'Veritas' Asks How A Respected Scholar Could Be Duped By A Bumbling Fraudster Author Ariel Sabar explores the lives of Harvard's Karen King and of Walter Fritz, the porn producer who convinced her the papyrus fragment he gave her — "The Gospel of Jesus's Wife" — was genuine. Tom Gjelten
Indian Prime Minister Lays Cornerstone Of A Hindu Temple On The Ruins Of A Mosque India's prime minister laid the cornerstone of a Hindu temple that is being built on the ruins of a mosque destroyed by Hindu extremists — a gesture painful to Muslims, hundreds of whom died there. Lauren Frayer
Indian Prime Minister Lays Cornerstone For Controversial Hindu Temple India's Narendra Modi lays the cornerstone for a Hindu temple built on the ruins of a 16th century mosque destroyed by Hindu extremists, where hundreds of Indian Muslims died. Lauren Frayer
Religious Groups Received $6-10 Billion In COVID-19 Relief Funds, Hope For More More than 400 evangelical churches and ministries each received forgivable loans worth at least $1 million. Tom Gjelten
Goat Sales For Eid Were Tanking Due To The Pandemic. So Marketers Got Creative It's been hard to sell the sacrificial animal in India for the Eid al-Adha holiday amid COVID-19. Goat dealers are trying everything from a pageant hosted by a TikTok star to WhatsApp orders. Sandip Roy
The Closure Of Catholic Schools Is 'Devastating,' Advocates Say Administrators say the COVID-19 economic downturn means many low income families can no longer afford Catholic school tuition fees. Tom Gjelten
Turkey Holds 1st Muslim Prayers In Hagia Sophia Newly Converted Into A Mosque Turkey held the first organized Muslim prayers Friday in the famed Hagia Sophia after the grand ancient building was converted from a museum into a mosque. Peter Kenyon
Hagia Sophia Hosts 1st Friday Prayers Since It Was Turned Back Into A Mosque The Istanbul landmark has long been hailed as a symbol of the coexistence of Christianity and Islam, a cultural junction between East and West. Peter Kenyon
Siamak Hariri: How Do You Create A Sacred Space? To design the Bahá'í Temple of South America, architect Siamak Hariri had to reimagine what a sacred space looks like. He found his answer and design in illumination. NPR/TED Staff
Pompeo's Vision Of Human Rights May Hurt LGBTQ, Women's Rights, Critics Say Secretary of State Mike Pompeo unveiled his vision of how the U.S. should redefine its advocacy of human rights — stressing religion. Critics say it could endanger abortion rights and LGBTQ equality. Jackie Northam
