Religion Stories

VICTORIA – Invaluable, historic artifacts stolen from the Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria last week have been recovered. The theft of the items, some of them dating to the 17th century, made headlines across the country last weekend. The artifacts … Continue reading →

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Gauchos, the legendary Argentine cowboys from the vast Pampas of Pope Francis‘s homeland, are being celebrated in a rare exhibition in no less a place than St. Peter’s Square. Called “Argentina – The … Continue reading →

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The wife of the president of the Mormon church has died. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement on its web site that Frances B. Monson died at 6:35 a.m. … Continue reading →

By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) – The long-awaited, controversial new edition of the bible of psychiatry can be characterized by many numbers: its 947 pages, its $199 price tag, its more than 300 maladies (from “dependent personality disorder” and … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is getting back into its centuries-old tradition of arts patronage with its first-ever exhibit at the Venice Biennale, commissioning a biblically inspired show about creation, destruction and renewal for one of the world’s most … Continue reading →

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – You can see the streets where he grew up and played soccer, the church where Jorge Bergoglio prayed as a teenager and the cathedral where the man who would become Pope Francis said Mass. You can … Continue reading →

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — You can see the streets where he grew up and played soccer, the church where Jorge Bergoglio prayed as a teenager and the cathedral where the man who would become Pope Francis said Mass. You … Continue reading →

ATLANTA (AP) — When Ed Buckner and his family went to a north Georgia state park to celebrate his son’s birthday, he was surprised and concerned to find Bibles in the state-owned cabin he had rented. An atheist, Buckner believes … Continue reading →

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican Bank, a center of scandals for decades, is to launch its own website and publish its annual report in an effort to increase transparency, its new president said. Ernst von Freyberg … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has denounced the global financial system, blasting the “cult of money” that he says is tyrannizing the poor and turning humans into expendable consumer goods. In his first major speech on the subject, Francis … Continue reading →