U.N. Security Council Meets Over Israeli-Palestinian Violence With the death toll nearing 200 and thousands more civilians left homeless, the United Nations is pushing for a cease-fire. Dustin Jones
Lutherans Elect First Openly Transgender Bishop Megan Rohrer Rev. Megan Rohrer has been elected as the first openly transgender bishop within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. They will lead some 200 congregations in California and Nevada. Melissa Block
Muslims Mark End Of Ramadan, But COVID Subdues Celebrations For A Second Year Some 1.8 billion faithful around the world are marking Eid al-Fitr, but in many places, COVID-19 restrictions and concerns over the spread of virus were putting a damper on festivities. Michele Abercrombie
Vatican Warns U.S. Bishops About Denying Communion To Supporters Of Abortion Rights The possible plan could affect President Biden, among other Catholic political figures. The Vatican is calling for U.S. bishops to reach a consensus and says any such move could sow division. Sylvia Poggioli
Dozens Crushed To Death, Scores Injured In Stampede At Israeli Religious Festival At least 45 people were killed and some 150 injured in a crush at the gathering of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel, where tens of thousands of faithful had convened. Daniel Estrin
Religious Leaders Had To Fight Disinformation To Get Their Communities Vaccinated Israel and the United Kingdom are among the top five most vaccinated countries. But to get there, they had combat rumors about the vaccines circulating in faith and minority communities. Daniel Estrin
Mom Releases Book Based On 10 Years Of Ramadan Traditions 10 years ago, story teller Salma Hasan Ali started a blog marking the month of Ramadan called "30 Days, 30 Deeds." This year, she releases a book of stories and lessons from a decade of the blog.
Retiring NPR Correspondent Looks At How Religion Beat Has Changed After six years on the religion and belief beat — and four decades reporting for NPR — Tom Gjelten is retiring. He discusses how covering religion in America has changed in recent years. Tom Gjelten
At A Minneapolis Church's Easter Service, Justice Is On The Mind The Worldwide Outreach for Christ is just feet from where George Floyd was killed. NPR's Leila Fadel visits their Easter Sunday church service.
How Faith Leaders Have Approached Worship Differently In The Pandemic A year of the pandemic has revealed that faith communities have reacted differently to lockdown requirements. Why have some prioritized religious freedom over public safety? Lee Hale