Pope Francis greets the faithful during an Easter Sunday public appearance
Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the popemobile after the Easter mass at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Sunday. Tiziana Fabi/AFP via…
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A Texas Easter tradition connects the generations
Denise Solis shows her four-year-old son Noah Solis how to seal a cascaron (confetti-filled egg) with tissue paper. Patrick Davis/For NPR hide caption toggle caption…
Jewish students at Georgetown protest detention of professor Badar Khan Suri
Georgetown University researcher Badar Khan Suri. Andrew C. Condon/Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding hide caption toggle caption Andrew C. Condon/Alwaleed Bin Talal Center…
Exhibit takes visitors inside the annex where Anne Frank lived
A replica of Anne Frank’s bedroom that she shared with Fritz Pfeffer, a dentist in his 50s. John Halpern/Courtesy Anne Frank The Exhibition hide caption…
These churches offer shelter and sanctuary to vulnerable migrants. Here’s why
Bishop Joseph Tyson (left) and the Rev. Jesús Mariscal (right) of the Yakima Diocese worry about how their parishioners will cope with broad changes to…
Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday, doctors say
Surgeon Sergio Alfieri speaks to journalists on Saturday in the entrance hall of Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, where Pope Francis has been receiving treatment for…
Pope Francis seen praying in first photo since his hospitalization a month ago
In this photo released by the Vatican, Pope Francis is seen praying inside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Sunday. Vatican Press Hall/via AP hide caption toggle…
Why religious leaders are divided on transgender rights
Pastor Charles McKinzie sings with the choir at Grace United Methodist Church in Winfield, Kansas. Rose Conlon/NPR hide caption toggle caption Rose Conlon/NPR WINFIELD, KS…
This synagogue calls itself ‘anti-Zionist.’ Here’s what that means in practice
Sholom Sandalow reads from the Torah as Rabbi Brant Rosen watches on a Saturday morning Shabbat service with Tzedek Chicago, an anti-Zionist congregation. Yonat Shimron…
Vatican says hospitalized Pope Francis is showing ‘gradual, slight improvement’
Nuns pray for Pope Francis on Saturday in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, where the pontiff is hospitalized. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption…