Students walk out at West Virginia school after Christian revival
A religious service held in a public school ignites a debate about the separation of church and state.
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Pope Benedict XVI apologizes for handling of sexual abuse cases but denies wrongdoing
A report on sex abuse in the German Catholic Church faulted former Pope Benedict's handling of four cases. Benedict acknowledged the abuses under his watch but denied any wrongdoing.
A church is suing after a town says it can give away free meals only twice per week
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon say the ordinance restricting them to two free meal giveaways per week violates their constitutional right to religious expression.
Many Indigenous people see California mission bells as a reminder of painful history
Some Native Americans wants the bells that mark El Camino Real in California removed. They say the highway markers symbolize the painful history of the missions. Others say removal erases history.
Whoopi Goldberg suspended for 2 weeks over Holocaust remarks
The suspension came a day after Goldberg's comment during a discussion on "The View" that race was not a factor in the Holocaust.
First African American picked for key Southern Baptist Convention position
McLaurin, 48, will fill the post vacated by Ronnie Floyd, who resigned over the Executive Committee's handling of a third-party investigation into how the it addressed sexual abuse reports
A discovery of Holocaust-era photos helps a Jewish family connect with its past
A box of photos discovered more than 30 years ago includes pictures of an internment camp and many who died at Auschwitz. The photos were recently reunited with the Jewish family they belong to.
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, revisit NPR's stories from survivors
The annual day of commemoration comes admist a rise in antisemitic incidents and Holocaust denialism in the U.S. and other parts of the world.
A Texas man is accused of selling gun used to take synagogue hostages
Earlier Wednesday, British police said they arrested two more men in Manchester related to the hostage-taking incident.
Remembering Thich Nhat Hanh, peace activist and Vietnamese Buddhist monk
One of the world's most influential Zen masters, Thich Nhat Hanh championed "engaged Buddhism," which combines meditation and anti-war work. He died Jan. 22. Originally broadcast in 1997.