One of the many difficulties with today’s popular view of Scripture as being more flexible than the average political campaign promise is that those given to compromise on biblical standards can quickly paint themselves into a very difficult corner. Published May 23, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times
A traditional-marriage organization said Wednesday that it was a victim of political abuse by the Internal Revenue Service and called for a congressional investigation into the matter. Published May 15, 2013 Comments
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Pope Francis is set to canonize an estimated 800 Italians, who were forced to choose between Islam or death during a 15-century siege by Ottoman soldiers. Published May 1, 2013 Comments
Affable Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, endeared himself to the overwhelmingly evangelical Protestant crowd at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview’s 2013 Wilberforce Awards dinner April 27, Published May 2, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Television producer Mark Burnett said his successful three-hour History production of “The Bible” is heading to the big screen. Published April 23, 2013 Comments
By Mike Corder - Associated Press
Thousands of children suffered sexual abuse in Dutch Catholic institutions over the past 65 years, and church officials knew about the abuse but failed to stop it or help victims because they feared sparking scandals, according to a long-awaited report released Friday. Published December 16, 2011
By John Seewer and Thomas J. Sheeran - Associated Press
The leader of a breakaway Amish group allowed the beatings of those who disobeyed him, made some members sleep in a chicken coop and had sexual relations with married women to "cleanse them," federal authorities said as they charged him and six others with hate crimes in hair-cutting attacks against other Amish. Published November 23, 2011
By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times
The Supreme Court handed a victory to atheist groups Monday, declining to hear a case on roadside crosses honoring fallen Utah state troopers in a move likely to intensify the debate about the constitutionality of religious symbols on public property. Published October 31, 2011
By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times
Megachurch pastor, best-selling author and perennial optimist Joel Osteen has good news to share. Published October 24, 2011
By Bouazza Ben Bouazza - Associated Press
The animated film "Persepolis" has been called blasphemous by Islamists and sparked protests leading to confrontations with Tunisian police. Published October 16, 2011
By Jordan E. Otero - The Washington Times
If the experience of the faithful in other English-speaking countries is any indication, American Catholics are in for a bumpy transition as they encounter the most sweeping changes to the text of the Mass in more than 40 years. Published October 12, 2011
By Roland Flamini - The Washington Times
As it marks its 400th anniversary this year, the King James Bible is suddenly a trending topic, the focus of a surge of scholarly, curatorial and public interest that includes a fascinating new exhibit at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Published September 29, 2011
By Matti Friedman - Associated Press
Two thousand years after they were written and decades after they were found in desert caves, some of the world-famous Dead Sea Scrolls went online for the first time on Monday in a project launched by Israel's national museum and web giant Google. Published September 26, 2011
By Nurhan Kocaoglu - Special to The Washington Times
Reverence, joy, protests and anger: Pope Benedict XVI's first state visit to Germany, which wrapped up Sunday, left very few Germans indifferent. Published September 25, 2011
By Jim Romanoff - Associated Press
You may not think of Jewish cooking as trendsetting, but the truth is it has been focused on seasonal recipes sporting local ingredients since long before farmers markets became the darling of the foodie scene. Published September 22, 2011
By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times
The nation's Catholic bishops have urged President Obama to "push the reset button" on his administration's treatment of a federal marriage law, or face an enormous national conflict between church and state. Published September 22, 2011
By Mike Corder and Rachel Zoll - Associated Press
Victims of clergy sex abuse upset that no high-ranking Roman Catholic leaders have been prosecuted for sheltering guilty priests went to the International Criminal Court on Tuesday, seeking an investigation of the pope and top Vatican cardinals for possible crimes against humanity. Published September 13, 2011
By Andrea Billups - The Washington Times
A 25-year-old Yemeni-American, Petra Alsoofy, sees the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as a double-edged sword for Muslims in the U.S. The recent college graduate who lives in Grand Rapids, Mich., illustrates her point with two stories from her life that gave her both pause and great hope. Published September 8, 2011
By Jason Walsh - The Washington Times
Ireland's deep recession came at the worst possible time for the country's largest Catholic Church district. Published August 29, 2011
By Michael Elkin - Special to The Washington Times
Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday called on 1.5 million young people attending a Mass here to become missionaries and to resist secularism, as he ended the Catholic Church's four-day youth celebrations. Published August 21, 2011
