaccine because of their faith is creating a “truly heartbreaking” scenario.
Pope Francis urges lawmakers to fight climate change
The pope addressed parliamentarians who were in Rome for a preparatory meeting before the U.N's annual climate conference, which begins in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 31.
Colorado woman denied kidney transplant after refusing COVID-19 vaccine for religious reasons
A Colorado woman has been denied a kidney transplant because she refuses to get vaccinated against COVID-19 due to her religious beliefs.
Buddhist juror excused from Theranos trial over religious concerns
Juror No. 4 said she was concerned she couldn't continue serving on the case because she's a Buddhist.
Pope Francis expresses 'shame' at scale of clergy abuse in France
Pope Francis has expressed "shame" for himself and the Roman Catholic Church for the scale of the sexual abuse of children within the church in France and "sadness and pain for the trauma that they suffered."
Pope expresses 'shame' at scale of child sex abuse by clergy in France
Pope Francis expressed “shame” over a report that estimated some 330,000 French children were abused by clergy and other church authority figures.
Southern Baptist Convention panel votes to unseal records in sex abuse probe
Waiving that privilege is considered crucial to enabling a transparent reckoning into how the denomination's leaders responded to abuse and abusers in its churches and institutions.
Catholic church sex abuse: 330,000 child victims in France, report says
Victims of sex abuse within France’s Catholic Church have welcomed a new report that says an estimated 330,000 children were sexually abused over the past 70 years.
Southern Baptists press for sexual abuse investigation to advance
A top Southern Baptist Convention committee is facing mounting pressure from within the denomination to move forward without further delay an investigation into how it handled sexual abuse allegations.
California man sentenced to life for fatal synagogue shooting
A 22-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday for bursting into a Southern California synagogue on the last day of Passover in 2019 with a semiautomatic rifle, killing one worshipper and wounding three others.
Parents demand Cobb Schools leaders combat anti-Semitism in schools
Swastikas on walls in two Cobb County schools. Thursday night, parents and members of the Jewish community called on the school board to do something about hate crimes in schools.