Religion News Service

Religious leaders who campaign for wildlife conservation are mourning the death of the world's last male northern white rhino, calling the subspecies' likely extinction a spiritual loss.

People often claim that famous nonbelievers had a deathbed conversion to Christianity. It happened again after the death last week of physicist Stephen Hawking, who said he did not believe in God.

An ethereal city graced with sunlight so bright it turns the white stone skyline gold at sunset, Jerusalem is also an earthbound city whose teachers must be paid and whose garbage must be collected.

Just over five years ago, a Saudi-financed center for interfaith relations opened in Vienna amid concern it might be a public relations fig leaf for a country often slammed for its lack of religious freedom.

Parliament’s education select committee heard March 7 from England’s chief inspector of schools, whom some appreciate for her frankness and others accuse of unfairly singling out Muslims.

Five years after Pope Francis ascended to the papacy, a survey of U.S. Catholics reports the pontiff has a high favorability rating — but his popularity is waning among political conservatives.

Public school officials in one of the nation's fastest-growing cities are being accused of violating the separation of church and state.

Washington -- Tuesday I am planning to get arrested on Capitol Hill at the National Catholic Day of Action with Dreamers. My arrest will be an expression of solidarity with “Dreamers” who face arrest and deportation if Congress or the president does not do something to protect their legal status.

When audiotapes revealed evangelist Billy Graham making anti-Semitic remarks, the incident was a rare tarnish on the relationship between the prominent evangelical leader and the Jewish community.

Billy Graham, a religious phenomenon who became a household name and preached to multitudes of people across the globe, died Feb. 21 after more than a half-century of ministry. He was 99.Billy Graham, a religious phenomenon who became a household name and preached to multitudes of people across the globe, died Feb. 21 after more than a half-century of ministry. He was 99.

Signs of the Times: The Vatican's job is to make martyrdom unnecessary wherever possible. This is why negotiations are conducted by diplomats, not saints or martyrs.

Trump administration officials said in late January they would once again allow refugees from countries included in the bans — which have accounted for more than 40 percent of refugee admissions over the last three years, according to State Department data — so long as the newcomers undergo additional vetting.

The Catholic Church needs to learn about married life from the faithful, said Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich. He is saying this from theological conviction, not a desire to water down church teaching.

A group of progressive evangelicals and other Christians are planning a "revival" to protest "toxic evangelicalism" and evangelical leaders such as Jerry Falwell Jr. who support President Trump.

In his second appearance at the annual National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump steered clear of partisan politics and focused on his belief in the country's dependence on God.

As hundreds of Jewish, Muslim and Christian faith leaders from the United States and abroad descended on Washington for a conference on religious tolerance this week, attendees were quick to note an unexpectedly large delegation from one particular religious group: evangelical Christians.

In drought-stricken Cape Town, residents are hoarding bottled water and showering over buckets in anticipation of "Day Zero," the unprecedented moment when engineers close most of the city's faucets.

After he and other German Catholic leaders opposed the legalization of "marriage for all," a German cardinal has signaled cautious support for Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples.

An international court ruling saying Costa Rica should allow same-sex marriage has turned an evangelical candidate who opposes it into the leading contender in the presidential election.