Faith & Family
Women are protesting in Poland for free access to legal abortions
Women plan street demonstrations in more than 20 Polish cities and towns Thursday to protest the lack of access to free and legal abortion.
Pope Leo’s alma mater Villanova traveling to Rome for hoops doubleheader vs. Notre Dame
An hour after Robert Prevost was elected as the first American pope, Villanova's athletic director texted sports travel expert John Anthony with the idea.
Divine intervention at the polls? Interfaith clergy deploy to nine states ahead of Nov. 3
In battleground states across the country, faith leaders and hundreds of their colleagues will assume the role of poll chaplains for one day. They will deploy to nine states -- Arizona, Michigan, Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Virginia and Texas -- where contentious races are expected to raise political tensions.
Pope Leo tells faithful in St. Peter’s Square he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter's Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalized for an operation to remove a malignant tumor, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual duties.
Pope Leo returns to the Vatican 4 days after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo returned to the Vatican on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery for lung cancer at Rome's Gemelli hospital, where dozens of well-wishers saw him off with cries of "Holiness."
Community leaders say foiled Illinois mass shooting was result of surge in anti-Hindu hate online
A thwarted mass shooting targeting a large Hindu temple in suburban Chicago was fueled by years of hateful rhetoric on social media against Hindus and Indians, community leaders say.
Pope speaks with Putin, denouncing recent attacks as he shows recovery from lung surgery progressing
Pope Leo XIV gave strong indications Friday that he was recovering well from lung cancer surgery and was very much in charge of running the Catholic Church, speaking on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, meeting with top aides and celebrating Mass in a makeshift hospital chapel.
Belonging and belief: Why evangelical churches draw many migrants in the U.S.
In October 2024, right before the presidential election, I had coffee with Kim, a Congolese asylum-seeker living in southern Maine. Our conversation quickly turned to politics, and I cautiously asked about her views, although she could not vote.
Chicago Catholics rally for prayer in Pope Leo’s hometown after his lung cancer diagnosis
Gail Spreen goes most days to Mass just a few blocks from her home in Chicago, but the service at Holy Name Cathedral on Wednesday - dedicated to Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV - felt different.
Fairfax, Arlington counties can defend transgender student policies in court, judges rule
An appeals court delivered a victory Thursday to Fairfax and Arlington counties' school systems, ruling that they can turn to the regular federal courts to defend their transgender student policies against the Department of Education.
Reason, faith and ghosts: The surprising mix of beliefs researchers found in religious Americans
Americans who trust science and reason more than their churches' teachings, but still believe in God or attend services, are also more likely to believe in magic than those who prioritize religious teachings.
Questions swirl about pope’s future and what he knew when praying at a French shrine famed for cures
When Pope Leo XIV was elected after the pained finale of Pope Francis' pontificate, there was hope that a younger, healthier pope would be able to guide the Catholic Church for quite some time before age and ailments slowed him.
Religious preschools want public funding but exemptions from nondiscrimination rules
When Colorado launched its Universal Preschool Program in 2023, the goal was simple: Give every 4-year-old in the state access to free, publicly funded education. To deliver on that promise, the state allowed both public and private providers - including faith-based preschools - to participate, provided they abide by the program's rules.
Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer called adenocarcinoma. Here’s what that means
Pope Leo XIV had the lower section of his right lung removed after doctors diagnosed him with the most common form of lung cancer. While lung cancer is a leading killer, survival rates can be high if it's caught early, as the pope's tumor appears to have been. Here are some things to know.
No decision after Family Federation head attends appeal hearing in Seoul court
Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, the 83-year-old spiritual leader of the global religious organization known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, returned to prison Tuesday after a hearing in a Seoul courtroom regarding her appeal of the sentence she received in August.
