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MIT Chaplain Resigns After Email Doubting Floyd-Racism Link
The Archdiocese of Boston asked the Rev. Daniel Patrick Moloney to step down June 9 after he sent an email suggesting that the killing of George Floyd was not an...
Pope Francis Makes First Trip To U.S. — Here's What You Should Know
Pope Francis is in the U.S. for a six-day multi-city tour. Here's a look at what's expected during the pope's first visit to the U.S., plus some other things to...
An Uptick In Non-Jews Choosing Jewish Circumcision? Maybe
This co-mingling of religious and non-religious realms may have "tricky implications for mohels performing non-Jewish circumcisions," and raise thorny legal questions.
After A Century, Revere Synagogue Readies To Close
Revere will soon have only one synagogue left, as Congregation Tifereth Israel is closing.
Mass. Priest Placed On Leave Amid Sexual Abuse Allegation
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has placed a Massachusetts priest on administrative leave after receiving an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor.
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Boston-Native, Springfield Bishop Being Laid To Rest
The Rev. Joseph Maguire's body will lie in state at St. Michael the Archangel's Cathedral in Springfield on Sunday, which will be followed by a prayer vigil.
Church Members Hold Services At Scott Brown-Owned N.H. Property
Scott Brown is, for now, the landlord of a nascent Evangelical church in Portsmouth.
Pope To Sex Abuse Victims: I Beg Your Forgiveness
Pope Francis begged forgiveness Monday from the victims of clergy sex abuse as he held his first meeting with several abuse survivors -- but another victim called the gathering nothing...
Fall River Catholic Diocese Gets New Bishop
Pope Francis on Thursday appointed The Rev. Edgar Moreira da Cunha, currently an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, as the eighth bishop of Fall River.
Memorial Service Held In Wellesley For Murdered Teens In Israel
Turning anger into action, not revenge, was the message repeated again and again at the memorial service.
Sen. Markey: Pope Francis Can Spur Action On Climate Change
Sen. Ed Markey was among a group from the Global Legislators Organization that met with Pope Francis to discuss climate change. Sen. Markey joined WBUR's Morning Edition.
Abuse Victims' Leader: Pope's Meeting A 'Gesture'
Cardinal Sean O'Malley, the archbishop of Boston, is organizing a meeting between Pope Francis and a group of sex-abuse victims.
Professor Says Papyrus Fragment Raises Important Questions About Early Christianity
Professor Karen King joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the Gospel of Jesus's Wife -- a fragment of papyrus that refers to Jesus speaking of a wife. Researchers at Harvard,...
School Kids' Yoga Class Is Not Religion, Judge Rules
A California judge rules that a school-based yoga class for kids is not religion; at the same time yoga for children is taking off throughout the country.
Boston Cardinal Approves Archdiocese Reshuffle
The plan reorganizes the archdiocese's 288 parishes into 135 clusters that share staffing and resources.
Dalai Lama Urges Compassion In Boston Speech
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said Sunday ethics should be part of every person's education and teaching virtues shouldn't be limited to religion.
Harvard Scholar: Jesus Talks Of Wife In Ancient Script
A Harvard professor has unveiled a 4th-century fragment of papyrus that she says is the only existing ancient text in which Jesus explicitly refers to having a wife.
Plan To Revamp Boston Archdiocese Reaches Cardinal
A plan to reorganize the Boston Archdiocese's 288 parishes into 135 clusters that share staffing and resources has reached Cardinal Sean O'Malley for final approval.
ABC: Orthodox Women Told To Be Fruitful, Freeze Eggs
ABC reports that Orthodox rabbis are telling single Jewish women to freeze their eggs by age 38.
Romney's Mormon Faith Takes Center Stage
The Romney campaign has so far downplayed the candidate’s Mormon faith. But that changes Thursday, when a close friend and church colleague from Belmont addresses the convention.