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. Frank Langfitt
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
Fewer Than Half Of U.S. Adults Belong To A Religious Congregation, New Poll Shows For the first time since Gallup began asking the question in 1937, fewer than half of U.S. adults interviewed said they belonged to a church, synagogue or mosque. That figure is down from 70% in 2000. Scott Neuman
Catholics React To Vatican Ban On Clergy Blessing Same-Sex Marriages NPR's A. Martinez talks to Jamie Manson, president of Catholics for Choice, and a member of the LGBTQ community, about Pope Francis' statement that Catholic clergy can't bless same-sex relationships.
Vatican Says Catholic Church Cannot Bless Same-Sex Marriages "The presence in such relationships of positive elements ... cannot justify these relationships and render them legitimate objects of an ecclesial blessing," the Vatican said Monday. Bill Chappell