Religion

National

Living with nuns: Priced out of D.C., young women found low rent with unlikely roommates

Windsor Johnston

For 10 years, a Catholic-run home offered young women an affordable place to live in the nation's capital as they studied and launched careers. Now, that community is saying goodbye.
Racial Justice and Social Equity

After antisemitic break-in, Hillel of San Diego creates home security fund

Katie Hyson

Antisemitic vandals broke into a Jewish fraternity house at UC San Diego last weekend. Jewish students are asking for security improvements to feel safe in their homes.
These Catholic sisters want to start a new order with a difficult mission: helping survivors of clergy abuse

Adora Namigadde

Sisters Theresa Alethia and Danielle Lussier call themselves the Sisters of the Little Way of Beauty, Truth and Goodness. Their order plans to help victims of abuse.
National

At Mississippi funeral, Civil Rights leaders call for justice for Nolan Wells, 18

Elise Gregg

The parents of Nolan Wells, who was found dead on Horn Island in Mississippi, held a funeral for the 18-year-old on Monday. Wells was with friends for the Fourth of July and did not return home.
Why Orthodox Jews are opposing the new daylight saving bill in Congress

Yonat Shimron

Orthodox Jewish organizations say the bill, if passed, would force morning prayer services to start after 9 a.m. in some parts of the country, making observant Jews late for work and school.
International

Greetings from a Syrian church, infused with a mix of sweet fruit and diverse faiths

Emily Feng

Syria's Mar Musa monastery provides the tastiest mulberries, and its services draw from Eastern Orthodox Christian and Sufi customs.
International

Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release

The Associated Press

A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Christian missionaries have found a new (virtual) mission territory

Fiona Murphy

The room may be virtual, but the prayer — and the evangelism — are not.
What to know about the Society of St. Pius X, the schismatic group excommunicated by the pope

Noah LaBelle

The Society of St. Pius X was excommunicated by Pope Leo for ordaining bishops without his permission. Its issues with the church run far deeper.
International

Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops

The Associated Press

The Vatican responded Thursday to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope's consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X in schism and excommunicating its bishops and priests.