No twerking. No drinking. No smoking. But plenty of room for Jesus at this...
The young crowd at a Nashville nightclub was ready to dance under the strobe lights to a throbbing mix of hip-hop, rap and Latin beats. But first they gathered to pray and praise...
A bomb destroyed a Jewish community center in Argentina in 1994. What has happened...
Argentina (AP) — On July 18, 1994, an explosion destroyed the Buenos Aires headquarters of the Argentine-Israelite Mutual Association, a Jewish community center. The worst such attack in the history of Argentina...
Two daughters ran away to join Islamic State. Years later, their family’s story is...
Olfa Hamrouni doesn’t know much about her granddaughter; not her favorite toy nor food — is it the pasta the child’s mother loves, or something else?
The Tunisian grandmother...
A prayer for Evita: Here’s why many Argentines are devoted to a first lady...
Early every morning, just as she reaches her workplace at a labor union in Buenos Aires, Ángeles Celerier heads to the chapel and prays to Saint Cajetan, Saint Teresa and Eva Perón.
Long after pope’s abuse summit, victims still traumatized by the system meant to address...
One afternoon in mid-December, Pope Francis had a meeting that wasn’t on his official agenda or otherwise recorded, that underscored the utter dysfunction of the Catholic Church’s response to the global clergy...
Greece just legalized same-sex marriage. Will other Orthodox countries join them any time soon?
Greece has become the first majority-Orthodox Christian nation to legalize same-sex marriage under civil law. At least for the near future, it will almost certainly be the only one.
Eastern Orthodox...
For rights campaigner in Greece, same-sex marriage recognition follows decades of struggle
Years before starting a family of her own, Stella Belia was already waging a tireless campaign for legal recognition. Her fight may finally be over this week – a few months shy...
First stone-built Hindu temple in the Middle East rises in the UAE ahead of...
Pink sandstone spires decorated with deities and the pious soar above what was once a barren patch of desert between Abu Dhabi and Dubai — now the site of the first stone-constructed...
Pope Francis and Argentine President Javier Milei embraced Sunday in St. Peter’s Basilica, as...
The ceremony to declare Mama Antula a saint marked the first meeting between the Argentine pope and Milei, who once called Francis an “imbecile” for defending social justice. The president, who was...
Japan minister admits receiving Unification Church group’s backing
Japan's education minister, who is also responsible for religious issues, admitted Tuesday to having received a recommendation letter from an affiliated group of the controversial Unification Church for an election campaign.