World’s major religions take varying stances on policies toward trans people

The Vatican has issued a new document rejecting the concept of changing one’s biological sex – a setback for transgender people who had hoped Pope Francis might

A pastor is released after seven years in prison, finds himself unable to get an ID

Unable to buy a train ticket, or even see a doctor at a hospital, a Chinese pastor found that his even after release from prison, he

Who was St. Brigid and why is she inspiring many 1,500 years after her death?

Devotees of St. Brigid celebrated her Sunday with the return of a relic associated with the so-called matron saint of Ireland. The festivities came about

How sacred images in Asian cultures incorporate divine presence and make them come ‘alive’

Walking into a favorite restaurant here in Knoxville, Tennessee, I was immediately greeted by a golden statue of Buddha, its sparkling gemstone eyes meeting my

Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church ` historic trip to Hong Kong

The head of the Catholic church in China began a trip to Hong Kong yesterday at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed Roman Catholic cardinal, marking

Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church will visit Hong Kong as ties with Vatican are strained

The leader of China’s Communist Party-sponsored version of the Catholic church will visit Hong Kong this month at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed Roman Catholic

AI won’t be replacing your priest, minister, rabbi or imam any time soon

Early in the summer of 2023, robots projected on a screen delivered sermons to about 300 congregants at St. Paul’s Church in Bavaria, Germany. Created

Pope joins shamans, monks and evangelicals to highlight Mongolia’s faith diversity

With China’s crackdown on religious minorities as a backdrop, Pope Francis joined Mongolian shamans, Buddhist monks and a Russian Orthodox priest yesterday to highlight the role that

Pope heads to Mongolia to minister to its few Catholics and complete centuries-old East-West mission

When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a mission begun by the 13th-century Pope Innocent IV, who dispatched

Pope recognizes China’s unilateral appointment of Shanghai bishop

Pope Francis gave in Saturday to China’s unilateral appointment of a new bishop in Shanghai, formally recognizing Beijing’s installation of Bishop Shen Bin three months

One city, two people — and India’s widening religious divide

Syed Mohammad Munir Abidi says India is a changed country, one he doesn’t recognize anymore. It’s a country, the 68-year-old says, where Muslims are ignored,

Members of exiled Chinese church detained in Thailand

More than 60 self-exiled members of a Chinese Christian church who were detained in Thailand paid fines for overstaying their visas but remained in police custody

Chinese church members seeking asylum overseas fear persecution

Days after flying to Thailand to seek asylum, members of a Chinese church huddled in a restaurant to share their stories with journalists. But when they peered

Big Read: A surge of evangelicals in Spain, fueled by Latin Americans

When Kent Albright, a Baptist pastor from the United States, arrived as a missionary to Spain in 1996, he was unprepared for the insults and threats, or the fines from

Big Read: After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4 billion in virus aid

By REESE DUNKLIN & MICHAEL REZENDES, NEW YORK The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus

RELIGION | Toppled crosses in China spur defiance

The battle started when a government-hired crew tore down the metal cross atop the one-room church in this village surrounded by rice paddies last month. The next day, a church member

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