Iraqi PM grapples with militia threat as talks with US start
<p>BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister asked Iran's leaders to rein in Iran-backed militias in Iraq and in a strongly worded message to Tehran, suggested...
Alabama revises voter form with religious oath, lawsuit ends
<p>BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An atheist group asked a judge Wednesday to end its federal lawsuit against the state of Alabama since officials have revised...
Report: Pandemic amped up anti-Semitism, forced it online
TEL AVIV, Israel — Coronavirus lockdowns last year shifted some anti-Semitic hatred online, where conspiracy theories blaming Jews for the pandemic’s medical and economic...
Iraqi PM grapples with militia threat as talks with US start
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister asked Iran's leaders to rein in Iran-backed militias in Iraq and in a strongly worded message to Tehran, suggested...
Musician couple host concerts to fundraise for food pantry
<p>NEW YORK — When Erin Shields belted out “Being Alive” — the showstopper from the Broadway classic “Company” — the title had extra levels...
Hans Kueng, dissident Catholic theologian, dies at 93
<p>BERLIN — Hans Kueng, a Roman Catholic theologian who was an early colleague and friend of the future Pope Benedict XVI but later fell...
Musician couple host concerts to fundraise for food pantry
NEW YORK — When Erin Shields belted out “Being Alive” — the showstopper from the Broadway classic “Company” — the title had extra levels...
Hans Kueng, dissident Catholic theologian, dies at 93
BERLIN — Hans Kueng, a Roman Catholic theologian who was an early colleague and friend of the future Pope Benedict XVI but later fell...
Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals in US
<p>The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest evangelical denomination, posted a photo on Facebook last week of him getting the COVID-19 vaccine....
Faith leaders call for elimination of Senate filibuster
<p>A coalition of faith leaders and activists on Monday demanded the elimination of the Senate filibuster, wading into a crucial debate in Washington with...