Here's how Trump's Faith Office and task force against 'anti-Christian bias' may work Two executive orders from Trump address religion directly. One forms a task force to counter "anti-Christian bias" in the federal government. The other establishes a Faith Office in the White House. Jason DeRose
Pope Francis calls Trump's mass deportations a 'major crisis' in letter In a rare public rebuke, Pope Francis criticized the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, indicating that Vice President Vance had gotten the Christian theology on welcoming strangers wrong. Jason DeRose
Pope rebukes Trump over migrant deportations and refutes VP Vance's theology In a strongly-worded letter to Catholic bishops in the United States, Pope Francis is taking to task the Trump Administration's stance on migrants, and that he's following what he calls a "major crisis" with the initiation of mass deportation. Jason DeRose
The immigration debate is reframing the religious concept of helping your neighbor The Trump administration's approach to federal aid programs, especially refugee resettlement, appears to be challenging the approach of faith-based groups to caring for "the stranger." Ayesha Rascoe
D.C. pastor hopeful and resolute after church awarded Proud Boys' trademark The Proud Boys' trademark now legally belongs to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rev. William Lamar IV about what comes next. Juana Summers
Pastor pushed out after parishioners complain about focus on racial justice Leaders of a Baptist church in North Carolina ousted the pastor after congregants started leaving. A secret tape provides a rare look at the debate when a message threatens a business model. Frank Langfitt
Evangelical Christian groups want Trump to reconsider certain immigration policies Multiple evangelical Christian groups are criticizing tenants of the Trump Administration's immigration policy. But people many of the people pews agree with them. Jason DeRose
Remembering renowned theologian Richard B. Hays Theologian Richard B. Hays' past work was often cited as a reason for not allowing same-sex relationships in Christian churches. In his new book, co-written with his son, Chris, he reverses course.
Churches have a long history of being safe havens — for immigrants and others For centuries, houses of worship have served as havens for people needing refuge — and, in recent decades, sanctuary from the U.S. government. Bill Chappell
Bishop Mariann Budde talks about confronting President Trump in sermon NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Bishop Mariann Budde about her homily Tuesday, where she made a plea directly to President Donald Trump. Juana Summers