Religion and Faith

A shooting at a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers left six people dead and eight others wounded. One suspect was arrested at the scene and another nearby in d'Orleans, Quebec. Police don't believe there are other suspects.
Trump orders strict new refugee screening, citing terrorists
President Donald Trump has barred all refugees from entering the United States for four months, and indefinitely halted any from Syria, saying the ban is needed to keep out "radical Islamic terrorists."
Warnings of rising xenophobia on Holocaust remembrance day
"Tragically, and contrary to our resolve, anti-Semitism continues to thrive," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in statement made in New York Thursday.
A victim of sexual abuse by the leader of a religious sect in Minnesota spoke out Wednesday amid concerns that its members have relocated to the state of Washington.
Muslim Marine answers questions in effort to fight Islamophobia
Mansoor Shams has been standing on street corners around the country with a sign saying, "I'm A Muslim U.S. Marine Ask Anything." It's exhausting, "but I feel like it's almost become my mission."
With his choice of inauguration prayer leaders, Trump shows his values
The clergy speaking at Donald Trump's inauguration have mostly non-mainstream theological or political positions. No Muslim or mainline Protestant will speak, but the prosperity gospel will be heard.
Pope Francis reiterates support for public breast-feeding
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church encouraged mothers to breast-feed their infants during a baptism ceremony for 28 babies on Sunday in the Sistine Chapel.
The tide may be turning against ISIS
Harnessing the power of social media, ISIS cells are spreading around the world. But journalist Joby Warrick says as more Islamic leaders call for tolerance, the battle for public opinion is beginning to turn.
After Syrian refugee controversy, Hudson church tries to move on
A Catholic church in Hudson, Wis., is no longer tasked with resettling five Syrian families who've been approved to come to the U.S. But the refugee debate spread far beyond the church.