Pope Benedict Breaks 6-Year Silence To Comment On Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal Two popes speaking simultaneously on the most divisive issue facing the church is remarkable. Benedict's letter may well raise concerns that the Vatican can no longer speak with a single voice. Tom Gjelten
Louisiana Looks For Answers After Fires Destroy 3 Historically Black Churches Three predominantly black churches burned in Louisiana's St. Landry Parish in the span of 10 days. NPR's Michel Martin gets an update from reporter Katie Gagliano of The Acadiana Advocate.
Reacting To The LDS Church's Latest LGBT Policy Change The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reversed a controversial policy about children of same-sex couples being baptized. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Jamison Manwaring.
Pope Names New Washington, D.C. Archbishop The Vatican named a new archbishop to Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Archbishop Wilton Gregory accepted the pope's offer to become the leader of an archdiocese in turmoil over abuse allegations. Tom Gjelten
News Brief: FAA Head On Capitol Hill, Jussie Smollett The head of the Federal Aviation Administration is expected to face sharp questioning as he goes before a Senate committee. Also the latest on Jussie Smollett. Jim Zarroli
Former Murdoch Executive Says He Quit Over Fox's Anti-Muslim Rhetoric A former top executive for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. tells NPR he left his job because of relentlessly harsh depictions of Muslims and immigrants in Murdoch's media properties, especially Fox News. David Folkenflik
Coping With The Persistent Trauma Of Anti-Muslim Rhetoric And Violence After the New Zealand terrorist attacks, mental health professionals are asking: what does persistent trauma do to a generation of young Muslims growing up in the midst of it all? Leila Fadel
Vigil draws more than 1,000 at Redmond mosque Hundreds gathered on Monday for a Muslim community Interfaith vigil and Anti-Islamophobia teach-in at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound in Redmond. Megan Farmer
After Years Of Abuse By Priests, #NunsToo Are Speaking Out A #NunsToo movement has emerged from #MeToo, as Roman Catholic nuns start speaking out about sexual abuse by priests. Cases of rape and forced abortion have begun coming to light. Sylvia Poggioli
Barbershop: Muslim Group Reacts To New Zealand Shootings NPR's Michel Martin speaks with a multinational group of Muslims to get their reaction to the shootings in New Zealand: Tahir Nawaz, Mohamed Labidi, Mona Eltahawy, and Johari Abdul-Malik.