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Supreme Court says Maryland parents can pull their kids from public school lessons using LGBTQ books

Lack of ‘opt-out’ goes against 'free exercise’ of religion

DATE: Jun 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Faith

Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms

NEW ORLEANS – A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state's public school classrooms is unconsti...

DATE: Jun 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Faith

Pope Leo XIV flags AI impact on kids’ intellectual and spiritual development

Calls for safeguards to respect human dignity and diversity

DATE: Jun 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Faith

‘Absolutely revolting’ church play depicting Navajo medicine man in hell sparks outrage

Navajo Nation Council issues letter to Gallup church

DATE: Jun 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Southern Baptists target porn, sports betting, same-sex marriage and ‘willful childlessness’

Southern Baptists meeting this week in Dallas will be asked to approve resolutions calling for a legal ban on pornography and a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court's approval of same-sex marr...

DATE: Jun 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Faith

Spanish Muslims retrace ancient Hajj route on horseback

Route from Andalusia to Mecca was used in 1491

DATE: Jun 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Faith

Symbolism and smiles during the stoning of the devil

Ritual at the Hajj has different meanings

DATE: Jun 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Faith

Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal

The American folk tradition is as much about the community as it is the music

DATE: May 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

How a Raleigh ministry decided to help resettle Afrikaners

‘We don't get to discriminate,’ says Marc Wyatt, director of Welcome House

DATE: May 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pope Leo XIV lays out vision of papacy

First American-born pope identifies AI as a main challenge for humanity

DATE: May 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Faith

How long was the longest conclave? Facts about the secret voting to elect a pope

VATICAN CITY – “Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for...

DATE: May 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Faith

Brazilian nun who was the world’s oldest person has died at 116

‘I'm young, pretty and friendly,’ she told visitors