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Byline: Elizabeth Dias Bishop Budde locked eyes with President Trump and made a plea for mercy - and the war over spiritual authority in America was ignited anew. Standing in [...]

La primera mujer en ser líder espiritual de la Diócesis Episcopal de Washington hizo un llamado al presidente de EE. UU. para que se apiade de los migrantes y de [...]

After President Trump’s first blitz of executive orders heralded seismic changes in domestic and international policy, the second day of his administration was marked by notes of defiance, including multiple [...]

The first woman to serve as the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Bishop Budde had a message for President Trump during his first term, too. Bishop Mariann [...]

The inauguration ceremony features six religious leaders — Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim — who will offer prayers for Donald Trump’s second term. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Roman Catholic archbishop [...]

The tradition of swearing the oath of office on a Bible stretches back to George Washington, but not all presidents have observed it. As Donald J. Trump raised his right [...]

The appointment of Robert W. McElroy is a signal of the pope's priorities, two weeks before Donald J. Trump's term begins. Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, […]

Byline: Elizabeth Dias First there was Christmas Eve ⦠and then a new celebration was created. Some 2,000 years ago, on a holy night in Bethlehem as stars were brightly [...]

En la víspera de la Nochebuena ha nacido una nueva celebración. Hace unos 2000 años, en una noche sagrada de Belén en la que brillaban las estrellas, una joven dio [...]

First there was Christmas Eve ... and then a new celebration was created. Some 2,000 years ago, on a holy night in Bethlehem as stars were brightly shining, a young [...]

Byline: Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham Many Christian conservatives saw the battle for the White House as a holy war. Now, with Donald Trump's victory, their vision goes beyond politics. [...]

Many Christian conservatives saw the battle for the White House as a holy war. Now, with Donald Trump's victory, their vision goes beyond politics. Eight years ago, conservative Christians wondered [...]

Byline: Corina Knoll, Elizabeth Dias, Orlando Mayorquín and Dana Goldstein In the first election after the pandemic, Americans are heading to the polls full of emotions. When Americans voted in [...]

In the first election after the pandemic, Americans are heading to the polls full of emotions. When Americans voted in the last presidential election, people were profoundly isolated from their [...]

The Republican presidential nominee has pledged enhanced access to the White House. 'It will be directly into the Oval Office -- and me.' As voters head to the polls on [...]

They hope the issue helps their candidates. But some voters may support Republican candidates as well as abortion-rights ballot measures. With Election Day closing in, there are signs that a [...]

Three dozen Catholics from ''Lebo,'' as the Mt. Lebanon area of Pittsburgh is called, packed into Colleen Oxenreiter's living room on a recent Friday evening. Lebo is a heavily Catholic [...]

Alarmed by abortion and transgender rights, Christian activists are invoking the Old Testament story of Esther, the Jewish orphan who bravely saved her people. The biblical story of Esther, the [...]

Alarmed by abortion and transgender rights, Christian activists are invoking the Old Testament story of Esther, the Jewish orphan who bravely saved her people. The biblical story of Esther, the [...]

In a year of trauma, many Jews have found support in the deep wells of history, community and faith. The turning point came during spring finals, when Abigail Fixel got [...]

In a year of trauma, many Jews have found support in the deep wells of history, community and faith. The turning point came during spring finals, when Abigail Fixel got [...]

Senator JD Vance of Ohio campaigned in Pennsylvania at an event organized by Lance Wallnau, who described Vice President Kamala Harris’s debate performance as “witchcraft.” Senator JD Vance of Ohio [...]

On a recent Tuesday afternoon, Sam Brownback, the former governor of Kansas and a champion of socially conservative causes, asked a small crowd of his fellow Christian voters if they [...]

During the debate, the former president used the phrase 'execute the baby' to attack Kamala Harris for her support of abortion rights. Even in a presidential debate packed with shocking [...]

In his 30s, the Republican vice-presidential nominee read works on theology, mysticism, and political and moral philosophy. And he discovered his faith. From his new home in Cincinnati, JD Vance [...]

The spotlight at the convention is a dramatic shift from just four years ago, another sign of how radically the politics of abortion have changed, and how much the party [...]

The spotlight at the convention is a dramatic shift from just four years ago, another sign of how radically the politics of abortion have changed, and how much the party [...]

Byline: Elizabeth Dias Republicans may be backing away from abortion, but these activists have a strategy, with or without Trump. The pivot seems clear. The Republican Party of the post-Roe [...]

Republicans may be backing away from abortion, but these activists have a strategy, with or without Trump. The pivot seems clear. The Republican Party of the post-Roe era is sidelining [...]

Bishop Richard Henning will succeed Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, one of the pope's most trusted allies, who is retiring. Pope Francis announced the next leader for the Catholic Archdiocese of [...]

Bishop Richard Henning will succeed Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley, one of the pope’s most trusted allies, who is retiring. Pope Francis announced the next leader for the Catholic Archdiocese of [...]

Donald Trump’s followers see more than a man divinely saved from a bullet. They see the rescue of a nation. One after another, for four days, the testimonies for Donald [...]

The state superintendent, Ryan Walters, said the Bible was a ''necessary historical document.'' The mandate comes as part of a conservative movement to infuse Christian values in public schools. Oklahoma's [...]

Byline: Rick Rojas, David W. Chen and Elizabeth Dias Gov. Jeff Landry wants his state to be at the forefront of a national movement to advance legislation with a Christian [...]

Gov. Jeff Landry wants his state to be at the forefront of a national movement to advance legislation with a Christian worldview. The crowd at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic [...]

The movement looks for a path forward: ''Is the goal the absolute abolition of abortion in our nation?'' The Southern Baptist Convention voted to condemn in vitro fertilization at its [...]

Justice Samuel Alito's secretly recorded remarks come as many conservatives have openly embraced the view that American democracy must be grounded in a Christian worldview. It's a phrase not commonly [...]

Mr. Evans, who has built one of the largest predominantly African American evangelical churches in the United States, said in a statement that he was ''stepping away from my pastoral [...]

Justice Samuel Alito’s secretly recorded remarks come as many conservatives have openly embraced the view that American democracy must be grounded in a Christian worldview. It’s a phrase not commonly [...]

Mr. Evans, who has built one of the largest predominantly African American evangelical churches in the United States, said in a statement that he was “stepping away from my pastoral [...]

Many saw in the jury's finding a rejection of themselves, of their values and even of democracy itself. The sense of grievance erupted as powerfully as the verdict itself. From [...]

A proposal to be considered at the Southern Baptist Convention in June would advance fetal personhood and call on adherents to reject in vitro fertilization as immoral. Southern Baptists will [...]

Many saw in the jury’s finding a rejection of themselves, of their values and even of democracy itself. The sense of grievance erupted as powerfully as the verdict itself. From [...]

It happened almost by accident, over cocktails. Exactly the kind of accident that Leonard Leo intended to happen at his Federalist Society’s annual conference — a three-day gathering of the [...]

In an interview for a forthcoming book, Mrs. Clinton also suggested that if Donald Trump won in November ''we may never have another actual election.'' Hillary Clinton criticized her fellow [...]

In an interview for a forthcoming book, Mrs. Clinton also suggested that if Donald Trump won in November “we may never have another actual election.” Hillary Clinton criticized her fellow [...]

Two Republican state senators broke with their party to ensure final passage of the repeal. Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, is expected to sign it on Thursday. Arizona lawmakers voted [...]