Luis Andres Henao
The Associated Press
New York, NY, United States
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'The Booster Shooter': 103-year-old nun publishes memoir on faith and basktetball
At age 103, Sister Jean recently published a memoir of her spiritual journey and helping young people navigate life and the basketball court. → Read More
At 103, Sister Jean publishes memoir of faith and basketball
She’s known simply as Sister Jean -- the Catholic nun who captured the sports world’s imagination as chaplain for the Loyola Chicago men’s basketball team that reached the NCAA Final Four in 2018. Now, at age 103, she is publishing her first book, offering spiritual guidance and sharing her life story. → Read More
Qatar offers World Cup visitors an introduction to Islam
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Fatima Garcia donned a headscarf and a black abaya — a long, loose-fitting robe — over her clothes as she walked into a mosque in Doha to learn about Islam. In Qatar to enjoy the… → Read More
Some LGBTQ fans skip Qatar World Cup, fearing hostility
At first, Saskia Niño de Rivera was excited about going to Qatar for a World Cup. → Read More
Anchorage Zen Community seeks awareness sitting in silence
For more than three decades, members of the Anchorage Zen Community have gathered in unusual venues -- from a busy strip mall to a converted garage -- with the same intention: simply to sit and meditate in silence. → Read More
On Colombia's San Andres, a historic church's roots run deep
First Baptist Church was born by a tamarind tree perched on a hill overlooking the turquoise waters of the Caribbean. → Read More
From Mecca to the Vatican, exploring sacred sites with VR
Click and gape at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel ceiling up close. Click again and join thousands of pilgrims praying and circling around the cube-shaped Kaaba at Islam’s most sacred site. Or strap on a headset and enter the holy city of Jerusalem. → Read More
U.S. houses of worship increase security after shootings
The Rev. Steven Marsh never thought he would see the day his church in Laguna Woods, California — a town of 16,500 populated largely by retirees — would be spending $20,000 a month for security. → Read More
U.S. houses of worship increase security after shootings
By LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. → Read More
U.S. houses of worship increase security after shootings
Houses of worship are meant to be places of shelter, reflection and peace, where strangers are welcome → Read More
LGBTQ youth of faith retell their stories to inspire others
Sabrina Hodak grew up in a Modern Jewish Orthodox family but only truly embraced Judaism at age 16, around the same time she understood she was bisexual. → Read More
In their words: Salvadoran women jailed under abortion ban
Since the late 1990s, El Salvador has had a complete ban on abortion including in cases of rape, incest, fetal malformation or danger to a pregnant woman’s life. → Read More
Salvadoran women jailed for abortion warn US of total ban
Teodora del Carmen Vásquez was nine months pregnant and working at a school cafeteria when she felt extreme pain in her back, like the crack of a hammer. She called 911 seven times before fainting in a bathroom in a pool of blood. → Read More
Nobel laureate and physicist Wilczek wins Templeton Prize
Frank Wilczek, the Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist and author renowned for his boundary-pushing investigations into the fundamental laws of nature, was honored Wednesday with this year’s prestigious Templeton Prize, awarded to individuals whose life’s work embodies a fusion of science and spirituality. → Read More
After leak, religious rift over legal abortion on display
The leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that could end or limit abortion access for millions has sent shockwaves through diverse faith communities → Read More
After leak, religious rift over legal abortion on display
America’s faithful are bracing — some with cautionary joy and others with looming dread — for the Supreme Court to potentially overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and end the nationwide right to legal abortion. → Read More
Survivors unite to deliver message on Holocaust remembrance
In a video released Thursday to mark Yom HaShoah -- Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day -- 100 Holocaust survivors asked people to stand with them and remember the Nazi genocide to avoid repeating the horrors of the past. → Read More
Survivors unite to deliver message on Holocaust remembrance
In a video released Thursday to mark Yom HaShoah -- Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day -- 100 Holocaust survivors asked people to stand with them and remember the Nazi genocide to avoid repeating the horrors of the past. → Read More
Survivors unite to deliver message on Holocaust remembrance
Holocaust survivors across the world have united to deliver a message on the dangers of unchecked hate and the importance of remembrance at a time of rising global antisemitism. → Read More
Inflation drives up Passover food prices for US Jews
Some U.S. Jewish families observing Passover are struggling to pay for matzo, eggs and gefilte fish as soaring inflation drives up prices during one of the most important Jewish holidays → Read More