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News Articles: Religion

A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on June 20, 2024. On Friday, a panel of federal appellate judges ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in the state's public school classrooms is unconstitutional.

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  • National

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

The ruling marked a win for civil liberties groups who say the mandate violates the separation of church and state, and that displays would isolate students — especially those who are not Christian.

June 21, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC on June 2, 2025.

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  • Books

10 years after the deadly church shooting, a new history of 'Mother Emanuel'

Reporter Kevin Sack's new book is a history of Charleston's Emanuel AME Church, the oldest Black congregation in the South, where a white supremacist killed nine worshippers a decade ago.

June 14, 2025
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott,
  • Andrew Craig,
  • and 1 more
Southern Baptist Convention President Clint Pressley gives the President's Address during the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)

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  • Politics

Southern Baptist delegates at national meeting overwhelmingly call for banning same-sex marriage

Southern Baptist delegates at their national meeting overwhelmingly endorsed banning same-sex marriage — including a call for a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court's 10-year-old precedent legalizing it nationwide.

June 12, 2025
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  • Associated Press
A Muslim pilgrim reads a copy of the Quran at the Grand Mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

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  • Religion

Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, Pew study says

The Pew report reveals how religious disaffiliation and population growth have influenced the global religious landscape.

June 10, 2025
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  • Fiona André
Pope Leo XIV caresses a little girl as he arrives to celebrate a Mass for the Jubilee of New Religious Associations on Pentecost Day in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, June 8, 2025.

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  • Religion

Pope Leo criticizes political nationalism and prays for reconciliation and dialogue

The pope celebrated Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square in front of tens of thousands faithful, and asked the Holy Spirit to "break down barriers and tear down the walls of indifference and hatred."

June 08, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
From left, Carrie Spyva-McIlvaine, Gabriel Velasco and Lisa Turnquist arrive to place bouquets of flowers at a memorial after Sunday's attack in Boulder, Colorado.

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  • National

Run For Their Lives, the group targeted in the Colorado attack, is figuring out how to continue its mission

Sunday's attack in Boulder targeted a group called Run for Their Lives, which raises awareness about the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Now, they're figuring out how to move on.

June 03, 2025
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  • Jason DeRose
Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass in the St. John Lateran Basilica, formalizing his role as bishop of Rome in Rome on Sunday.

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  • Religion

'I am Roman,' Pope Leo says, as he becomes the bishop of Rome

The bishop of Rome is one of many titles held by the pope. Duties related to the title are usually delegated to an auxiliary or assistant bishop, known as a vicar.

May 25, 2025
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By:
  • Clare Marie Schneider
FILE - A silhouette of a crucifix and a stained glass window is seen inside a Catholic Church in New Orleans, Dec. 1, 2012.

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  • Religion

New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to pay nearly $180M to victims of clergy sexual abuse

Lawyers for survivors said they won't support the agreement, which they say was negotiated behind closed doors.

May 22, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Afrikaner refugees from South Africa arrive, Monday, May 12, at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va.

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  • Religion

Why Baptists in North Carolina agreed to resettle Afrikaners as refugees

Despite controversy over Afrikaners' refugee status, a Baptist ministry says they have a religious duty to help settle them in the U.S.

May 21, 2025
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  • Yonat Shimron
Pope Leo XIV with Vice President JD Vance, his wife Usha Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio, on the occasion of their meeting at the Vatican, Monday.

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  • World

Pope Leo meets with Vance, who delivers an invitation to visit the White House

The meeting appeared part of an effort to reset relations with the Vatican after Pope Francis repeatedly criticized President Trump's migration policy. Vance also gave Pope Leo a Chicago Bears jersey.

May 19, 2025
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  • Ruth Sherlock
Wednesday night Mass at St. Ambrose University attracts a congregation of mostly students. On one recent evening, they added a prayer for the university's new partnership with Mount Mercy University.

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  • Education

Losing faith: Rural religious colleges are among the most endangered

Some religious colleges and universities are cutting programs. Others are seeking mergers to reduce costs and expand offerings.

May 18, 2025
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  • Jon Marcus
Italy's Jannik Sinner shares a light moment with Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of their meeting at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

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  • World

Pope meets Sinner: No. 1 player gives Pope Leo XIV a racket on Italian Open off day

Pope Leo XIV has made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open.

May 15, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace in Ukraine from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday during his first Sunday address after his election.

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  • Religion

Zelenskyy asks for Pope Leo XIV's help in bringing Ukrainian children home from Russia

Pope Leo XIV and Ukraine's President Zelenskyy spoke by phone recently, according to the Vatican.

May 14, 2025
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By:
  • Daniel Burke and
  • Jason DeRose
McBride, a Georgia native, has seen how Hollywood traffics in stereotypes about the American South. His HBO show satirizes televangelists without making religious people the butt of the joke.

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  • Television

Danny McBride sends a love letter to the South with 'The Righteous Gemstones'

McBride, a Georgia native, has seen how Hollywood traffics in stereotypes about the American South. His HBO show satirizes televangelists without making religious people the butt of the joke.

May 12, 2025
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By:
  • Tonya Mosley
White South Africans demonstrate in support of President Trump in front of the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, on Feb. 15.

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  • Religion

Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition

The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

May 12, 2025
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  • Jack Jenkins
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