Southern Baptist Convention Expected To Focus On Problem Of Sex Abuse In Church NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Houston Chronicle reporter Robert Downen from the Southern Baptist Convention. Downen was on the reporting team that exposed the church's sex abuse scandal.
Southern Baptists To Confront Sexual Abuse And Role Of Women In The Church The largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. faces allegations of sexual abuse by ministers and controversy over its opposition to women preachIng in church. Tom Gjelten
Vatican Issues Document During Pride Month Denying Gender Identity Is A Choice The document entitled "Male and Female He Created Them," laments what it calls an "educational crisis" around sexuality and reaffirming the church's traditional stance on gender identity. Amy Held
Reading Into Changes To The Lord's Prayer NPR's Michel Martin talks to biblical scholar Meredith Warren about the changes to the Lord's Prayer approved by Pope Francis.
More Than 1,000 Holocaust Victims Are Buried In Belarus After Mass Grave Discovered The remains emerged at a construction site in January. "I think it's very late, but better late than never," said Marcel Drimer, an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor. Sasha Ingber
Former Catholic Priest Calls To 'Abolish The Priesthood' NPR's Michel Martin speaks with writer James Carroll, a former Catholic priest, about his piece in The Atlantic entitled "Abolish the Priesthood."
American Muslims In Public Life Say They Face Outsized Scrutiny Many say the storm of criticism around Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), the first black Muslim woman in Congress, is more about who she is than what she says. Her experience is familiar to other Muslim leaders. Leila Fadel
A Fishing Line Encircles Manhattan, Protecting Sanctity of Sabbath Manhattan's eruv may be the most expensive in the world. It is a thin fishing line above the skyline that encircles the island, allowing observant Jews to leave their homes on the Sabbath. Monique Laborde
'Amazing Grace' Musical Has Its Second Coming At Museum Of The Bible NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gabe Barre, director of Amazing Grace: The Musical, which is currently playing at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.
Pope Francis Issues New Rules On Reporting Sexual Abuse NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Marie Collins, a church sex abuse survivor, about new rules on reporting abuse. Collins wishes the pope's rules required priests to report abuse to civil authorities.