Marc Lavarin, an assistant minister at Alfred Street Baptist Church, hugs Howard University student Mya Thompson after she learns the church's members have paid the $2,500 she owed the university. Charles Matthews/Alfred Street Baptist Church hide caption
People pray during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Phoenix in 2017. Matt York/AP hide caption
People enjoy an afternoon at Eminonu Square in Istanbul in January. A recent survey of personal beliefs and lifestyles in majority-Muslim Turkey has found a smaller portion of people describing themselves as religious. Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Two men pray at an early morning service at La Lomita chapel, a historical landmark in Mission, Texas. Dana Cronin/NPR hide caption
Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado has declined to make a custom cake for a gay wedding and now for a gender transition. Allison Sherry/CPR hide caption
The long-delayed opening of the House of Fates Holocaust museum in Budapest, whose entrance is marked by a Star of David, is expected this spring. Ferenc Isza/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Pope Francis meets Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI prior to the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica on Dec. 8, 2015 in Vatican City, Vatican. Vatican Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. James Lankford, R-Okla., (from left) President Trump and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., pray during the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Dennis Christensen, a Danish Jehovah's Witness, is escorted from a court room in Orel, Russia, on Wednesday. Yuriy Temirbulatov/Courtesy of Jehovah's Witnesses via AP hide caption
Pope Francis celebrates a holy mass at St. Peter's basilica in the Vatican. TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Tuesday at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi. His three-day trip to the United Arab Emirates marks the first time a pontiff has ever visited the Arabian Peninsula. Francois Nel/Getty Images hide caption
Asia Bibi, photographed in 2010, listens to officials at a prison near Lahore. AP hide caption
Dozens of clergy members, immigration activists and others participate in a protest against the imprisonment and potential deportation of an immigration activist. Religious liberals are becoming increasingly outspoken in their opposition to many Trump administration policies. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Pope Francis points at a tablet as he unveils Click To Pray, the official app of the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network on Sunday. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption
Hindu holy men sample the sacred waters, which are believed to be restorative, with the power to cleanse sin. Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A plaque from the original Daily Forward office, seen adorning its Lower Manhattan headquarters in 2013. Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Özlem Cekic from the TED stage. Ryan Lash/TED hide caption
The sculpture, known as McJesus, was created by Finnish artist Jani Leinonen and displayed as part of the Haifa Museum of Art's "Sacred Goods" exhibition in Israel. The piece, seen on display in the museum Monday, prompted vehement pushback from Christians in the country. Oded Balilty/AP hide caption
Christian icons damaged by fighting are seen in a monastery in the village of Maaloula, north of Damascus, Syria. U.S. evangelicals are concerned that a pullout of U.S. troops will leave Syrian Christians vulnerable to attack. Alexander Kots/AP hide caption
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