AME, church with ‘justice in DNA,’ meets after virus delay
The African Methodist Episcopal Church, the United States' oldest historically Black denomination, launched its General Conference on Tuesday with delegates expected to address racial...
EXPLAINER: Pope, though hospitalized, is still in charge
The Vatican has detailed laws, rituals and roles to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns. But none of them...
Sisters in Florida condo collapse buried in same coffin
SURFSIDE, Fla. — The bodies of two young sisters pulled from the rubble of a Florida condo building — so tiny that the 4...
Israel looks to renew law that keeps out Palestinian spouses
JERUSALEM — Israel's parliament is set to vote Monday on whether to renew a temporary law first enacted in 2003 that bars Arab citizens...
EXPLAINER: What kind of surgery did Pope Francis have?
LONDON — Pope Francis has had surgery to remove part of his left colon in what the Vatican has described as a planned procedure....
LGBTQ youth of faith pray, bond at ‘Beloved Arise’ group
Jessika Sessoms grew up in a conservative Black evangelical family, attended Christian schools and often heard that being gay was an abomination, until she...
Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter mark 75 years of ‘full partnership’
ATLANTA — The young midshipman needed a date one evening while he was home from the U.S. Naval Academy, so his younger sister paired...
Pope adds Slovakia trip to Hungary visit in September
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he'll go to Slovakia in September, adding a three-day visit to that European nation after...
US Supreme Court backs Minnesota Amish in septic tank fight
MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Supreme Court sided Friday with members of an Amish group in Minnesota who are fighting efforts by authorities to compel...
After pandemic pause, one woman’s crusade for kids resumes
NEW YORK — After more than two decades beating the odds to obtain medical care for children injured in war and crises around the...