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Faith

Pew study: More Americans reject religion, but believers firm in faith

(RNS) — Americans as a whole are growing less religious, but those who still consider themselves to belong to a religion are, on average, just as committed to their faiths as they were in the past — in certain respects even more so. The 2014 U.S. Religious Landscape Study, released Tuesday

Catholic

Two arrested at Vatican for leaking confidential documents

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican on Monday (Nov. 2) announced the arrest of two people in connection with the alleged theft of confidential documents, the first such case since the "Vatileaks" scandal saw the papal butler jailed for leaking Holy See secrets. Spanish priest Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda was

Faith

Student: Teacher graded on belief in God

KATY, Texas — A seventh-grade assignment in a Texas school district asked students to deny the existence of God, a student said. The Katy Independent School District has since apologized and the principal of West Memorial Junior High School determined the assignment wasn't necessary for students.

islam

Saudi blogger awarded EU’s human rights prize

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, who has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail for insulting Islam and for cyber crime, was awarded the European Union's prize for human rights and freedom of thought on Thursday (Oct. 29).

religion

World Congress of Families full of Mormon connections

SALT LAKE CITY — The ninth World Congress of Families begins Tuesday (Oct. 27) with a parade of national flags carried by International Children's Choir members; an invocation by Rabbi Avremi Zippel, co-director of Chabad Lubavitch of Utah; and a keynote address by a Mormon apostle. Organizers tout the

Religion News Service

Five takeaways from Vatican synod

VATICAN CITY – The most significant and contested gathering of Roman Catholic bishops in the last 50 years formally ended on Sunday (Oct. 25) after three weeks of debate and dispute, but the arguments over who "won" and who "lost" are only beginning. The synod of 270

islam

With secret prayers, Jews challenge ‘status quo’ at Jerusalem holy site

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – As the group of Orthodox Jews came near the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City, one began to mumble while staring down at his mobile phone. Another looked up in awe, eyes half shut in concentration.

Faith

Controversial study on Conservative rabbis and intermarriage

(RNS) — A controversial new survey of Conservative rabbis shows that nearly 4 in 10 (38 percent) would officiate at the marriage of a Jew and non-Jew if the Conservative movement lifted its prohibition on these unions. The survey of 249 Conservative rabbis also found that about the same proportion (39