The Proportion Of White Christians In The U.S. Has Stopped Shrinking, New Study Finds For years, religion in America was changing rapidly: The proportion of white Christians was shrinking, largely replaced by people who have no religious affiliation. Now, those trends have plateaued. Becky Sullivan
She Struggled To Reclaim Her Indigenous Name. She Hopes Others Have It Easier A new Canadian policy answers a 2015 call for government action. Danita Bilozaze hopes it means that no one will face the resistance she did to rescue her name from a history of forced assimilation. Emma Bowman
Nordstrom Partners With Luxury Hijab Brand NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with founder and CEO Hilal Ibrahim about her brand Henna & Hijabs. Nordstrom is now carrying her products.
After Debate On Biden's Abortion Views, Bishops Vote to Rethink Communion Rules The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has voted to move forward with a process that could call into question the eligibility of politicians like President Joe Biden to receive Communion. Sarah McCammon
U.S. Catholic Bishops Have Heated Debate Before End-Of-Week Vote On Communion U.S. Catholic bishops clashed virtually Thursday over whether Catholic politicians who support abortion rights should continue to receive Communion. The Associated Press
Supreme Court Sides With Religious Freedom In High Profile LGBTQ Rights Case The Supreme Court saw a case that pitted religious freedom against gay rights — and sided with the adoption agency that the city of Philadelphia wouldn't work with because they exclude LGBTQ couples.
America's Top Evangelical Group Is Deciding If They're Further Right Than Trump The Southern Baptist Convention meets this week in Nashville, bringing to the fore a host of controversial issues that threaten to cause a rift among the faithful. Jaclyn Diaz
New Report Details Firsthand Accounts Of Torture From Uyghur Muslims In China NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jonathan Loeb, a senior crisis adviser and the lead author of Amnesty International's new report on the persecution of Uyghurs and other minority groups in Xinjiang. Patrick Jarenwattananon
The Senate Has Just Confirmed The First Muslim American Federal Judge In U.S. History Zahid Quraishi was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey by a Senate vote of 81-16. Saeed Ahmed
Pope Francis Expresses Sorrow But No Apology For Indigenous School Deaths In Canada Francis urged political and religious officials to work toward "healing and reconciliation," but he did not formally apologize for the church's role in the forced reeducation of 150,000 children. Matthew S. Schwartz