• Is VP Mike Pence's 'Billy Graham Rule' Sexist, Illegal?

  Who U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will or will not dine with alone keeps attracting opinions, with some of them now turning more legalistic in interpretation.

  

• Pastor's Wife Begs Rex Tillerson to Help Husband in Turkey Prison

  U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met Thursday in Ankara, Turkey, with the wife of a jailed American pastor, Andrew Brunson, a State Department official said on Friday.

• Historic Church Closes, Reflects US Pattern of Less Rituals, Observance

  A Tempe, Ariz., church that opened in 1892, The First Congregational United Church of Christ, held its last service on Sunday due to low church attendance and an inability to financially support itself.

  

• Pope Francis Among 5 Religious Figures Named in Fortune’s 50 Greatest Leaders

  Fortune magazine's "World's Greatest Leaders" ranking is an annual list of compiled leaders who have impacts on their communities and around the world. Five religiously associated leaders made this year's list.

  

• Religion Now Can Be Expressed on School Grounds Per Florida Senate Votes

  Florida State Senators voted to approve legislation that abolishes previous rules that prevented religious services and events from being conducted on school property.