RELIGION

At the Olympics, athletes show guts, glory – and a lot of ink, including tattoos that profess their faith
- By West virginia digital
- . July 10, 2024
(The Conversation) — This has been a wonderful summer if you follow sports: tennis championships, end-of-season tournaments and soccer’s European

Those Columbia deans deserved their removals. But what’s next?
- By West virginia digital
- . July 10, 2024
(RNS) — It took three weeks for Columbia University to demote three deans for sending text messages to each other

A seminary is investigated for sexual harassment. Now its critics want the findings made public.
- By West virginia digital
- . July 9, 2024
(RNS) — As a first-year student at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles, Shayna Dollinger was inundated

American Hindu parents are finding innovative ways to pass the faith on to their kids
- By West virginia digital
- . July 9, 2024
(RNS) — Every day since March, 63-year-old Ranjani Saigal has posted a 90-second Instagram reel. “I’m not a social media

New study reveals Christian views on ethical ministry uses of AI
- By West virginia digital
- . July 9, 2024
Christians show optimism in using AI for a growing set of ministry tasks BOULDER, Colo. — New research data from

Toned-down synod document backs female leadership, but not as deacons
- By West virginia digital
- . July 9, 2024
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The agenda for the next round of the Synod on Synodality, scheduled for Oct. 4-27 in

what a scholar of Islam saw in Mecca
- By West virginia digital
- . July 9, 2024
(The Conversation) — At least 1,300 people died because of scorching heat during the Hajj pilgrimage in June 2024. It’s

Faith can help heal our polarized country
- By West virginia digital
- . July 9, 2024
(RNS) — It’s commonplace today to say we are living in an era plagued by political, religious and social unrest.

Hundreds of mostly exiled Tibetans celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 89th birthday in India’s Dharamshala
- By West virginia digital
- . July 9, 2024
DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Hundreds of mostly exiled Tibetans gathered in India’s hillside town of Dharamshala to celebrate the birthday

Eucharistic Revival and synodality
- By West virginia digital
- . July 8, 2024
(RNS) — When Pope Francis called for a worldwide consultation of lay Catholics about their concerns as part of the