Survivor Of Tree Of Life Synagogue Shooting Reflects On The Last Year NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Barry Werber, who survived the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, about the anniversary coming up.
Hijabis on the soccer field: This teen founded a camp for Muslim girls like her On this sunny day, girls of all ages are doing laps around the field — kicking soccer balls, running drills, and living their best lives. Some of the girls wear headscarves. Others wear dresses. On this field, there is no dress code. Ayesha Mohammed
Investigation Into Child Sex Abuse By Priests In Colorado Finds Dozens of Victims A new investigation has found dozens of victims of child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Colorado and a decades-long cover-up. It can't rule out that some priests are still serving. Allison Sherry
Evangelical Christian Leaders Push Back On Turkish Invasion Of Northern Syria Evangelical Christian leaders are furious over President Trump's green light to a Turkish invasion of Kurd-controlled territory in Syria. Thousands of Syrian and Kurdish Christians are in danger. Tom Gjelten
Catholic Bishops Meet To Discuss Amazon Over 200 priests, bishops and nuns are gathering at the Vatican for a three-week meeting focusing on the Amazon. Among the topics: ordaining older, married men to serve in remote communities. Sylvia Poggioli
The Pope Opposes Adjectives NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Joshua McElwee of the National Catholic Reporter about advice Pope Francis gave to his communications team this week.
We're All Gonna Live Forever! The Stories We Tell About Conquering Death Last week, we spoke with psychologist Sheldon Solomon about the fear of death and how it shapes our actions. This week, we pivot from psychology and politics to religion and history as we explore how people have tried to resolve these fears. We talk with philosopher Stephen Cave about the ways we assure ourselves that death is not really the end. Shankar Vedantam
Air Conditioner Is Stolen Shortly After Ohio Church Installs It The Akron Alliance Fellowship church paid $3,500 for the new unit. The sign outside the church reads: "Whoever stole our AC unit - Keep it. It's hot where you're going."
Sister Helen: ‘People think I’m a saint...until they know me' ‘No religious leaders protested the killing that night. But I was there. I saw it with my own eyes. And what I saw set my soul on fire.’ John O'Brien
Pope Francis To Visit 3 Countries In Sub-Saharan Africa Pope Francis this week heads to Africa to visit Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius. He will focus on environmental and political issues — as well as spiritual. Sylvia Poggioli