- February 3, 2025
What could be worse than the Muslim ban? Plenty.
(RNS) — In 2017, President Donald Trump’s chaotic attempt to exclude Muslims from immigrating to the United States by restricting arrivals from several Muslim-majority countries
Trump, the destroyer of worlds
(RNS) — It is an axiom of life that it is easier to destroy than to build. As a result, in a few hours, terrorists
When are we allowed to yell at God?
“If God lived in our neighborhood, we’d throw stones through His (sic) windows.” I do not know who originally said that, though I think
In new book ‘Believe,’ Ross Douthat makes a case for old-time religion
(RNS) — Being religious is a bit like learning to play soccer, says New York Times columnist and best-selling author Ross Douthat. You can practice
A fashion designer, Italian singer and Icelandic illustrator team up on Vatican exhibition
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s Apostolic Library tapped Dior’s creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, Italian singer Jovanotti and Icelandic illustrator Kristjana S Williams for
Musk spotlights federal funds for Lutheran aid groups, calls them ‘illegal payments’
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A prominent Lutheran leader invoked the story of a martyr while defending work to help the needy after Elon Musk, a billionaire
A Supreme Court decision on a Catholic school in Oklahoma could redraw lines around church and state in education
(The Conversation) — The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore: an online Roman Catholic charter school named after the
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after
Letter to new US Administration
Religious freedom worldwide at 16-year low: New strategy needed Yesterday, I sent U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio a letter. In it I draw attention to the
Members should care for the needy ‘regardless of immigration status’
(RNS) — In a rare comment on current political affairs, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a statement Thursday (Jan. 30) reaffirming