Religion and Faith

The move comes two decades after the church first ordained women as priests, in 1994.
Pope to visit U.S. next fall
Pope Francis said that he will visit Philadelphia in 2015. Francis has also received invitations to visit New York, the United Nations and Washington, D.C.
Four sisters recount lives haunted by clergy abuse
Now in their 60s and 70s, the Meyers sisters have found that there is no straight path to healing.
After Montgomery County, Md.'s Muslim community asked the school district to recognize its religious holidays, the school board decided to scrap religious references in its calendar altogether.
A two-day event Friday and Saturday aims to start dialogue and bridge some of the gaps between Minnesota's Christian and Muslim communities.
Westminster Town Hall Forum: 'Nuns on the Bus'
Sister Simone Campbell speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum about "Nuns on the Bus: The Call to Compassion."
Hanukkah-Christmas crossover products are driven by high rates of intermarriage between Jews and Christians, but it's also the reality of living as a minority in a multicultural society.
Archdiocese of Twin Cities plans budget cuts, layoffs
The archdiocese says centralization of services in recent years led to unsustainable growth in spending, and that its budget is unsustainable regardless of unexpected legal and outside professional fees.
Chicago archdiocese releases more priest sexual abuse records
The move comes months after the Archdiocese of Chicago first released documents that showed it had concealed the sexual abuse of children by priests for decades.
Salem witch trials a turning point for freedom of speech
Author Emerson Baker says the trials were a turning point for freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech in America.