- February 22, 2024
Texas attorney general moves to shut down Catholic migrant shelters
(RNS) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued a volunteer-run network of Catholic migrant shelters based in El Paso, Texas, aiming to revoke the
Nuns alleging abuse by former Jesuit Marko Rupnik plead with Francis for investigation
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Ex-nuns who say they suffered abuse at the Loyola religious community co-founded by former Jesuit priest Marko Rupnik asked Pope Francis
Historic New Delhi mosque is the latest Muslim heritage site to face demolition
NEW DELHI, India (RNS) — On a roundabout at a lively intersection of Sunehri Bagh Road, at the heart of India’s capital, the landmark Sunehri
The suspects in a Kenyan doomsday cult are ordered to be hospitalized after a hunger strike
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan magistrate Tuesday ordered the main suspect in a doomsday starvation cult and 94 of his followers to receive emergency
Despite reforms, victims say church’s in-house processes to handle sex abuse cases retraumatizes
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Five years ago this week, Pope Francis convened an unprecedented summit of bishops from around the world to impress on them
Why having human remains land on the Moon poses difficult questions for members of several religions
(The Conversation) — Sending human remains to the Moon on the first commercial lunar lander, Peregrine 1, on Jan. 8, 2024, along with scientific instruments,
Biden sanctions aim to curb Jewish settler attacks. Some Israelis fear a wider impact.
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank have continued despite sanctions that President Biden introduced on Feb. 1 against
The keeper of the Vatican’s secrets is retiring. Here’s what he wants you to know
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted secret archives are all that secret: It
Documentary about the murders of 3 Muslims explores religious hatred
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Nine years ago this month, three Muslim students of Middle Eastern descent were having dinner in a condo development in Chapel
Here’s why many Argentinians are devoted to a first lady who died in 1952
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Early every morning, just as she reaches her workplace at a labor union in Buenos Aires, Ángeles Celerier heads to