Corrientes (Agenzia Fides) This past October 1, in the Basilica of Our Lady of Itati, there was a celebration for the launching of the Missionary Month of October, with a Mass presided by Archbishop Andres Stanovnik of Corrientes, concelebrated by

In Wisconsin, sentencing for a religious couple whose sick child died after they relied on prayer for the girl's recovery rather than also seeking medical treatment. The parents were each ordered to serve 30 days in jail every year for

A new study finds that nearly a quarter of the world's population is Muslim. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life puts the Muslim population at 1.57 billion, larger than some previous estimates. It also challenges some common assumptions.

media=252]BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: For the past 50 years, many churches and health organizations have observed the last Sunday in January as the World Day of Leprosy. Hansen's disease, as it's also known, is now curable, but it still strikes a

Set in 1967, the story centers on a Jewish physics professor in the Midwest, Larry Gopnick, who looks to his faith to make sense of his personal and professional calamities.

Watch religion columnist Cathleen Falsani, author of "The Dude Abides: The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers," discuss theological and moral themes in previous films by Joel and Ethan Coen, including "The Big Lebowski," which has inspired its own religion.