An undated mugshot of Manuel La Rosa-Lopez. Photo courtesy of Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
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Police search offices of Texas archdiocese in priest abuse probe
"If (this investigation) led me to Rome, we’d be at the Vatican today," said the local district attorney.
Crystal Cathedral, home to the ‘Hour of Power,’ transforms into Catholic seat
The restoration of the former home of televangelist Robert Schuller as the seat of the Roman Catholic bishop of Orange will accommodate California's latest religious boom.
In remote parts of Uganda, a fight to stop preachers from discouraging medical care
Earlier this month, a 27-year-old Pentecostal pastor was arrested after interceding to stop the medical care of a severely ill 9-year-old girl.
Buddhist monks to consider whether Dalai Lama should reincarnate
The aging Dalai Lama has said that perhaps he will not reincarnate and that succession through nomination, instead of reincarnation, could be a way to continue his office.
The Iranian government is targeting Baha’is in Yemen. We’ve seen this before.
If we allow the condemnation of 22 Baha’is to death in Yemen, what will the world have actually learned, writes James Samimi Farr.
How the murders of two elderly Jewish women shook France
Two killings in Paris, one year apart, have inflamed the bitter French debate over anti-Semitism, race and religion.
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John Chau and the dangers of missionary work
A young Christian's death is a reminder that good intentions can easily go bad, writes Scott Hildreth.
Museum highlights ‘Slave Bible’ that focuses on servitude, leaves out freedom
The 1807 text excludes 90 percent of the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, and 50 percent of the New.
Airbnb accused of anti-Semitism for delisting West Bank properties
Palestinians and their supporters insist that the ban has nothing to do with anti-Semitism and everything to do with justice.
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Younger Mormons far more likely to be troubled by women’s roles in the LDS Church, study shows
Younger Mormons are far more likely to say they are bothered by the fact that women don't hold the priesthood, reflecting a generational divide over women's roles in the LDS Church.
Does Linda Sarsour have a “Jewish problem?”
I admit it: I am prejudiced against bigotry, writes Jeffrey Salkin.
Welcome Muslim congresswomen by dropping ban on headwear
By ending its own "structural discrimination," writes Simran Jeet Singh, Congress can encourage religious freedom everywhere in American life.
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