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Christianity

As Catholic faith ebbs in Spain, missionary priests come to the rescue

Sacred Nation

Spain exported Christianity across the world through missionary expeditions, but as the religion dwindles across Europe, parishes are increasingly reliant on priests from abroad — a trend some call “reverse missions.”

‘Our community is terrified’: A faith leader talks about what it means to be a Palestinian Christian in the US

Israel-Hamas war
Woman in church holding book and singing

American evangelicals are more diverse than ever. But some don’t want to be part of the ‘evangelical movement.’

Religion
Women pray in front of paramilitary policemen at Yonghegong Lama Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Beijing, China.

Religion is alive and kicking in officially atheist China

Books
Paris, Tennessee, is home to the self-described biggest fish fry in the world — and a high risk of health problems.

Why sit in pews when you can walk and worship? Rural churches preach better health.

Health
German toy company Playmobil released a Martin Luther figurine this year, ahead of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017. The first run of 34,000 sold out in less than 72 hours.

Martin Luther didn’t just reform the church, he reformed the German language

Culture

Martin Luther is best known as the instigator of the Protestant Reformation, but his Bible translations used a form of conversational language that Germans had never before seen in print. It marked the beginning of modern German, which had never before been a unified language.

Margot Kaessmann, Lutheran theologian and organizer for the "2017 Reformation Jubilee," calls Martin Luther, "one of the most important Germans in history."

Almost 500 years since Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation, Germany takes another look at his legacy

Belief

The year 2017 will mark the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation. Germany is getting ready for the big date by taking a new look at Luther’s legacy, including the darkest chapter of his life’s work.

A 19th century German missionary built a model of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, color coded to indicate which areas belonged to which community.

Pope Francis hopes to heal Christian rifts, at a Jerusalem church torn by Christian rifts

Lifestyle & Belief

Pope Francis heads to the Holy Land this weekend for a three-day trip of prayer and diplomacy. He’ll be meeting to heal rifts with Orthodox Christian spiritual leaders in a church in Jerusalem where Christian rivalries have raged for centuries.Pope Francis heads to the Holy Land this weekend for a three-day trip of prayer and diplomacy. He’ll be meeting to heal rifts with Orthodox Christian spiritual leaders in a church in Jerusalem where Christian rivalries have raged for centuries.

The World

C Street: sex scandals, fundamentalism, family

Global Politics

Jeff Sharlet has been researching C Street for years. He’s been inside C Street. He’s the author of a new book about the happenings inside the building called ‘C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy.’ Sharlet joins us.

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A pastor and an imam once tried to kill each other — now they work to heal Nigeria

Lifestyle & Belief

Nigeria’s 150 million people are almost evenly divided between Christians and Muslims. And for several decades, fighting has repeatedly flared between the two groups, killing an estimated 20,000 people. But two men, once sworn enemies, are now working to undo the hatred they once sowed.Nigeria’s 150 million people are almost evenly divided between Christians and Muslims. And for several decades, fighting has repeatedly flared between the two groups, killing an estimated 20,000 people. But two men, once sworn enemies, are now working to undo the hatred they once sowed.