Ruth Graham

Her biography embodies the multifaith, pluralistic and increasingly secular America she is bidding to lead.

Wednesday’s vote was not a ban on in vitro fertilization. But it suggested that ordinary evangelicals are increasingly open to seeing embryos as people.

Officials said a 36-year-old woman who opened fire at Lakewood Church, which is led by the televangelist Joel Osteen, had a documented history of arrests and mental illness. She was killed by off-duty officers.

Some conservatives registered disappointment, but gay Catholics hailed the new rule as a landmark moment for the church’s acceptance of L.G.B.T.Q. faithful.

Pockets of conservative Catholics exist at all levels, and they see the pope’s decision to punish an outspoken cardinal as another move against them.

Los conservadores y los progresistas de la Iglesia católica se enfrentan mientras en el Vaticano se realiza una reunión para discutir su futuro.

The 93-year-old former prelate is the most senior cleric to face charges in the Catholic Church’s abuse crisis.

About a dozen dioceses and archdioceses in the United States are currently in bankruptcy proceedings as a result of multiple lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of children.

The laws explicitly protect people from being refused services or otherwise discriminated against in public because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

For anti-abortion activists, the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision eliminating the national right to abortion is festive, but also a time to acknowledge challenges.