The first US-born pope marked America’s 250th anniversary by urging the country to recommit to its founding ideals. Speaking 'as a son of this great country,' Pope Leo highlighted a moral duty to ...

The temptation is to follow “The Star-Spangled Banner,” our national anthem, with an immediate declaration of “Play ball!” But in honor of the 250th birthday of the United States, let’s resist that ...

On the anniversary of a Supreme Court ruling reinstating the US death penalty, faith leaders, those affected by murder and ...

The latest consecrations could prompt Pope Leo to end the Vatican’s decades of dialogue with the breakaway society.

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A week into the 16-day Great American State Fair, gospel music could be heard in one section of the National Mall and rodeo calls on the other. Bible verses were recited from one ...

Almost immediately after the Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission released its draft 224-page report Friday ...

(The Conversation) — American courts have heard cases over the Bible’s role in classrooms for more than a century. Whether lessons are constitutional depends on their purpose. (The Conversation) — On ...

Mother Khadijah” worked alongside her provocative and charismatic husband for decades, helping lead their religious and ...

From the Civil War to the Cold War, existential fears have fueled claims that America is a Christian nation, a historian of ...

(RNS) — This man didn’t set foot in North America. He never signed a founding document. But there is a compelling case that our country’s great story would look very different without him. (RNS) — ...

While Ms. Rachel teaches through her songs that 'big feelings are OK,' she also demonstrates — like Lady Zaynab did — that ...

Completing a pilgrimage from the Texas site of a World War II internment camp, interfaith activists said history is repeating ...