Jersey City bias massacre victims remembered 1 year later

Jersey City paused to mark the anniversary of a bias attack that killed a police officer and three people in a Jewish grocery store.

Photo Essay: Faithful mourn, carry on amid pandemic

Relief may be on the way in the form of mass-produced vaccines, but COVID-19 continues to ravage communities around the world with the global death toll reaching some 1.5 million, leaving the living to mourn them and carry on. 

Lawsuit claims village discriminates against Orthodox Jews

A federal lawsuit claims a village in suburban New York discriminates against Orthodox Jewish residents through land use restrictions.

Oklahoma declares day of prayer as virus surges

As coronavirus continues surging in Oklahoma, nearing 200,000 cases, Gov. Kevin Stitt has declared Thursday a day of prayer and fasting in the state.

Supreme Court blocks New York's pandemic limits on houses of worship

In a 5-4 vote, the high court barred New York from enforcing certain attendance limits at houses of worship in so-called COVID-19 hot spots. 

One arrested after stabbing at San Jose church leaves 2 dead, 3 injured

The violence did not occur during a religious ceremony, the police said. Instead, the attack apparently involved people who were receiving shelter in the church.

Pope Francis congratulates Joe Biden on election

Biden said he hopes to work with Francis on issues such as climate change, poverty and immigration.

Vatican faults many for ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick's rise but spares Pope Francis

A Vatican investigation into ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has found that bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed reports that he slept with seminarians.

NYPD to allow religious headgear in mug shots after federal lawsuit

The New York Police Department will stop making people who have been arrested remove their religious headwear for mug shots as part of a settlement in a federal lawsuit.

Faith groups pray, sing in post-vote ritual in New York

Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Muslims and people of other faiths have come together to pray and sing in post-election solidarity in New York.

North Carolina pastor accused of urinating on woman, steps down from job: Report

The minister who was accused of urinating on a female passenger during a flight last month has stepped down from his role at a North Carolina church.

Exorcism: Increasingly frequent in US, including after protests

In popular culture, exorcism often serves as a plot device in chilling films about demonic possession. This month, two Roman Catholic archbishops showed a different face of exorcism

Pope Francis ends public audiences, eyes Christmas as virus surges

Ambassadors to the Vatican were informed recently that Christmas would be essentially a virtual affair for the diplomatic corps this year.

Terrorism suspected in France knife attack that killed three people

An attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church Thursday in the Mediterranean city of Nice, authorities said.

Fights break out at Jews For Trump car parade

Video showed protesters pelting the vehicles with eggs or stones, snatching flags, and shouting insults.