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July 1, 2022 | 11:21 AM

The Christian Right is winning cultural battles while public opinion disagrees

"This is the most disproportionate power that the Christian Right has had in my lifetime."
By Ashley Lopez/NPR
June 27, 2022 | 3:52 PM

Supreme Court backs a high school coach’s right to pray on the 50-yard line

The 6-to-3 decision was the latest example of the court’s conservative supermajority requiring more accommodation for religion in public schools

By Nina Totenberg/NPR
June 27, 2022 | 5:20 AM

After Roe’s demise, clergy in Pennsylvania and across the country lead faithful in praise, laments

“This law violated the very law of God, that every life is sacred. A person cannot support abortion and still be a faithful member of the church.”

By Holly Meyer and David Crary/The Associated Press

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April 1, 2022 | 5:14 AM

84-year-old defrocked priest gets house arrest for lying to FBI in probe of abuse cases in Pennsylvania.

Under a plea agreement, he admitted he lied to the FBI when agents visited his home in 2019.

By Maryclaire Dale/The Associated Press
March 16, 2022 | 5:20 AM

Ukrainian spiritual and diplomatic leaders urge aid, weapons

More than 3 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the war, now in its third week, and thousands of soldiers and civilians have died.

By Luis Andres Henao/The Associated Press
February 13, 2022 | 6:33 AM

Many faith leaders wary of religious exemptions for vaccine

From the Vatican, Pope Francis has defended the vaccines as “the most reasonable solution to the pandemic.”

By David Crary and Peter Smith/The Associated Press
September 16, 2021 | 8:00 AM

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali brings to life one of the most indelible figures of the 20th century.

By Fred Vigeant
June 28, 2021 | 1:16 PM

At landmark Hindu temple near Pittsburgh, a timely rite of rejuvenation

The Sri Venkateswara Temple has become a pilgrimage destination for Hindus throughout North America and a landmark in the growing landscape of Hinduism in America.

By Peter Smith/The Associated Press
June 18, 2021 | 7:44 AM

Court: If bias rules have exceptions, faith groups qualify

Thursday's decision shows the "court's extraordinary support for religion,” said Lee Epstein, a law professor at Washington University in St. Louis and co-author of the study.
By Peter Smith/Associated Press
Event Date: June 24, 2021

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