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Supreme Court makes big decisions with more to come: Here's what to know

Supreme Court makes big decisions with more to come: Here's what to know

The Supreme Court is expected to announce major decisions Friday on Biden's student loan forgiveness program and a case that impacts gay rights.

June 30, 2023 9:08am EDT
Supreme Court solidifies protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations

Supreme Court solidifies protections for workers who ask for religious accommodations

The Supreme Court is using the case of a Christian mailman from Pennsylvania who didn’t want to work Sundays to solidify protections for workers who are religious.

June 29, 2023 11:57am EDT
Praise be to AI: Hundreds attend church service generated by ChatGPT

Praise be to AI: Hundreds attend church service generated by ChatGPT

Hundreds of German Protestants attended a church service in Bavaria that was generated almost entirely by artificial intelligence.

June 20, 2023 7:20pm EDT
Sacramento taqueria allegedly used priest to get confessions of workplace 'sins'

Sacramento taqueria allegedly used priest to get confessions of workplace 'sins'

The owners of multiple Sacramento taquerias will have to shell out thousands in damages to former employees and fines after they were busted hiring an alleged priest to spy on workers and extract confessions of workplace "sins."

June 20, 2023 3:31pm EDT
Gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that killed 11 found guilty on all charges

Gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that killed 11 found guilty on all charges

Robert Bowers was convicted on Friday in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. Jurors must now decide whether he should be sent to death row or sentenced to life in prison without parole.

June 16, 2023 2:57pm EDT
'Better than before': Pope Francis leaves hospital 9 days after operation

'Better than before': Pope Francis leaves hospital 9 days after operation

"Still alive,'' the pope quipped when a reporter asked how he was while leaving the hospital on Friday.

June 16, 2023 6:50am EDT
Famed Saddleback Church rejected again by Southern Baptists for having women pastors

Famed Saddleback Church rejected again by Southern Baptists for having women pastors

The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold, rejecting an appeal by the California megachurch over its February ouster for having women pastors.

June 14, 2023 12:10pm EDT
Pope Francis to skip Sunday public blessing as he recovers from major surgery

Pope Francis to skip Sunday public blessing as he recovers from major surgery

Pope Francis, “wisely" following doctors’ advice, will skip Sunday’s customary public blessing to allow himself to heal after abdominal surgery.

June 10, 2023 10:17am EDT
3 US states remove all time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits

3 US states remove all time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits

Maryland, Maine and Vermont are the only three U.S. states to have eliminated the statute of limitations on child sex abuse lawsuits. However, other states are poised to take action.

June 9, 2023 9:07am EDT
Pat Robertson, Christian Coalition founder and evangelical broadcaster, dead at 93

Pat Robertson, Christian Coalition founder and evangelical broadcaster, dead at 93

Pat Robertson, the evangelical broadcaster known for the "700 Club" and the founder of the Christian Coalition, has died. He was 93 years old.

June 8, 2023 8:31am EDT
Pope Francis undergoes intestinal surgery, will remain at hospital for several days

Pope Francis undergoes intestinal surgery, will remain at hospital for several days

Pope Francis was admitted to the hospital Wednesday to repair a hernia in his intestine, the latest malady to befall the 86-year-old pontiff who had part of his colon removed two years ago.

June 7, 2023 12:04pm EDT
Oklahoma school board approves first US taxpayer-funded religious school

Oklahoma school board approves first US taxpayer-funded religious school

The Statewide Virtual Charter School Board voted 3-2 to approve an application by the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma.

June 5, 2023 8:38pm EDT
Happy birthday: France's spectacular abbey Mont-Saint-Michel turns 1,000

Happy birthday: France's spectacular abbey Mont-Saint-Michel turns 1,000

Legend has it that the archangel Michael appeared in 708, instructing the bishop of nearby Avranches to build him a church on the rocky outcrop.

June 5, 2023 11:44am EDT
Utah district bans Bible in elementary, middle school 'due to vulgarity or violence'

Utah district bans Bible in elementary, middle school 'due to vulgarity or violence'

The Good Book is being treated like a bad book in Utah after a parent frustrated by efforts to ban materials from schools convinced a suburban district that some Bible verses were too vulgar or violent for younger children.

June 2, 2023 6:34pm EDT
Mormon missionary killed, 3 others hurt in Brazil bus crash

Mormon missionary killed, 3 others hurt in Brazil bus crash

Church leaders said 20-year-old Elder Izaak Orion Card, 20, of Anchorage, Alaska, lost his life in a rural area near the city of Tibagi.

May 28, 2023 2:49pm EDT
Pope Francis gets back to work after battling fever

Pope Francis gets back to work after battling fever

Pope Francis resumed regular appointments on Saturday, one day after canceling his schedule due to a fever.

May 27, 2023 2:52pm EDT
Missouri miracle? Photo shows nun’s body still intact nearly 4 years after death

Missouri miracle? Photo shows nun’s body still intact nearly 4 years after death

Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, OSB, died in 2019, but when her body was recently exhumed, her order was shocked.

May 24, 2023 3:32pm EDT
Catholic clergy sexual abuse of kids was far more common than church acknowledged: Illinois AG probe

Catholic clergy sexual abuse of kids was far more common than church acknowledged: Illinois AG probe

Illinois investigators found that 451 Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950 — far more than the 103 individuals the church had named when the state review began in 2018.

May 23, 2023 12:11pm EDT
DeSantis vows to protect faith, family at National Religious Broadcasters event: 'Put on full armor of God'

DeSantis vows to protect faith, family at National Religious Broadcasters event: 'Put on full armor of God'

Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to continue taking on woke agendas, make pro-family decisions, and support Americans’ right to practice their faith during a speech at the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) International Christian Media Convention in Orlando, Florida.

May 22, 2023 10:53pm EDT
2 dorm directors fired for using pronouns in emails at small New York Christian college

2 dorm directors fired for using pronouns in emails at small New York Christian college

The recent firings prompted more than 700 alumni to sign a petition in protest.

May 21, 2023 3:36pm EDT
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