Religion

The bronze statue of Cardinal Moran stands by the entrance of St. Mary's Cathedral, in Sydney, Australia.

Catholic Church Singled Out In Australian Sex Abuse Report

8:25am December 15, 2017

by Scott Neuman

A royal commission recommends that the Australian Catholic Church ask the Vatican to lift its celibacy requirement for clergy and require that evidence of abuse revealed in confession be reported.

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Supporters of Democrat Doug Jones celebrate as Jones is projected to be the winner in Alabama's special Senate election during his election night gathering Tuesday in Birmingham, Ala.

'Black Votes Matter': African-Americans Propel Jones To Alabama Win

5:37pm December 13, 2017

by Brian Naylor

More than 90 percent of African-Americans voted for Doug Jones in Alabama's special Senate election Tuesday and Jones had the support of 98 percent of black women, according to exit polling.

Nancy French On Implications Of Alabama Election For Christian Conservatives

4:29pm December 13, 2017

Nancy French is a Southern, conservative Christian writer who has written about her experience as the victim of childhood sexual abuse, her break with the Republican Party over Donald Trump's presidential candidacy and about empathizing with Roy Moore's Moore's accusers. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with French about Alabama's special election and its implications for Christian conservatives.

Dalits, formerly known as "untouchables," do construction work in Tamil Nadu, India. Members of the lower caste are often relegated to jobs such as construction and garbage collection.

In India, 6 People Get Death Penalty For 'Untouchable' Attack

9:22am December 13, 2017

by Scott Neuman

A young couple was attacked by a gang of knife-wielding men in 2016. The woman's family orchestrated the "honor killing" because she had married below her caste.

Pope Francis Suggests Translation Change To The Lord's Prayer

11:41pm December 11, 2017

Last week, he weighed in on how the line "lead us not into temptation" might be improved. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Rev. James Martin, editor-at-large of America Magazine, about it.

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Steve Bannon Joins Alabama Senate Candidate Roy Moore At Campaign Rally

What Roy Moore Reveals About The Religious Right

3:40pm December 11, 2017

All eyes are on Alabama's Senate race.

Evangelical Voters And Roy Moore

12:11pm December 11, 2017

Penny Young Nance, president of Concerned Women for America, a conservative evangelical group, talks with Steve Inskeep about sexual assault allegations against Roy Moore and Alabama's Senate race.

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Zimbabwean Pastor Evan Mawarire, acquitted recently of trying to subvert the government, has deftly used social media in a quest for justice and rights. "It's important that we let the administration that is coming in right now know that if they do to us

'Fight For Rights Will Continue' In Zimbabwe, #ThisFlag Movement Pastor Vows

9:07am December 11, 2017

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Robert Mugabe is gone as Zimbabwe's leader, but Evan Mawarire warns that abuses have yet to end. "The citizens of our nation are not enemies to our government," he says. "They should be listened to."

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President Trump announced Wednesday that the U.S. views Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a controversial move that complicates Middle East politics.

To Some Zionist Christians And Jews, The Bible Says Jerusalem Is Israel's Capital

1:36pm December 09, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

According to some pro-Israeli Christians and Jews, God wants Jerusalem to be the capital of a Jewish state. That argument, however, is not universally accepted among those faith groups.

In an interview this week, Pope Francis criticized the phrasing about temptation in the Lord's Prayer. The pontiff is pictured here at the Vatican in April.

Pope Francis Suggests Changing The Words To The 'Lord's Prayer'

2:31pm December 08, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The phrase "lead us not into temptation" isn't right, the pontiff says, because "a father does not do this." France's Catholic Church has changed the phrase in its version of the Lord's Prayer.