Joseph Azam says he left his senior post at News Corp. in late 2017 over the coverage of Muslims, immigrants and race by Fox News and other Murdoch news outlets. Sasithon Pooviriyakul hide caption
Religion NPR's stories on U.S. and world religion, spirituality, ethics, and moral issues affecting society and culture. Subscribe to NPR Religion RSS feeds.
Religion
Peter Tarjan of Miami and his cat Jodi. Tarjan's grandparents and parents died in the Holocaust. The Holocaust Memorial Museum recently hired a full-time curator in South Florida to collect objects from Holocaust survivors to preserve history. Caitie Switalski /WRLN hide caption
'Time Is Running Out': Museum Curator In Florida Races To Preserve Holocaust Items
A group of civil rights and faith leaders sent a letter to FBI director Christopher Wray asking him to take seriously the threat of white nationalism. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
An illustration depicting Johannes Gutenberg taking the first proof off his printing press. Bettmann Archive hide caption
At the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on Friday, Nayab Khan, 22, cries at a vigil to mourn for the victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks in New Zealand. Mark Makela/Reuters hide caption
Coping With The Persistent Trauma Of Anti-Muslim Rhetoric And Violence
"The Vatican is a world of men; some truly are men of God," says Sister Catherine Aubin, a French Dominican nun who teaches at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas in Rome. "Others have been ruined by power. The key to these secrets and silence is ... abuse of power. They climb up a career staircase toward evil." Sylvia Poggioli/NPR hide caption
Shawn Esco brings his dog Nibbler to a park in Jackson, Miss. He's was diagnosed with HIV 11 years ago and has stayed healthy, but the same can't be said of many of the other HIV-positive people in his life. L. Kasimu Harris for NPR hide caption
Ending HIV In Mississippi Means Cutting Through Racism, Poverty And Homophobia
A man leads two young boys into Friday prayers as Muslim worshippers arrive for prayer following the mosque attacks in New Zealand at the Islamic Center of Washington in Washington. Joshua Roberts/Reuters hide caption
Cardinal George Pell, seen earlier this month, has been sentenced to six years in prison by a Melbourne, Australia, court for the sexual abuse of two children more than 20 years ago. Andy Brownbill/AP hide caption
Barbara Brown Taylor is an ordained Episcopal priest who left her job as rector of a church to become a professor of religion. E. Lane Gresham/HarperCollins hide caption
For Priest Turned Professor, 'Holy Envy' Is Key To Appreciating World Religions
Rosaries are sold by a vendor in Mexico City on Sept. 22, 2017. AFP Contributor/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
At Lent, Catholics Reflect On Faith As Sex Abuse Scandal Shakes The Church
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., appears at a House Education and Labor Committee markup on Wednesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Oneita Thompson prays in the sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church of Germantown. She and her husband, Clive, are from Jamaica and were living in South Jersey since 2004 before receiving deportation orders and seeking sanctuary at the church. Heather Khalifa/ Philadelphia Inquirer hide caption
Fugitives From ICE, A Family Finds Sanctuary In A Pennsylvania Church
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., walks through the halls of the Capitol Building in Washington. In Omar's Minnesota district, both Jews and Muslims voiced concern about her comments on Israel. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin said he will offer his resignation to Pope Francis after a court found him guilty of failing to report to authorities allegations of sexual abuse by a priest. Laurent Cipriani/AP hide caption
The imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday is accompanied by the admonition to "remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Leaders from the United Methodist Church confer during the 2019 Special Session of the General Conference of The United Methodist Church in St. Louis, Mo. America's second-largest Protestant denomination faces a likely fracture as delegates voted to strengthen bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy. Sid Hastings/AP hide caption
Cardinal George Pell at the County Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, on Tuesday. He was convicted of child sex abuse, but journalists who reported on the case could face jail time for disobeying a gag order. Andy Brownbill/AP hide caption
Protesters sing and pray outside the United Methodist Church's special session of the general conference in St. Louis on Tuesday. Delegates voted to maintain current rules against LGBTQ clergy and same-sex marriage. Sid Hastings/AP hide caption
Cardinal George Pell leaves the court in Melbourne, Australia. Pell was convicted on five counts of child sexual assault in December 2018 but that verdict has just been released in Australia. Michael Dodge/Getty Images hide caption