Joe and Jill Biden attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning before his inauguration. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attended the virtual presidential inaugural prayer service from the State Dining Room of the White House. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
"JESUS SAVES" banners were among those carried during a rally on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington before rioters stormed the Capitol. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Militant Christian Nationalists Remain A Potent Force, Even After The Capitol Riot
Andy Puddicombe: What Is The Connection Between Mind, Body, And Breath?
Andy Puddicombe: How Can Breathing Help Us In An Ever-Changing World?
ANDY PUDDICOMBE, UnSeen Narratives, Ted Salon, Unicorn Theatre, Tooley St. London. 10 May 2012. Dafydd Jones/TED hide caption
Andy Puddicombe: How Can Breathing Help Improve Our Relationships?
Audience members react as President Trump delivers remarks in January 2020 at an Evangelicals for Trump coalition launch at the King Jesus International Ministry in Miami. Tom Brenner/Reuters hide caption
'How Did We Get Here?' A Call For An Evangelical Reckoning On Trump
Pope Francis is seen giving a homily on Christmas Eve. Francis on Sunday condemned the violence at the U.S. Capitol and prayed for reconciliation. Vincenzo Pinto/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A yellow banner that reads "JESUS SAVES" stands out in the pro-Trump mob outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption
Retired Navy Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben has been appointed chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives. Kibben is the first female chaplain in either house of Congress. U.S. Navy hide caption
Rabbi Levi Duchman lights a menorah during Hanukkah at a private residence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in December. Christopher Pike for NPR hide caption
As Thousands Of Israeli Tourists Visit Dubai, A Small Jewish Community Gets A Boost
Orthodox Jews Are Visiting UAE In Waves After Israeli-Emirati Peace Deal
Rev. Dwayne Gary's experience of racial profiling has led him to speak out and inspire others in his suburban Chicago community to tell their own stories of mistreatment. Monique Parsons/Monique Parsons hide caption
Pope Francis arrives to deliver his Christmas Day message, Urbi et Orbi, in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. AP hide caption
Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican as Italy went back into lockdown measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A Hasidic man and medical workers cross paths near the Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., in November. When public health messaging comes from community leaders, it's much more likely to be adopted, research on diverse groups finds. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
The Vatican said Monday that it is "morally acceptable" to use COVID-19 vaccines, even if they used "cell lines from aborted fetuses in their research and production process." Pope Francis, who approved the statement, is seen here in January. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption
Father Julio Martinez raises the Blessed Sacrament from the back of a pickup truck in Ramseur, N.C. Emma Peaslee/NPR hide caption
Holiday On Wheels: Latino Church Gets Creative Honoring Patron Saint Despite Pandemic
The Cantors of Wisconsin perform over a video call. On Sunday, for the first time ever, about a dozen Wisconsin cantors will virtually broadcast a mix of Hanukkah tunes, both traditional and reimagined. David Barash hide caption
Jewish Cantors Celebrate Hanukkah With Virtual Concerts
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Demonstrators wait with green headscarves — the symbol of abortion rights activists — outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, where lawmakers endorsed a bill to legalize abortion Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption