Photos of the Week: Mud People; Eucharistic Pilgrimage
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes a Philippine mud festival, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage in the United States and
Teaching the Bible in Oklahoma
(RNS) — I’m guessing Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters has not been in the best of moods lately.
Western interest in ayahuasca is creating challenges for local Indigenous communities
(The Conversation) — Ayahuasca, a sacred drink made from the stem and leaves of a tree vine, has many names:
Harvard task forces find discrimination and harassment against Jews, Muslims
(RNS) — Two Harvard University task forces set up in the wake of the turmoil on campus amid the Israel-Hamas
LA mayor considers buffer zones at houses of worship after protest at synagogue
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — L.A. Mayor Karen Bass on Wednesday, June 26, said she is exploring the idea of buffer
Custodians of the Hajj — who’s to blame for heat-related deaths?
(RNS) — On one particular day of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Saba walked 42,000 steps in performing the rites of
Dying of cancer, Amy Low finds meaning in the mundane of life
(RNS) — Amy Low thought she’d caught a stomach bug. Back from a long work trip in 2019, Low, a
The problem with social media and kids is also spiritual
(RNS) — Want to find that one issue upon which at least some Democrats and Republicans can agree? Here it
An accused priest, his art and the Vatican
(RNS) — The latest Catholic commotion is over the Vatican’s promotion of an accused abuser priest’s art. Not long ago,
Vatican conference ponders who really holds the power of AI
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Experts on Artificial Intelligence met at the Vatican on Thursday to discuss the implications of this