WARSAW, Poland — Priests at a Catholic parish in northern Poland have drawn criticism after they burned books, including from the “Harry Potter” series, and other items that their owners said had evil forces.
Religion
Las Vegas police have increased patrols at mosques across the Las Vegas Valley following the mass shootings at mosques in New Zealand.
The Animal Foundation’s Working Cat program places cats that aren’t quite suitable for a home environment into area business, factories and farms.
Christians in the Las Vegas Valley marked Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, in a variety of ways.
Declaring that the church “isn’t afraid of history,” Pope Francis said Monday he has decided to open up the Vatican archives on World War II-era Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized by Jews of staying silent on the Holocaust.
Catholic religious orders from around the world apologized Tuesday for having failed to respond when their priests raped children, acknowledging that their family-like communities blinded them to sexual abuse and led to misplaced loyalties, denial and cover-ups.
Today, as Christians celebrating Christmas experience the aesthetic power of stained glass windows and other art pieces they’ll see in church, it’s worth remembering that art can be found in other religious traditions, too.
Pope Francis urged Christians on Monday to forgo the greed, gluttony and materialism of Christmas and to focus instead on its message of simplicity, charity and love.
Officials with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints say female missionaries in all 407 missions worldwide now have the option to wear dress slacks.
Fewer than half the residents of Salt Lake County belong to the Mormon church, according to new figures that illustrate how Utah’s largest county is becoming more religiously diverse.
As the sun set on Sunday evening, hundreds gathered at Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights.
Chabad Synagogue of Summerlin/Desert Shores was in the process of a major overhaul of its security system well before the anti-Semitic massacre of 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue on Oct. 27.
Deacon Tom Roberts used to develop commercial properties; now he develops lives.
Joseph Frank was about a year old the night Nazi troops raided his home and detained his father during Kristallnacht, a two-day massacre throughout Germany in which about 100 Jews were killed and their communities were left in ruins.
A rabbi invited to pray at a Michigan campaign stop with Vice President Mike Pence on Monday referenced “Jesus the Messiah” at the event.
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