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Bruce Frank, chairman of the Southern Baptist Convention's sexual abuse task force, speaks during its annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.

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Southern Baptists vote to fight sexual abuse and elect a leader eager for change

9:36pm June 15, 2022

by Blake Farmer

The Southern Baptist Convention offered commitments at its closely watched two-day annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif., to address sexual abuse problems kept hidden for years.

At annual meeting, Southern Baptist leaders make commitments to address sexual abuse

4:43pm June 15, 2022

by Blake Farmer

At the Southern Baptists annual meeting, church leaders made modest commitments to address sexual abuse, after a recent bombshell report detailed how the denomination silenced sexual abuse survivors.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up a 15-week abortion ban law after signing it on April 14, in Kissimmee, Fla. A synagogue claims in a lawsuit that the law violates religious freedom rights of Jews in addition to the state constitution's privacy protectio

Florida's new abortion law violates religious freedom, a synagogue's lawsuit says

12:18pm June 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

The suit contends the law violates Jewish teachings, which state abortion "is required if necessary to protect the health, mental or physical well-being of the woman" and for other reasons.

Choir members are silhouetted as they get ready for a worship service at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, June 14, 2022.

Southern Baptists agree to keep list of accused sex abusers

12:01pm June 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

The vote on sex-abuse reforms, just weeks after the release of a report on the long-simmering scandal, fell short of what some abuse survivors in Southern Baptist churches sought.

Southern Baptists respond to the widespread silencing of sexual abuse victims

8:24am June 15, 2022

by Blake Farmer

Thousands of Southern Baptists are in California for their annual meeting. The gathering comes weeks after a report on sexual abuse by Southern Baptist ministers shocked evangelical congregations.

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India is seeing international backlash after spokeswoman's comments on Islam

4:50pm June 08, 2022

by Lauren Frayer

The diplomatic uproar across the Muslim world is growing, after a spokeswoman for India's ruling party made derogatory remarks insulting the Prophet Muhammad.

Catholic church closures spread in the Northeast and Midwest. Not all are upset

4:48pm June 05, 2022

by Adora Namigadde

Catholic churches are closing and merging in response to dropping participation and giving. It's a trend exacerbated and accelerated by COVID-19 and will affect U.S. worship life for years to come.

Pope Francis arrives on a wheelchair for an audience with children in the San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican, June 4, 2022.

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An upcoming trip by Pope Francis has rumors swirling about his future at the Vatican

9:40am June 05, 2022

by The Associated Press

Italian and Catholic media have been rife with unsourced speculation that the 85-year-old Francis might be planning to follow in his predecessor's footsteps and step down as pope.

Sally Jane Priesand became the first woman in the United States to be ordained as a rabbi in 1972.

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It was only 50 years ago this month that the first female rabbi was ordained

4:27pm June 03, 2022

by Deena Prichep

Female rabbis have become a way of life these days, but Sally Priesand changed the course of women and Judaism when she became the first female rabbi in the United States in June 1972.

Cardinal Blase Cupich stands outside of the Archdiocese of Chicago Pastoral Center on Wednesday. Cupich has served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago since 2014.

Chicago archbishop adds his voice to the calls for gun safety legislation

10:15am June 03, 2022

While some cardinals have sidestepped political discussions, Cupich spoke out against gun violence on Twitter hours after the shooting at Robb Elementary School.