Religion

Pope Leo XIV is officially the first American cardinal to be elected Bishop of Rome. Here's what Idahoans are saying about the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected pope, the first time an American has led the Roman Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, chose the name Pope Leo XIV.

Parishioners Wednesday gathered at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Boise Wednesday to mourn the passing of Pope Francis on Monday. The Boise memorial, and others across the state, coincided with remembrances at the Vatican.

The share of people without a religious affiliation is rising across the Mountain West. The group, called the “nones,” includes atheists, agnostics and those who say they don’t have any religion in particular.

A new play at the Morrison Center in Boise explores some of the themes that came out of the Salem Witch trials in puritan New England in 1691.

When director Jamie Nebeker was asked to consider mounting Afflicted: Daughters of Salem at the Danny Peterson Theater in the Morrison Center of Boise State, she was struck by how a story rooted in the Salem Witch trials of the 17th century had such contemporary relevance.

Morning Edition host George Prentice sits down to talk about keeping the faith in these troubled times.

India is more than half-a-world away for Joseph (he prefers to be called Jos) Tharakan. Born in India, raised as a Catholic, ordained as a Franciscan monk and then received into the Episcopal Church, he is now the first person of color to be the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho.

As Christians across the planet mark April 15 as Good Friday, Jews will be participating in the beginning of Passover. In fact, it is only the third time this century that two of the holiest days on the Christian and Jewish calendars share the same date.

Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in December 2020.Tim Egan’s latest book, A Pilgrimage to Eternity, is a…