Faith - The Journal

Israel’s rightward shift is straining its ties with U.S. Jews

Coalition includes ultra-Orthodox and ultranationalist parties

DATE: Feb 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Faith

India withdraws appeal to hug cows on Valentine’s Day

Political rivals criticized idea on social media

DATE: Feb 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Faith

Man sues Denver archdiocese over abuse by convicted priest

DENVER – A man who says he was repeatedly sexually abused as a teen by his Catholic priest more than two decades ago filed a lawsuit against the now-defrocked priest and the Archdiocese of D...

DATE: Jan 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Faith

Church of England apologizes for treatment of LGBTQ people

LONDON — The Church of England formally apologized Friday for its treatment of LGBTQ people, even as it said that same-sex couples still won't be allowed to marry in its churches. The apolog...

DATE: Jan 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Faith

Saudi Arabia: Hajj pilgrimage returning to pre-COVID levels

Visits fell to as low as 1,000 in 2020, down from 2.4 million in 2019

DATE: Jan 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Faith

Faith leaders prep for border changes amid tension, hope

Migrants are deeply mistrustful of swirling policy rumors.

DATE: Dec 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Faith

U.S. targets Russian mercenary group over religious freedom

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Friday placed a well-known Russian paramilitary organization on a list of religious freedom violators alongside a number of notorious terrorist organ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Faith

Bisons’ relocation to Native lands revives a spiritual bond

‘We all come from the same dirt that these animals are formed from – from our Creator’

DATE: Nov 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Rare 1,000-year-old Christian manuscript returned to Greece from U.S.

ATHENS, Greece — A U.S. museum has returned a valuable 1,000-year-old Christian manuscript to a monastery in northern Greece it was looted from by Bulgarian forces more than a century ago to...

DATE: Oct 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Faith

Churches defend clergy loophole in child sex abuse reporting

After intense opposition from religious groups, the clergy privilege remained unchanged

DATE: Oct 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Congress is considering making same-sex marriage federal law

A political scientist explains how this issue became less polarized over time

DATE: Aug 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Faith

Arriola Bible Church hosts children’s vacation Bible school

Arriola Bible Church will host a Monumental Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., July 25-29 at the church. Kids will explore the Southwest desert, participate in memorable Bible-le...

DATE: Jun 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Faith