Today is the eleventh anniversary of 9/11. Catholics hold "Rosary Rallies" that critics say are also Paul Ryan rallies. More Latinos are flocking to the Episcopalian Church.

(RNS) God was out and now God is in. And Jerusalem wasn’t the capital of Israel and now it is. By Lauren Markoe.

(RNS) The GOP blasted the Democrats for initially removing references to "God" from their national party platform, and for failing to endorse Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. By Lauren Markoe.

Here's the prayer lineup for the DNC. The Rev. Sun Myung Moon's heirs have a history of squabbling over his money. And how did the marijuana get into the churchyard? 

(RNS) The host city for the Democratic National Convention is not a particularly political town. Charlotte, N.C. is known for three other things: banking, NASCAR and religion. And when it comes to religion, Billy Graham’s spirit looms large. By Lauren Markoe.

The beard-cutting Amish trial gets underway. Jewish Republicans say they can do better in 2012. And the Catholic Church in Scotland battles same sex marriage.

(RNS) Tampa is not known to be a particularly religious city. But those in town for the Republican National Convention won't have to look too hard to find a spiritual experience. By Lauren Markoe.

A federal judge in Oregon rules the Holy See is not the employer of molester priests. Romney tears into a skinny dipping congressman. And some say you can get high off a megachurch service.

(RNS) Two conservative groups released a “Survey of Religious Hostility in America,” which seeks to draw attention to a “relentless onslaught” against religious people and institutions. By Lauren Markoe.

(RNS) A Vermont jury found an Amish-Mennonite pastor guilty Tuesday (Aug. 14) of abetting an international kidnapping to keep a child from her lesbian parent. By Lauren Markoe. 

WASHINGTON (RNS) A new poll from the Public Religion Research Institute and Religion News Service finds that Americans are generally divided about gun control, but certain religious groups are far from ambivalent. By Lauren Markoe.

The number of atheists is rising in the U.S. Snarky anti-religious billboards will greet Democratic conventioneers. And more on drag queens and a gay-friendly San Francisco Catholic Church.

(RNS) In a virtual gathering on Thursday (Aug. 9), interfaith leaders ponder the response to recent violence and threats of violence against mosques in Tennessee and Missouri, and a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. By Lauren Markoe.

Americans nuns ponder their future in St. Louis. Obama is the first Boy Scout but doesn't like their policy on gays. Ultra-Orthodox Jews wear women-blurring glasses. 

(RNS) A group of Orthodox rabbis has designed a popular course to inject more morality into economics -- from the household budget to the stock market. By Lauren Markoe.