Religion
A section for news and explainers on religion news — from the latest goings-on at the Vatican to explainers on Ramadan.
A big case about whether states must fund religious schools could go up in smoke.
The fight over public subsidies for religious schools, explained.
AI religion is upon us. Welcome to the future.
It’s his immigration policy.
Millions visit Bethlehem every Christmas. But Palestinians who live there are struggling to survive.
Trump-supportive evangelicals aren’t likely to change their minds.
At stake: a society in which civil rights laws aren’t optional for religious employers.
The Trump administration’s two most revealing speeches weren’t given by Trump.
The field of positive psychology has captivated the world with its hopeful promises — and drawn critics for its moralizing, mysticism, and serious commercialization.
The provocative Pedro the Lion frontman is the subject of the new documentary Strange Negotiations.
As rural hospitals shutter and faith-based care grows, “religious refusals” are leaving some patients without options.
My Jewish wedding was the day of the Tree of Life killings. On the first anniversary, a reflection of what’s happened to our community — both our pain and our strength.
For some, the fines topped $500,000.
Why one of the best-known American evangelicals is facing big-time scrutiny.
The Christ of my youth was benevolent and handsome. So why was I treated like the ungodly temptation?
The relationship between religious exemption laws and racial discrimination is not new.
Sister Helen Prejean’s Dead Man Walking was a milestone. Now she’s talking about the justice system, sexism in the church, and more.
Danny McBride’s new show satirizes — and sympathizes with — a family of televangelists.
The Democratic presidential candidate says that the federal government must bolster its role in fighting white nationalist violence.
The popular romantic hashtag has evangelical roots.
The letter from religious leaders come after Trump’s recent racist attacks.
He also digs into Galileo, icy moons, and the relationship between science and religion.
The incredibly insulting comment, and what it says about relations between American Jews and Israel, explained.
It’s become a necessary break from the digital churn.
It scans for Quran passages, Dalai Lama photos, and other things the authorities don’t want you to bring into Xinjiang.
A major global survey helps explain the problem of vaccine mistrust.
10 percent of Americans identify as atheists — but there’s a lot that people don’t know about us.
Even impeachment proceedings that fail to remove President Trump from office are better than nothing, Hasan argues on the latest Recode Decode.
The federal charges against Holden James Matthews come two months after the churches received more than $2 million in donations.
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno and the ACLU of Northern California argue that local election officials violated the church’s right to free speech.
Where are Americans turning for what religion has traditionally provided? We asked them.
Prepare to be “shunned or ridiculed” for being Christian, the vice president said.
Harris has attracted controversy through his writings about religion, particularly Islam, since 9/11.
She broke ground for women in the church — even ones who didn’t agree with her.
A dangerous breed of anti-Semitism, at once very old and very modern, is on the rise.
Before Tuesday, the Louisiana churches had received less than $100,000 in donations.
The building suffered extensive damage, but total destruction was avoided.
Cassie Bernall and Rachel Scott weren’t just victims — they became part of a bigger narrative, with far-reaching effects.
The Haggadah, the centuries-old text that accompanies the Passover Seder, is getting a pop culture makeover.
Places and buildings retain memories of their own.