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July 09, 2015
High School Videochats Try to Bridge Religious, Cultural Divides

Face to Faith program, active in more than 20 countries, has connected upward of 120,000 students aged 12 to 17
July 01, 2015
Before Obama, a Long History of Attempted US-Cuba Detente

Despite more than half a century of official animosity, secretive attempts to broker something like this week's rapprochement have failed
July 01, 2015
Obama Not First US President to Try to Normalize Ties with Cuba

After the U.S. military’s failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 and the Cuban missile crisis the following year, President John F. Kennedy chose a different tack on U.S.-Cuban relations by engaging in back channel negotiations with Prime Minister Fidel Castro. VOA's Jerome Socolovsky has more.
June 26, 2015
President Eulogizes Charleston Church Shooting Victim

President, who knew the Reverend Clementa Pinckney personally, paid tribute to pastor and eight parishioners of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church who were slain 9 days ago
June 22, 2015
Charleston, Shocked by Church Shooting, Mourns Victims

Charleston, South Carolina, is still in shock, reeling from a crime that captured the world's attention: a white gunman shot and killed nine people - all African-Americans - at a Bible study class in a historic church there. The young man who allegedly pulled the trigger is in prison, facing nine charges of murder. VOA religion correspondent Jerome Socolovsky reports from the scene in Charleston.
June 21, 2015
Worshippers Attend Emanuel AME's First Service Since Shooting

A Charleston, South Carolina, African American church has reopened with an emotional service four days after a 21-year-old white man killed the church's senior pastor and eight others in a racially motivated shooting. VOA religion correspondent Jerome Socolovsky was there and has this report.
June 21, 2015
Worshippers Attend Emanuel AME's First Service Since Shooting

A Charleston African American church has reopened with an emotional service four days after a 21-year-old white man killed the senior pastor and eight others in a racially motivated shooting. VOA religion correspondent Jerome Socolovsky was there.
June 21, 2015
Services to Resume at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston

Worship services and religious school resume on Sunday at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church in Charleston, South Carolina, four days after a gunman with white supremacist views killed nine people attending a bible study class. VOA religion correspondent Jerome Socolovsky reports from Charleston.
June 20, 2015
Shooting Victim’s Sister to VOA: Never Thought This Could Happen

Relatives of the other victims also addressed Dylann Roof, who was charged Friday with nine counts of murder in mass shooting at historic African-American church in Charleston
June 16, 2015
Muslims Speak to US Jewish Group in Push for Interfaith Dialogue

At annual meeting of AJC, formerly known as the American Jewish Committee, participants from different faiths gather to discuss strategies for improving interreligious relations
May 22, 2015
Obama Reassures US Jews That Iran Will Not Get Nuke

President Barack Obama insisted on Friday that Iran must not be allowed to get a nuclear weapon “under any circumstances.” He spoke during a visit to a Washington synagogue that is being seen as an effort to reassure American Jews about his commitment to Israel. VOA religion correspondent Jerome Socolovsky reports.
May 22, 2015
Obama: Iran Deal 'Will Have My Name on It'

At large Washington synagogue, president vows to prevent nuclear-armed Tehran, addresses anti-Semitism
May 06, 2015
Christians Hold Bible-Reading Marathon on US Capitol Steps

Scripture reading precedes President Obama’s expected proclamation making May 7 a National Day of Prayer; event draws criticism by many progressives
May 06, 2015
Christians Hold Bible-Reading Marathon on US Capitol Steps

As presidents before him have done, Barack Obama is expected to issue a proclamation making Thursday a National Day of Prayer. There will be ceremonies at state capitals across the country, but one group of fervent Christians has been reading the entire bible on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in anticipation. VOA religion correspondent Jerome Socolovsky reports.
April 29, 2015
Survey: Islam Will Become World's Largest Religion in 2070

Islam is one of the world's younger religions – and it's on track to be the world's largest sometime this century. That’s the headline of "The Future of World Religions," a new survey by the Pew Research Center. VOA’s Jerome Socolovsky reports.
April 28, 2015
Survey: Islam Will Become World’s Largest Religion in 2070

Demographers at Pew Research Center say high fertility rates among Muslim women and a youth bulge in the faith are fueling its growth
April 22, 2015
Bible Museum Coming to Washington DC

Museum backed by evangelical Christian who owns one of world’s largest private collections of biblical artifacts and manuscripts
April 22, 2015
Bible Museum Coming to Washington DC

Washington is the center of American political power and also home to some of the nation’s most visited museums. A new one that will showcase the Bible has skeptics questioning the motives of its conservative Christian funders. VOA religion correspondent Jerome Socolovsky reports.
April 02, 2015
Religious Freedom Arguments Hardly New in US

Battles have been fought ever since separation of church and state was made part of the Constitution
March 31, 2015
Indiana Controversy Highlights Divergent Meanings of Religious Freedom

Indiana’s state government has triggered a nationwide controversy by approving a law that critics say is aimed at allowing discrimination against gays and lesbians. The controversy stems from divergent notions of religious freedom in America. VOA's Jerome Socolovsky reports.

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