Firebrand jurist Roy Moore won the Alabama Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating an appointed incumbent backed by President Donald Trump.
American Catholic: What is clear from the experience of the NFL and the Catholic Church is that symbolic gestures mean different things to different people.
The Saudi government continues to tolerate hate speech by some clerics and discriminatory language in public school textbooks, a new study by Human Rights Watch said.
Stroll down Ifestou Street in the bustling Monastiraki market, and you’ll spy ropes of necklaces, bracelets and keychains bedecked with the mati, or “eye.”
Texas officials have written to President Trump urging him to follow up on his tweeted endorsement of federal disaster relief for churches after Hurricane Harvey.
American Catholic: Leaders in the Catholic Church, like leaders in any organization, hate scandals. They wish that they never happen, and when they do, they try to deal with them internally so as not to get a lot of bad publicity.
American Catholic: Attacking the bishops is almost always counterproductive, especially if you are Catholic. Rule No. 1 for politicians: Never debate theology with bishops.
After years of criticism, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe has released the names of 74 priests and religious leaders who were accused or later found guilty of sexually abusing children.
American Catholic: Over its 2,000-year history, the Catholic liturgy has constantly changed in response to new situations and cultures. Like software, it must continue to be updated and adjusted to the people and cultures of today.
Thousands of Christians and Muslims came together to celebrate the consecration of Kosovo's first Roman Catholic cathedral in the name of St. Teresa of Calcutta.
Nashville, Tenn. -- Paula White, President Trump's most prominent spiritual adviser, told a crowd of journalists at the Religion News Association's annual conference that she is certain President Trump is not a racist and that he "understands ... repentance."
America Catholic: I am looking forward to the annual Religion News Association meeting in Nashville. I enjoy the company of religion journalists, but I know many old friends won't be there.
Here’s a list of some of the key evangelical leaders — mostly men but also one woman — who were on President Donald Trump’s campaign evangelical executive advisory board and/or have served in an advisory role since his inauguration.
After being elected president with 81 percent of the white evangelical vote, Trump retains unprecedented ties with a group of conservative Christian religious leaders.