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It may not be the norm in central Texas, but chances are someone you know may actually be an atheist.

In the homily to his morning Mass Wednesday, Pope Francis said that Christians must stop perpetuating narrow definitions of 'good' and embrace atheists as God does - for the work they do to make the world a better place, reports Raw Story.

Tribune File Photo Volunteers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints help a homeowner clean up debris in the Cornerstone area in Windsor back in 2008.

El Salvador's president meets with Pope Francis on Thursday amid mounting indications that the stars have finally aligned to beatify assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero.

Scholars around the Muslim world were alarmed five years ago by news reports that Turkey planned a new, possibly heretical compilation of the Prophet Mohammad's sayings that might scrap those it thought were out of date.

The transport department is willing to engage with various sections of the South African community about the contentious e-tolling system, it said on Wednesday.

Pope Francis has issued his first appeal directed at Catholics in China, long the source of concern for his predecessor Benedict XVI.

A collection of raw and homemade footage and images depicting the destruction a massive tornado left in Moore, Oklahoma.

US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday night lauded the influence of Judaism on the United States, specifically mentioning the efforts of Jews on gay rights issues, according a report on the Politico website.

A Vatican spokesman on Tuesday refuted claims that Pope Francis performed an exorcism on a man in St.

In Moore, Okla., at least 24 people - including nine children - were killed, and more than 200 people were injured by the 200-mph winds across 17 miles.

Organizations including the Greater Miami Jewish Federation and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami are taking donations online and through the mail.

A Roman Catholic priest who was removed from public ministry in 2009 after an allegation of past child sex abuse later deemed "credible" by his bishop has now been indicted on a federal charge of possessing child pornography.

American Atheists , an atheist organization based out of Cranford, N.J., say they plan to send books on atheism to Georgia state parks.

Policemen try to stop an Orthodox Christian activist during clashes with gay rights activists at an International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia rally on in Tbilisi, May 17, 2013.

Once upon a time, animal sacrifice was an important part of Hindu life, Catholic priests weren't celibate and visual depictions of the Prophet Muhammad were part of Islamic art.

Michael Fitzpatrick gets a blessing from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at the KFC Yum! Center on May 20, 2013.

A Roman Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Newark was criminally charged today with violating a court-sanctioned agreement that bars him from working with children for life.

Police said dozens of ultra-Orthodox men assaulted two haredi IDF soldiers in Jerusalem's Mea She'arim neighborhood Sunday night, resulting in the hospitalization of both victims.

The State Department appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism Monday as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial.