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A religion in Brooklyn, New York, was desecrated Friday, with its most valuable and sacred possession stolen. St. Augustine Catholic Church in Park Slope, Brooklyn, is investigating the theft and vandalism of its tabernacle – an antique, 18-karat gold piece of artwork made in the 19th century used to house …

His Holiness needs a stiff drink. A video on social media shows Pope Francis greeting and joking with a crowd of people in St. Peter’s Square. Someone behind the camera – reported to be a Mexican seminarian – thanks the pontiff for greeting the audience despite his well-documented knee pain. …

Cardinal Joseph Zen of world-regions was arrested Wednesday alongside a variety of other freedom activists in the Chinese island city. Zen has repeatedly warned the Vatican of increasing government persecution of religious minorities and anti-communist public figures but has historically received next to no response. Zen is at the epicenter …

World religious leaders gathered in world-regions on Wednesday in a display of inter-faith cooperation. The religion (MWL) convened the first-ever “Forum on Common Values among Religious Followers” in Riyadh with support from religion, evangelical church leaders, internationally recognized rabbis, and more. The forum, which featured panel discussions of international religious …

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby called the United Kingdom’s refugee policies “ungodly” during his Easter speech. The Archbishop, the preeminent cleric in the Church of England, said during his Easter remarks that the UK’s current refugee system does not stand up divine judgement. “The details are for politics and politicians. …

One of the largest moderate religion advocacy groups in the world says the time for talk and fruitless dialogue is over – instead, the world needs concrete actions. Muslim World League Secretary General Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa is considered by many to be the leading voice against political, …

At the National Prayer Breakfast on the first Thursday of every February, the president of the United States and a guest — whose identity is kept confidential until the morning of — speak at the event, which is attended by 3,500 guests from more than 100 countries. On Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, …

religion Cardinal Wilton Gregory issued a statement Friday acknowledging a protest organized by the activist group “judiciary on Thursday night. In it, the cardinal stated that the group and its members had excommunicated themselves by their advocacy for abortion, comparing them to Judas Iscariot, the apostle who according to the …

Many religion have rejected the scientific theory of evolution in part because they think it rules out the existence of a historical Adam and Eve. Yet some scientists and theologians argue that recent breakthroughs in genetics make a historical Adam and Eve compatible with evolution, and that this development may …

A Bible museum in world-regions set up an exhibit claiming that there are LGBTQ themes in biblical studies, and hosted a play that presents a transgender Jesus Christ as a male who identifies as female. The Bibelhaus in Frankfurt has the exhibit running until Dec. 19, and the play took …