Religion

Rob Delaney says the words we use are less important than the meaning behind them.

This comedian says words often fail during tragedy. And that's OK

4:53pm October 01, 2023

by Rachel Martin

Rob Delaney found out his youngest son Henry had brain cancer. This is a story about the saddest of places life can take you, but it's also about the biggest of loves and how to scrape up bits of joy.

The Kyiv Lavra is one of the holiest sites in Orthodox Christianity. In March, clergy aligned with Moscow's patriarch were ousted from some areas of the monastery complex.

Anger grows over Ukraine's largest Orthodox church, still aligned with Moscow despite war

6:00am September 30, 2023

by Brian Mann

Millions of Ukrainians still worship in Orthodox churches deeply influenced by Russian clergy who support Moscow's invasion, sparking a clash of faith and national loyalty.

Baltimore Archbishop William Lori leads a funeral Mass in Baltimore on March 28, 2017.

Baltimore Archdiocese files for bankruptcy before law on abuse lawsuits takes effect

2:40am September 30, 2023

by The Associated Press

Attorneys and advocates say the church is trying to protect its assets and silence abuse victims by halting all civil claims against the archdiocese and shifting the process to bankruptcy court.

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Religion

Organization putting on this weekend's World Cultural Festival has Boone ties

4:03pm September 29, 2023

by Paul Garber

An international cultural festival in Washington this weekend could bring half a million people to the heart of the nation’s capital, and a retreat center in Boone has been helping to make it happen.

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Religion

Enlighten Me: Yeganeh Rezaian

5:58pm September 24, 2023

by Rachel Martin

Journalist Yeganeh Rezaian speaks about her time being imprisoned in Iran with her husband, Jason Rezaian in 2014 and how that experienced has shaped the rest of her life.

Dried Psilocybe mushrooms on a glass plate.

As psychedelic-assisted therapy grows, so does interest from a new group: chaplains

11:04am September 24, 2023

by Deena Prichep

Chaplains provide spiritual counsel at some of life's most raw moments. With psychedelic legalization spreading, some chaplains think this role should include facilitating psychedelic trips.

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Light shines through new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice during an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the windows on Saturday, Sept. 23 in Washington.

National Cathedral unveils racial justice-themed windows, replacing Confederate ones

8:11pm September 23, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The windows, titled "Now and Forever," were created by artist Kerry James Marshall. They show a group of protesters holding up large signs that read "Fairness" and "No Foul Play."

A rabbi in Chicago holds an annual Yom Kippur service for victims of gun violence

8:17am September 23, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speak with Rabbi Tamar Manasseh about her annual Yom Kippur service for victims of gun violence.

This writer sees parenthood as the ultimate 'ego death'

5:16pm September 20, 2023

by Rachel Martin

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino about finding transcendence in religion, psychedelic drugs and parenthood.

FILE - Delegates hold up their ballots at the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans on June 13, 2023. On Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, Southern Baptist leaders ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native American woman at another.

Southern Baptists expel church as pastor defends blackface and Native caricatures

6:33pm September 19, 2023

by The Associated Press

Matoaka Baptist Church pastor said he was impersonating Ray Charles in one incident and dressed as a Native woman during "Cowboys and Indians Night" at a church camp.