A name that pops up in October is Santa Muerte. Who is the death saint?
Believers in the figure known as "Saint Death" are paying homage, even as the Catholic church in Mexico rejects her.
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Mourners gather for 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who was fatally stabbed
A 6-year-old Palestinian American boy was fatally stabbed and his mother serious injured in a Chicago suburb over the weekend in what authorities are calling a hate-crime killing.
A 6-year-old boy was killed in an anti-Muslim attack in Illinois, authorities say
Law enforcement said the 71-year-old suspect who fatally stabbed a young boy and seriously wounded a woman was motivated by the Israel-Hamas war. The suspect has been charged with a hate crime.
Patrick Stewart says his time on 'Star Trek' felt like a ministry
Legendary actor Patrick Stewart talks about his time on Star Trek and supernatural experiences that have shaped his spirituality.
A rabbi and imam on how they're counseling their communities
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Imam Mohamed Herbert in Kansas and Rabbi Sharon Brous in Los Angeles about how they're counseling their congregations during the conflict in Israel and Gaza.
Japan seeks to revoke the Unification Church's legal status after Abe killing
Japan's government has asked a court to remove the legal standing and tax breaks of the Unification Church, which was tied to the shocking assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe last year.
Japan's government asks court to revoke legal status of Unification Church
Members of the controversial group are sometimes known as the Moonies. The unusual move by the Japanese government was set in motion by the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.
Facing 'unbearable communal desperation', some Jewish communities turn to fasting
The attacks in Israel have left so wrought much anguish in the Jewish communities across the globe. Some of those U.S. communities have turned to religious practice to express their grief: fasting.
How the Muslim-Jewish interfaith movement is navigating these tense times
Muslim-Jewish interfaith relations are tested during heightened fighting in Israel and Gaza. Some groups say the groundwork they've laid over years helps them have sometimes painful conversations.
What is a kibbutz? The roots of Israel's communal villages where violence raged
The small, quiet enclaves have long thrived on leftist ideas about collective living. Those located near Gaza suffered some of the worst of the Hamas attacks, with hundreds reported dead.