African spiritualities are attracting Black Americans as a source of pride and identity
(RNS) — Growing up, Chaya Murrell started her day by reciting the Bible’s Psalm 23, which begins, “The Lord is
God loves you. Deal with it.
What are the three little words that rabbis almost never, ever, say to their congregations? Hold on, because I am
Southern Baptists elect Jeff Iorg to lead Executive Committee
(RNS) — After more than two years of uncertainty and at times, chaos, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee has
The zone of indifference
(RNS) — I am a “Wieselian” Jew. Most American Jews are, even if they don’t know it. This generation of
Can you be a feminist and a Catholic? A theologian argues it’s harder than ever.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Women are leaving the Catholic Church at an alarming rate, many citing “irreconcilable differences.” In a
Israeli rabbinate under scrutiny as religious issues threaten government’s wartime unity
(RNS) — An investigation has been opened against Israel’s state rabbinate after an organization that advocates for converts’ rights brought
Ramy Youssef constantly asks if jokes are harmful or helpful. He keeps telling them anyway
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fresh off his awards season high after attending the Oscars with his fellow “Poor Things” stars
BYU’s Aly Khalifa heads into March Madness without food or water while observing Ramadan
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Aly Khalifa will set his alarm for 4:30 a.m. Thursday, a witching hour for a college
Unitarian Universalists’ Boston headquarters hosts temporary overflow shelter
(RNS) — Headquartered in a South Boston building in the city’s affluent Seaport District, the Unitarian Universalist Association happened to have
A California city wrestles with its history of discrimination against early Chinese immigrants
ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — In 1939, after attending the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, Alfred Chan and his