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Religion and Faith

Vatican mystery over missing girl deepens as bones are found

Vatican mystery over missing girl deepens as bones are found

The mystery of the 1983 disappearance of the 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican employee took yet another twist Saturday following excavations this week at a Vatican City cemetery. The Vatican said it had discovered two sets of bones under a stone slab that will be formally opened next week.
by Katie Presley

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Tennessee lawmakers aim to ban weddings by internet-ordained ministers

Tennessee lawmakers aim to ban weddings by internet-ordained ministers

Tennessee lawmakers passed a law to ban officiants ordained online from performing legal marriages in the state. But this month a judge said they can continue temporarily.
by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

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Women of Faith: Searching for God

Women of Faith: Searching for God

Anjali Kumar met with witches in New York, a shaman in Peru, and a faith healer in Brazil, in a quest to find her spiritual home. What she found wasn't what she sought.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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After disagreements over LGBT clergy, U.S. Methodists move closer to split

After disagreements over LGBT clergy, U.S. Methodists move closer to split

Methodists around the U.S. have been engaged in tense discussions over the future of their church. "We are in an untenable situation," Bishop Thomas Bickerton told delegates at a recent meeting.
by Tom Gjelten

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Women of Faith: Millennial Christians say loving God means protecting creation

Women of Faith: Millennial Christians say loving God means protecting creation

Evangelicals have long focused more on saving souls than on saving God's creation. But some younger believers want to flip the script. Kerri Miller spoke with two environmental activists who are motivated by their faith to do something about climate change.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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St. Cloud Times calls out 'cowards' for racism, xenophobia

A recent New York Times article turned the spotlight on St. Cloud and the hostilities toward immigrants and refugees there. The editorial board of the St. Cloud Times published a response titled "Cowards Will Be our Downfall."
by Cathy Wurzer

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