Catholic bishops’ conference announces major layoffs to department focused on social justice
(RNS) — Less than two weeks after many U.S. bishops made a strong show of support for the conference’s domestic
How Jefferson and Madison’s partnership shaped America’s separation of church and state
(The Conversation) — Few constitutional principles are more familiar to the average American than the separation of church and state.
Why the swing state faith voters who really matter in 2024 aren’t evangelicals
(RNS) — On Election Day in November 2022, Pastor Charlie Berthoud of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Madison, Wisconsin, sat at
Russian region of Dagestan holds a day of mourning after attacks kill 20 people, officials say
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s southern region of Dagestan held the first of three days of mourning Monday following an attack
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Connecticut law that eliminated religious vaccination exemption
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a 2021 Connecticut law that eliminated the state’s
Civil religion as a gateway to Christian nationalism
(Sightings) — Seventy years ago, the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag was baptized. For its first six decades,
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law isn’t about American legal history
(RNS) — My column last week on Louisiana’s new Ten Commandments law has drawn some criticism for asserting that the
Synagogues and churches in Dagestan. A synagogue in LA. There is a connection.
(RNS) — On Monday (June 24), we awoke to two seemingly disparate horrors. I say “seemingly” for a reason. First:
Israel’s High Court rules Haredi men no longer exempt from mandatory military service
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Within hours of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel, three of Rebecca Kowalsky’s sons and two
How should we respond to divine frustrations?
A new book for serious thinkers Many people harbor negative feelings about God, the Bible, as well as religion in