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(RNS) A new coalition is gathering stories of discrimination from nonbelievers in an attempt to make that kind of bias unacceptable.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican's new commission for the protection of minors, led by Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley, is designed to show the pope’s personal commitment to confront the sex scandals that have shaken the church around the world.

DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) Taking a cue from religious conservatives, the liberal denomination of some 1 million members becomes the first in the country to attack same-sex marriage ban on religious freedom grounds.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) The pope's remarks represented a departure of sorts for Francis, who has kept a relative silence on the issue as he tried to redirect the church's energies toward combating poverty and income inequality.

WASHINGTON (RNS) Darren Aronofsky may not be religious, but the environmental messages in his "Noah" film definitely are.

(RNS) Many Americans overestimate their Bible knowledge, missing key points on critical issues.

WASHINGTON (RNS) The change comes against a backdrop of persistent claims from atheists and other nonbelievers that the military is dominated by a Christian culture that is often hostile to unbelief.