Justice Ginsburg's Death Strikes Symbolic On Eve Of Rosh Hashanah Many Jews learned that Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman on the Supreme Court, had passed while they were listening to Rosh Hashanah services. Sam Gringlas
Rabbis Share How Rosh Hashanah Will Be Affected By COVID-19 The Jewish High Holidays begin tonight with the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Rabbis share how their sermons will be shaped by this year's events.
'Charlie Hebdo' To Reprint Muhammad Cartoons As Trial Linked To 2015 Attack Begins The satirical weekly, whose Paris offices were stormed by Islamist extremists who killed several staff members, will reprint the controversial cartoons that apparently sparked the attack. Scott Neuman
Records From Once-Secret Archive Offer New Clues Into Vatican Response To Holocaust The Vatican has long maintained that Pope Pius XII did everything he could to save Jewish lives, but newly unearthed papers have renewed accusations of complicit silence against him. Sylvia Poggioli
Newly Unveiled Archives Reveal Pope Pius XII's Response To The Holocaust New revelations emerge from the long-secret Vatican archive about what Pope Pius XII knew — and did — about the Nazis mass murder of Jews. Sylvia Poggioli
Conventions Bring Sharper Faith Appeals From Both Parties Some speakers at the Republican National Convention were as quick to question the faith beliefs of the Biden-Harris ticket as they were to defend those of their own candidates. Tom Gjelten
Evangelical Voters Weigh In On What's At Stake In November's Election Some evangelical voters had misgivings about President Trump ahead of the 2016 election. Four years later at the Republican National Convention, many say those doubts are gone. Sarah McCammon
Jerry Falwell Jr. Resigns As Liberty University's President Jerry Falwell Jr. confirms to NPR via text message that he is resigning as Liberty University president after a confusing 24 hours over his status at the school. Samantha Raphelson
Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Role At Liberty University Is In Question Jerry Falwell Jr. denies reports he resigned from Liberty University. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Aram Roston of the Reuters News Agency about the allegations involving Falwell.
Political Conventions Show How Religion Is Playing A Role In Campaigns Republican and Democratic conventions show that both parties are appealing to faith voters. They have mostly different target audiences, though Catholics are getting special attention this year. Tom Gjelten