A judge declined to impose fines or jail time on the 4 people arrested during a protest against federal policies that led immigrant families to be separated at the border.
Religion and Values
For Auschwitz survivor, telling her story now the reason to live
Bronia Brandman, 88, says that educating others is the driving force in her life 75 years after the liberation of the Nazi death camp.
At Vatican, Pence discusses abortion, Venezuela with Pope Francis
During an hourlong audience, the pontiff and vice president also talk about displaced religious minorities in the Middle East.
Trump’s black voter outreach looks in part to the pews
The president’s re-election campaign is reaching out to one of the African-American community’s most important institutions – churches.
Muslim millennial’s social media site dispels stereotypes for millions
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh created a blog in the years after 9/11, and last year MuslimGirl.com had more than 2 million visitors.
Ugly anti-Semitic remnant at center of court battle in Germany
A Jewish man is seeking to force the removal of an offensive sculpture from a church where Martin Luther once preached.
Retired pope distances himself from book he co-wrote on priest celibacy
Benedict XVI asks to be removed as a co-author after the project gave the impression he was trying to interfere with Pope Francis.
‘Don’t bite!’ Francis negotiates papal kiss after controversy
The pope cautiously wades back into the crowds after video of him slapping away the hand of an overly enthusiastic pilgrim went viral.
Pope Francis warns of risks from U.S.-Iranian tensions
The pontiff says the stage is being set for a broader conflict in the Middle East.
Stabbings, shootings, assaults weigh on Jewish youth
Many young Jews in the U.S. are searching for ways to cope following a string of anti-Semitic attacks.