Canadian Indigenous leaders meet with the pope in hopes of apology
Indigenous leaders are speaking with Pope Francis about abuses committed against them by Catholic priests and school workers.
Religion
Supreme Court backs a prisoner who sought his pastor's touch at the time of execution
Thursday's ruling was clear, and close to unanimous, with only Justice Clarence Thomas in dissent.
Pope Francis gives greater support for the Vatican to fight sexual abuse
His long-awaited reform program includes new institutional weight to efforts tight clerical sex abuse. He also envisages more decision-making roles for lay members of the Catholic Church.
The bat mitzvah turns 100. It marks more than a coming-of-age for Jewish girls
Since girls in the U.S. began having the public ceremony 100 years ago, more and more women have taken on a larger role in Jewish life, including becoming rabbis.
Gonzaga is coming in hot to March Madness. But what's behind the name?
The first round of the NCAA tournament kicked off this week, and Gonzaga University's Bulldogs sit at the top of the rankings. Here's what's behind the school's name.
Pope Francis issues an urgent plea for an end to the war
The pope urged people to take in refugees from Ukraine. More than 2.5 million people have already fled because of the invasion, according to the United Nations.
A Polish hotel recovering from its own tragic past has become a refuge for Ukrainians
The Hotel Ilan in Poland has a renowned and troubled history for the country's Jewish community. Now, it has found a new purpose helping Ukrainians fleeing the war Russia has wrought on their country.
A building in Poland is being used for a purpose its designers couldn't have imagined
In Lublin, Poland, a decades-old building has taken on a purpose its designers could never have imagined. Members of the Jewish community say this may have been the building's purpose all along.
Some Ukrainian Americans cast doubt on their churches as a war abroad continues
Some Ukrainian Americans are questioning their church affiliation in light of the war. They say the Russian Orthodox Church isn't opposing the war strongly enough, so they're looking for alternatives.
Some of Ukraine's Orthodox churches want to break away from their Russian patriarch
At church, Ukrainians pray for an end to war. But a rift is forming: The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has defended Moscow's invasion. Some in Ukraine want to break away from his leadership.