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Religion and Faith

Muslim woman who refused handshake and then suffered discrimination wins court case

Muslim woman who refused handshake and then suffered discrimination wins court case

Farah Alhajeh says she was shown the door on a job interview after placing her hand over her heart instead of extending it, in line with her religious beliefs. A Swedish court ruled in her favor.
by Amy Held

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Dan Buettner on happiness

Aspen Ideas Festival: Dan Buettner on happiness

Where in the world are the happiest and healthiest people? And why? Dan Buettner explores this at the 2018 Aspen Ideas Festival.

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What will the pope's death penalty decision mean for U.S. law?

Earlier this month, Pope Francis declared the death penalty wrong in all cases. Calling capital punishment "contrary to the Gospel" is a change in the Catholic church's teaching. But will it mean a change in the politics of American Catholics?
by Marianne Combs and Elizabeth Shockman

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Abuse victims to vote on Archdiocese bankruptcy plan

Abuse victims to vote on Archdiocese bankruptcy plan

Some 450 victims of clergy sexual abuse will likely vote this month on a reorganization plan for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, according to a timeline laid out Thursday in a federal bankruptcy court hearing.
by Martin Moylan

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Pope changes death penalty teaching, now 'inadmissible'

Pope changes death penalty teaching, now 'inadmissible'

The new teaching, contained in Catechism No. 2267, says the previous policy is outdated, that there are other ways to protect the common good, and that the church should instead commit itself to working to end capital punishment.
by The Associated Press

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Australian bishop convicted of sex abuse cover-up resigns

Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson was convicted in May of failing to report to police the repeated abuse of two altar boys by a pedophile priest in the Hunter Valley region north of Sydney during the 1970s.
by The Associated Press

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