- March 4, 2024
Voucher expansion leads to more students, waitlists and classes for some religious schools
(AP) — The Miami Archdiocese’s superintendent of schools says Catholic education is increasingly in demand in South Florida, now that all K-12 students regardless of
Pope asks an aide to read a speech aloud for him, raising further concerns over his health
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, who has been suffering from the flu, asked an aide to read out his prepared speech at a conference
Aaron Zigman’s ‘Émigré’ oratorio, about Jews who fled Nazi Germany for Shanghai, has US premiere
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Zigman goes back to the 1940s in composing “Émigré,” an oratorio portraying Jews who fled Nazi Germany for Shanghai. His
Najeeba Syeed and Manu Meel
On March 7, 2024, interfaith leaders from across the country will gather in Minneapolis for an Interfaith Symposium at Augsburg University. The symposium offers
Church Militant loses defamation suit
(RNS) — Church Militant, the far-right Catholic media network, will cease operating at the end of April 2024, according to a press release issued Friday
Photos of the Week: Shab-e-Barat; Navalny funeral
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes Shiite Muslims commemorating Shab-e-Barat, the funeral of Alexei Navalny and more. The post Photos of the Week: Shab-e-Barat;
‘How Great Thou Art’ gets new ending on 75th anniversary of famed English translation
(RNS) — The well-known and beloved-by-many words of “How Great Thou Art” have had a long and varied trajectory from Swedish poem to German hymn
Biden administration finalizes rule on religious liberty protections
(RNS) — Nine agencies of the Biden administration have finalized a new rule that officials say will improve religious freedom by protecting the rights of
Dating app burnout and COVID-19 make Indian matchmaking cool again
(RNS) — At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Netflix reality series “Indian Matchmaking” glued people across the world to their television screens. Indian
A decade after Reverend Ike’s death, his son writes about his impact on Black church
(RNS) — For 40 years, Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, or Reverend Ike as he would come to be known, preached prosperity from the pulpit of