Religion and Faith

Anti-Empathy Christians
FILE - The Rev. Mariann Budde, bishop of Washington's Episcopal diocese, speaks during a service outside St. John's Episcopal Church near the White House in Washington, on June 19, 2020, with a Black Lives Matter banner in the background. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Religion and Faith

Can empathy lead to sin? Some conservative Christians argue it can

AUG. 21, 2025

Sweden Church Relocation
People hold an outdoor prayer for the move of the Kiruna Church, a Sami style wooden Swedish Lutheran church, called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish, in Kiruna, Sweden, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, two days before its move along a 5-kilometer (3-mile) route east to a new city center as part of the town's relocation. (AP Photo/Malin Haarala)

Religion and Faith

A historic Swedish church embraces inclusion with minority languages

AUG. 20, 2025

APTOPIX Sweden Church Relocation
People gather outside the Kiruna Church, a Sami style wooden Swedish Lutheran church, called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish, in Kiruna, Sweden, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, during its move along a 5-kilometer (3-mile) route east to a new city center as part of the town's relocation. (AP Photo/Malin Haarala)

Religion and Faith

This Swedish church is being moved down the road before a mine swallows its town

AUG. 19, 2025

Jews Gaza Debate
In this image provided by Sue Dorfman, a group of Jewish clergy sit-in at the office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to bring attention to the situation in Gaza, Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (Photo by Sue Dorfman via AP)

Politics

With growing urgency, more US Jews urge Israel to ensure ample food deliveries to Gaza

AUG. 1, 2025

Canada US Faith and Politics
Thurvi Valli and her grandfather, Sitham Valli pray inside Crypt Church at the national shrine of Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal, in Montreal, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Politics

Trump’s religious rhetoric clashes with Canada’s secular politics

JULY 29, 2025

India Dalai Lama Tibetans in Exile
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama presides over an event celebrating his 90th birthday according to a Tibetan calendar in Dharamshala, India, Monday, June 30, 2025, ahead of his birthday according to the Gregorian calendar on July 6. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Religion and Faith

Tibetans in exile wonder: Will the next Dalai Lama be as charismatic as this one?

JULY 3, 2025

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Religion and Faith

Sweat, tears, devotion: Pilgrims cross the wilderness to honor the Rocío Virgin in Spain

JUNE 9, 2025

Pictures of the Week Global Photo Gallery
Muslim pilgrims gather on top of the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Religion and Faith

Hajj Pilgrimage — Photo Gallery

JUNE 7, 2025

Japan Hidden Christians Takeaway
Yoshitaka Oishi and others chant "Orasho" prayers during their annual performance at the Ikitsuki Island Museum "Shima no Yakata" in Ikitsuki Island in Hirado, southern Japan, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Religion and Faith

‘A huge loss.’ In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction

JUNE 4, 2025

APTOPIX Saudi Arabia Hajj
Muslim pilgrims prepare to enter the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Religion and Faith

No kids, excess heat and payment plans. What to know about Hajj 2025

JUNE 4, 2025

APTOPIX Greece Multicultural Monastery Photo Gallery
Father Serafeim prays in the ossuary of Simonopetra, or the Simonos Petra Monastery, home of the all-male autonomous community Agion Oros, or Holy Mountain, on the peninsula of Mount Athos in northern Greece, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Religion and Faith

Clinging to a Greek cliff, this monastery welcomes people from around the world. No women allowed

MAY 14, 2025

Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the international media in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the international media in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Religion and Faith

Pope Leo XIV urges release of imprisoned journalists, affirms gift of free speech and press

MAY 12, 2025

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