Harvard's New Head Chaplain: Young People Are Looking For A Non-Religious Alternative NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Humanist Chaplain Greg Epstein, who was recently elected president of chaplains at Harvard University.
Harvard Has A New Chief Chaplain And He's An Atheist Greg Epstein is the author of Good Without God. In his new role, he will oversee the activities of all religious communities on campus. His personal beliefs or disbelief don't seem to be an issue.
Religious Leaders Play A Key Role In People's Decision To Get Vaccines Or Wear Masks A church that earlier denied the severity of COVID-19 changed its messaging after an outbreak. But another church continues to say mask wearers and the vaccinated aren't welcome at worship services. Paige Pfleger
The Al-Aqsa Mosque Complex Is A Park, A Holy Site And A Symbol Of Resistance In the news, the al-Aqsa mosque compound is a fuse for conflict between Israel and Palestinians. But in daily life of Muslims, it's a park, holy site and, yes, a symbol of resistance. Fatma Tanis
Defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Is Charged With Sexually Assaulting A Teen Court documents obtained by The Boston Globe show that McCarrick is charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy during a wedding reception in the 1970s. The Associated Press
The Vatican Is Holding Its Biggest Criminal Trial In Modern History The Vatican is holding its biggest criminal trial in modern history. The case alleges 10 people, including a once-powerful cardinal, of defrauding the Holy See of tens of millions of dollars. Sylvia Poggioli
The Latest Eid Fashion Trend? Sustainability Muslim designers, noticing a demand for sustainable Eid clothing, have launched eco-friendly pieces leading up to the holiday. Dalia Faheid
Pope Francis Seen Leaving Hospital 10 Days After Intestinal Surgery AP journalists saw a car with Francis sitting in the front passenger seat leaving Rome's Gemelli Polytechnic hospital on Wednesday morning. The Associated Press
Cornel West Has Announced He's Leaving Harvard And Says The School Has Lost Its Way In a resignation letter posted to Twitter on Monday, West says the university is suffering from "intellectual and spiritual bankruptcy of deep depths." Deepa Shivaram
There Are 11,073 Muslims In Federal Prisons But Just 13 Chaplains To Minister To Them Muslims, the third-largest faith group in federal prisons, are significantly underrepresented among the chaplaincy, according to a recent Department of Justice report. Dalia Faheid