Speakers at the service see a "new America" and embrace a range of progressive causes. "The only way to establish domestic tranquility is to establish justice," the Rev. William Barber II says.
The conviction of some Christians that God has a particular plan for America gave extra potency to efforts in support of Trump's attempts to overturn his election defeat.
President-elect Biden has pledged to quickly end the Trump administration's travel ban on Muslim-majority countries. But immigrant advocates say the lasting effects of policy will be harder to undo.
Some of the extremists who assaulted the U.S. Capitol are Christian nationalists. They believe they are on a divine mission to challenge government institutions in the name of God.
Mindfulness expert and Headspace co-founder Andy Puddicombe guides listeners through a meditative reflection on how breath can bring us closer together.
Evangelicals, says Ed Stetzer of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College, should start to reckon with their own behaviors and actions that may have helped fuel the insurrection at the Capitol.
In remarks at the Vatican on Sunday, Pope Francis condemned the violence at the U.S. Capitol and urged Americans to come together for the "common good."
President Trump has had the support of evangelical Christians throughout his presidency, but his incitement of the assault on Congress has proved costly.
Host Michel Martin talks with Rev. William H. Lamar IV, pastor of Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C., about the message of his New Year's Eve Watch Night service this year.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed retired Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben as chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Presbyterian minister was former chief chaplain of the U.S. Navy.
The community maintains a low profile, given sensitivities in the region. Since the Israel-United Arab Emirates peace deal was announced, it has scrambled to accommodate a rush of Jewish visitors.
A hushed Jewish community in Dubai has emerged into the open after the Israeli-Emirati peace deal. Now they're hosting an unlikely rush of Orthodox Jews to the Gulf Arab city.
Hospital chaplain Matt Norvell has been praying with patients for more than a decade. But the last nine months during the coronavirus pandemic have been the most intense of his career.
In a mostly white suburb north of Chicago, George Floyd's killing has opened up some tough talks. And the pastor of a historic Black church there is leading the way by telling his story.
"Vaccines for all, especially for the most vulnerable and needy of all regions of the planet," Pope Francis said at the Vatican on a subdued Christmas Day.
Only 100 or so people attended the service, and they wore masks and socially distanced. The Mass began two hours early so all could make it home before Italy's virus curfew.
As the first COVID-19 vaccines begin to be rolled out across the U.S., community leaders in diverse groups already are working hard to dispel misinformation and reach skeptics with truth.
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with McKay Coppins of The Atlantic about his article "The Most American Religion" as the Mormon Church celebrates its 200th anniversary.
The Vatican said it's permitted to get COVID-19 vaccines due to the "grave danger" of the pandemic, even if scientists used "cell lines from aborted fetuses in their research and production process."
