Religion News

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A law that bars Nebraska public school teachers from wearing religious habits, yarmulkes, burqas and other religious clothing could soon get overturned under a bill pending in the Legislature. The bill presented at

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Dylann Roof’s death sentence this week for killing nine black church members ends one chapter in his case, but it’s far from over. Roof has indicated he will appeal his federal punishment and

MEXICO CITY (AP) – A Roman Catholic diocese in northern Mexico says a priest missing since Jan. 3 has been found dead. The Saltillo Diocese in Coahuila state said in a statement Thursday that authorities informed them

BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) – A senior employee of World Vision who is accused of siphoning millions of dollars from the Christian charity and directing them to the Islamic militant group Hamas denies all accusations, according to his

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A newborn baby has been found abandoned at a cathedral in St. Paul, Minnesota. Police said Thursday the infant boy was found Wednesday night in a laundry basket by a custodian in

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas lawmakers will decide whether to embrace an issue that caused a national uproar in North Carolina – requiring people to use government and public school bathrooms, locker rooms and showers that correspond

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – A transgender man who wants a hysterectomy is suing a Catholic hospital in New Jersey for allegedly citing religion in refusing to allow the surgery. The lawsuit filed Thursday says the hysterectomy is

UNDATED (AP) – A widely shared story that claimed Pope Francis called for merging Islam and Christianity is false. The story quotes Francis as telling a Vatican audience: “Jesus Christ, Mohammed, Jehovah, Allah. These are all names