More U.S. churches commit to racism-linked reparations
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas acknowledges that its first bishop in 1859 was a slaveholder. An Episcopal church erects a plaque noting the building鈥檚 creation in New York City in...
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Biden plans swift moves to protect and advance LGBTQ rights
As vice president in 2012, Joe Biden endeared himself to many LGBTQ Americans by endorsing same-sex marriage even before his boss, President Barack Obama.
Vatican calling: Pope congratulates Joe Biden on election
It抖阴ap not exactly divine intervention, but even the pope considers the U.S. presidential race over.
Virus surge breaking infection records across the U.S.
Texas on Wednesday became the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California closed in on that mark as a surge of coronavirus infections engulfs the...
Stance on abortion politics varies widely among U.S. clergy
James Altman is a Roman Catholic priest in Wisconsin, little known outside his parish until a few weeks ago. Robert Jeffress is the high-profile pastor of a Baptist megachurch in...
Protests in the long term: How is a lasting legacy cemented?
There鈥檚 no way to know now what the Black Lives Matter legacy will be -- whether it will wither or compel major breakthroughs in curbing racism and inequality. But at...
Supreme Court抖阴ap abortion ruling raises stakes for election
Supporters of abortion rights are elated, foes of abortion dismayed and angry, but they agree on one consequence of the Supreme Court’s first major abortion ruling since President Donald Trump...
Black Catholics: Words are not enough as church decries racism
Black Roman Catholics are hearing their church’s leaders calling for racial justice once again after the killing of George Floyd, but this time they’re demanding not just words but action.
“Respect them”: Even in wealthy areas of the country, food bank demand high
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Holiday amid pandemic: Americans divided on how to respond
President Donald Trump visited one of his golf clubs Saturday at the start of Memorial Day weekend as he urges U.S. states to reopen after coronavirus-related lockdowns. Yet many Americans...