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Should patient spirituality be considered as a determinant of health? Some public health experts say yes.

Known as the “Festival of Lights,” Diwali is one of the most widely celebrated holidays in India and across the Indian diaspora, including in the U.S. Many celebrate it with food, gifts and fireworks.

A new kind of spiritual adviser is rising among clergy trained in handling grief and other difficult emotions.

This year’s Southern Baptist Convention highlighted two controversial topics within the church: the condemnation of IVF and a narrowly failed ban on women pastors. But reforms to address clergy sex abuse stagnate.

The vote to oppose IVF for the first time worries some of a growing push among conservative groups to expand restrictions on reproductive choice.

U.S. Catholic Bishops convening for a two-day meeting in Louisville approved a new, multifaceted program of outreach to Native American Catholics.

Representatives from some 50,000 churches gathered in Indianapolis this week for the Southern Baptist Convention and on Wednesday approved a resolution opposing in vitro fertilization, or IVF, as “dehumanizing."

A diocesan hermit living in eastern Kentucky recently got approval from his bishop to come out as transgender, the first known case of someone in his position to do so.

Louisville’s Jewish community is prepping for the observance of Passover starting Monday night and running into early next week.

Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. It’s a time when Muslims participate in increased prayers, daily fasting and community events.