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US promises $240 million to improve fish hatcheries, protect tribal rights in Pacific Northwest

The U.S. government says it will invest $240 million in salmon and steelhead fish hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest.

Kamala Harris: A Baptist with a Jewish husband and a faith that traces back to MLK and Gandhi

UN cultural agency decides against placing Lumbini, Buddha鈥檚 birthplace in Nepal, on endangered list

Church sues Colorado town to be able to shelter homeless in trailers, work 鈥榤andated by God鈥�

Judge鈥檚 ruling temporarily allows for unlicensed Native Hawaiian midwifery

Missouri lawsuits allege abuse by Catholic priests, nuns. Archdiocese leader in Omaha among them

Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by dozens of Catholic priests, nuns and others, and the man who now leads the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, is among the accused.

Judge鈥檚 order shields Catholic Charities from deposition as Texas investigates border aid groups

McALLEN, Texas (蘑菇影院) 鈥� A judge on Wednesday rejected Texas鈥� attempts to compel a deposition from one of the largest migrant shelters on the U.S.

A prominent Myanmar Christian leader is released from prison for a second time in 4 months

A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar鈥檚 Kachin ethnic minority was released from prison earlier this week. The Rev.

French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla says she鈥檚 barred from the Olympic opening ceremony due to her hijab

French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla says she has been barred from Friday鈥檚 opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics because she wears a hijab, and the French Olympic Committee said it is working with her to find a solution that adheres to the team鈥檚 secular requirements for athletes.

As Venezuela holds a presidential election Sunday, what does its religious landscape look like?

What do Venezuelans believe in? The government has not published official data for years, but academics rely on projections and field work to have a sense of the religious landscape.

New Zealand鈥檚 inquiry into systemic abuse follows 2 decades of similar probes worldwide

New Zealand is the latest country to confront cruel, systemic and commonplace abuse of children and vulnerable adults in state and faith-based care institutions.

Inquiry finds 200,000 people were abused in care in New Zealand over decades in 鈥榥ational disgrace鈥�

Nearly a third of the children and vulnerable adults in state, foster and faith-based care in New Zealand between 1950 and 1999 were physically, sexually, verbally or psychologically harmed.

Woman pleads guilty to stealing $300K from Alabama church to buy gifts for TikTok content creators

Federal authorities say a former administrative assistant at an Alabama Catholic church has pleaded guilty to embezzling about $300,000 to cover gifts for TikTok content creators and personal expenses.

Minnesota school settles with professor who was fired for showing image of the Prophet Muhammad

A former adjunct professor has settled a lawsuit against a private Minnesota school after she was pushed out for showing a depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in class.

How a perfect storm sent church insurance rates skyrocketing

The church insurance market, like the insurance industry overall, has been hit with a perfect storm in recent years, including skyrocketing constructions costs and an ongoing wave of natural disasters.

Knights of Columbus covers shrine鈥檚 mosaics by ex-Jesuit artist accused of abusing women

The Knights of Columbus, the world鈥檚 largest Catholic fraternal group, has covered up defining features of the mosaics in its Washington D.C. shrine after the famous ex-Jesuit artist who designed them was accused of abusing women.

Oops. Southern Baptist agency announces firing of its leader, then retracts that announcement

There鈥檚 been a head-spinning reversal of messages from the public-policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary convicted of directing a terrorist group

Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary has been convicted by a London jury of directing a terrorist group.

Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition

When a small-town Minnesota high school banned its Native American drum group from performing at graduation, the hurt reverberated across Indigenous communities in the Upper Midwest.

San Antonio church leaders train to serve as mental health counselors

After months of classes on counseling, Veron Blue got her chance to put what she has learned all year, to work.

Book Review: Call the script doctor! 鈥楩eh鈥� explores the toxic storyline of a religious education

Shalom Auslander鈥檚 latest memoir is the story of a story. He calls both the book and the story 鈥淔eh,鈥� a Yiddish word that translates roughly as 鈥測uck.鈥�

Cyprus displays jewelry, early Christian icons and Bronze Age antiquities once looted from island

Cyprus has put on display artifacts 鈥� some of them thousands of years old 鈥� that were returned after a Turkish art dealer looted them from the ethnically divided island nation decades ago.

Pastor Robert Jeffress vows to rebuild historic Dallas church heavily damaged by fire

The leader of an historic church in downtown Dallas nearly destroyed by a fire says church officials plan to rebuild the iconic structure.

Pope Francis calls for Olympic truce for countries at war, prays for peace

Pope Francis has voiced his hope that the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games will provide an opportunity for countries at war to respect an ancient Greek tradition and establish a truce for the duration of the Games.

Israel shoots down a missile fired from Yemen hours after a deadly Israeli strike on Houthi rebels

The Israeli military says it has intercepted a missile fired from Yemen. The interception early Sunday occurred after Israeli warplanes struck several Houthi rebel targets in Yemen.

Vatican鈥檚 Pius XII archives shed light on another contentious chapter: The Legion of Christ scandal

The recently opened archives of Pope Pius XII are providing details about the scandal over the founder of the Legionaries of Christ.

Pope Francis accepts the resignation of a Colombian bishop mentioned in a book on sexual abuse

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Colombian bishop who was mentioned in a book about priests and bishops who have allegedly committed acts of sexual abuse.

A fire severely damages the historic First Baptist Dallas church sanctuary

Firefighters in Texas have contained a fire that all but destroyed the historic church sanctuary at First Baptist Dallas.

As a scholar, he鈥檚 charted the decline in religion. Now the church he pastors has closed its doors

First Baptist Church of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, has held the last service of its 156-year history. It鈥檚 among many U.S. churches that close their doors each year.

Mississippi鈥檚 new Episcopal bishop is first woman and first Black person in that role

The new bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi is being formally installed, and she is first woman and first Black person to hold the post. The Rev.

Ten Commandments won鈥檛 go in some Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out

Louisiana has agreed to delay implementing a requirement that the Ten Commandments be placed in all of the state鈥檚 public school classrooms, at least until November.

Some convictions overturned in terrorism case against Muslim scholar from Virginia

A judge has overturned a conviction carrying a life sentence for an Islamic scholar from Virginia who was found guilty of soliciting treason after the Sept. 11 attacks for encouraging followers to fight against the U.S. in Afghanistan.

Vatican unveils program for Pope Francis鈥� trip to Belgium and Luxembourg in September

The Vatican has released on Friday the program for Pope Francis鈥� trip to Belgium and Luxembourg in late September, where he will celebrate Mass for the faithful, as well as meeting with religious and political authorities.

The bodies of 4 Pakistanis killed in the attack on a mosque in Oman have been returned home

The bodies of four Pakistanis killed in an attack on a Shiite mosque in Oman this week have been repatriated and handed to their families.

Top UN court says Israel鈥檚 presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end

The top United Nations court says that Israel鈥檚 presence in the Palestinian occupied territories is 鈥渦nlawful鈥� and called on it to end and for settlement construction to stop immediately.