Praying May Increase Brain Power

In response to Anglicans dissatisfied with their Church, the Vatican has opened its doors, highlighting the differences between the two denominations.

On July 30, 1956, President Eisenhower signed legislation establishing “In God We Trust” as the national motto, adopting a phrase derived from Francis Scott Key’s writings.

On June 30, four women were found dead inside a car submerged in the Rideau Canal near Kingston, Ontario. Family members who mourned the deaths are now chief suspects.

On June 27, 1844, a mob shot and killed Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, after breaking into the prison where he was held on treason charges.

Earlier this week French President Nicolas Sarkozy denounced the practice of Muslim women wearing burkas—long loose garments that hide the faces and bodies of the wearer.

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that judges may ask those testifying in court to remove niqabs, or Islamic facial veils, at their discretion. Where is the balance between religious rights and security?

Chefs across America are donating their skills to homeless shelters, transforming donated food into gourmet meals.

On June 7, 1099, Christian knights launched an assault to free Jerusalem from Egyptian control as part of the first Crusade.

This is the first slaying of an abortion provider since 1998, but clinics and doctors have experienced numerous violent incidents and threats over the years.

Daniel Hauser, who fled the state after a court ordered him to receive chemotherapy, is back home and scheduled to resume treatment today.

As the number of people unaffiliated with any religious group grows faster than any organized religion, nonbelievers are finding it easier to go public with their views on faith.

On May 25, 1925, the “Scopes Monkey Trial” began when John Scopes was indicted under a state law barring the teaching of Darwin’s theory of evolution.

A 13-year-old Minnesota boy with cancer and his mother fled Monday, skipping a Tuesday court appearance and triggering a nationwide alert.

A family who wants to treat their teenage son's Hodgkin's disease with alternative treatments must get him chemotherapy.

The closure of factories, a prohibition on accepting unemployment benefits and lower prices for food are leading the tradition-steeped Amish to review their practices.

Pope Benedict has arrived in Israel for a long-anticipated visit. Opinions differ as to whether he is fostering peace or creating fresh conflict.

A teacher at a Pueblo County high school in Colorado infuriated parents when she tasked students with inventing a terrorist plot by a foreign power.

Colleen Hauser says a careful “traditional treatment” has greatly helped her son’s cancer, and that she will decline further chemotherapy treatment for him.