Holly Meyer

South Dakota became the first state in the nation to enact a statewide initiative and referendum process 125 years ago. The practice of citizen-originated ballot measures is the legacy of Fr. Robert Haire. 

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention stonewalled and denigrated survivors of clergy sex abuse over almost two decades while seeking to protect their own reputations, according to a scathing 288-page investigative report issued Sunday.

The social media giant Facebook has rolled out a new prayer request feature, a tool embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting-edge way to engage the faithful online. But others are eying it warily.