One of the most iconic cemeteries in New Orleans, St. Louis No. 1 Cemetery, now requires visitors to enter with a licensed tour guide or official proof that a family member is buried there.

Source: Archdiocese Of New Orleans Restricts Access To Historic Cemetery : NPR

Alex Mar’s new book overlooks the radical history of oppressed women.

Source: The Rise of the Hipster Witch | The New Republic

Belief in ghosts has been around for centuries, but they have now found a particularly strong following in highly secular modern countries like Norway.

Source: Norway Has a New Passion: Ghost Hunting - The New York Times

The United Nations’ cultural heritage agency did omit a plan to classify the Western Wall as part of the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.

Source: Unesco Resolution Criticizes Israel Over Handling of Holy Sites - The New York Times

DENVER — Despite its deep opposition to same-sex marriage, the Mormon Church is setting itself apart from religious conservatives who rallied behind a Kentucky county clerk, Kim Davis, who cited her religious beliefs as justification for refusing to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples.STORIES FROM OUR ADVERTISERSIn a speech this week about the boundaries between church and state, Dallin Oaks, a high-ranking apostle in the church, said that public officials like Ms. Davis, the clerk in Rowan County, Ky., had a duty to follow the law, despite their religious convictions.“...

Record numbers of Syrian, Iraqi, and North African migrants have been flooding into Europe, generating a massive humanitarian crisis. Host Bob Abernethy and managing editor Kim Lawton talk with Sean Callahan, chief operating officer of Catholic Relief Services, about how faith-based groups are trying help the refugees and what the US can do to address the crisis. Says Callahan, “What we would like to do is see, at the call of Pope Francis, that we all open our doors a little bit more, and we expedite the process. Currently for the refugees to get in it takes about 18 to 24 months...

Watch additional video clips of our interview with Rev. Dennis McManus of Georgetown University about the relationship of Catholics and Jews after Nostra Aetate.

Source: Rev. Dennis McManus on Nostra Aetate | October 23, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Seven churches in Saint Louis have been hit by arson this month. The latest blaze was set overnight. Local and federal authorities have teamed up to find the person responsible.

Source: String Of Church Fires In St. Louis Raise Concern : NPR

A report published by an Italian newspaper that said the pope had a treatable brain tumor fueled suspicion about Francis’ health, which the Vatican denied.

Source: A Whiff of Intrigue as Vatican Disputes ‘Unfounded’ Report on Pope Francis’ Health - The New York Times

For those fleeing violence and poverty, Casa del Migrante in Saltillo, Mexico is one of the few safe harbors on their perilous journey.

Source: Mexico Migrant Center | October 16, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

The 1965 Second Vatican Council declaration on the relation of the church to non-Christian religions transformed church doctrine about Jews and other faiths. Nostra Aetate had its roots "in the shame and realizations of Christians after the Holocaust for what has been done to Jews," according to Rev. Dennis McManus of Georgetown University.More →

Source: Nostra Aetate 50th Anniversary | October 19, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Her new bookfocuses on the flawed biblical figure of King David.

Source: Novelist Geraldine Brooks | October 16, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Religious diversity is under threat across the Middle East and other parts of the globe, according to a State Department report on religious freedoms, which recounts the rise of ISIS and its attacks on Christians and other minorities.

Source: State Department Report Warns Of Global Threat To Religious Diversity : NPR

Five years ago, the historic VTS chapel burned to the ground. Now a new chapel and chapel garden have been dedicated that are "fit for the 21st century and the future of the church…so many lives are formed in this space," says Rev. Ian Markham, dean and president of VTS. More →

Source: New Chapel at Virginia Theological Seminary | October 16, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

The author of "Between the World and Me" ponders race, religion and the fear of violence.

Source: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Fear and the Black Experience | October 15, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS