White evangelical voters show steadfast support for Donald Trump’s presidency
Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. After former President Donald ...
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Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924
Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is about to reach t...
Ten Commandments. Multiple variations. Why the Louisiana law raises preferential treatment concerns
Christians and Jews believe in the Ten Commandments — just not necessarily the version that will han...
Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana’s new law t...
Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday challenging Louisiana’s new la...
Maine opens contest to design a new state flag based on an old classic
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Mainers are going to decide in November whether to adopt a new flag, but the s...
Modi claims victory in Indian election, vows to continue with his agenda despite drop in support
Highlights from India’s election results: Catch up on AP’s coverage as results were tallied. NEW DEL...
The ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag evolves from Revolutionary War symbol to banner of the far right
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy ...
Why the speech by Kansas City Chiefs kicker was embraced at Benedictine College’s commencement
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker may have stirred controversy in some quarters for his proc...
This, too, could pass: Christian group’s rule keeping beaches closed on Sunday mornings may end
OCEAN GROVE, N.J. (AP) — In this seaside community that calls itself “God’s Square Mile at the Jerse...
Once a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi’s decade in power
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobod...
Voucher expansion leads to more students, waitlists and classes for some religious schools
The Miami Archdiocese’s superintendent of schools says Catholic education is increasingly in demand ...
How Hakeem Jeffries’ Black Baptist upbringing and deep-rooted faith shapes his House leadership
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stood togethe...
Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo ruling
When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, it...
Christian-nation idea fuels US conservative causes, but historians say it misreads founders’ intent
The U.S. Constitution doesn’t mention Christianity or any specific religion. The Declaration of Inde...
A temple to one of Hinduism’s holiest deities is opening in Ayodhya, India. Here’s what it means
AYODHYA, India (AP) — About 80 chartered flights have landed at the new international airport of Ind...
A Hindu temple built atop a razed mosque in India is helping Modi boost his political standing
NEW DELHI (AP) — Three decades after Hindu mobs tore down a historical mosque, Indian Prime Minister...
Modi’s promised Ram temple is set to open and resonate with Hindus ahead of India’s election
NEW DELHI (AP) — Frenzied preparations were underway Wednesday in India’s northern holy city of Ayod...
How to deal with same-sex unions? It’s a question fracturing major Christian denominations
Catholics around the world are sharply divided by the Vatican’s recent declaration giving priests mo...
Founder of far-right Catholic site resigns over breach of its morality clause, group says
The founder of a far-right, unofficial Catholic media group has resigned for an unspecified violatio...