- January 24, 2025
Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire?
In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank
In India, Catholic women evangelists live up to Pope Francis’ call for female leadership
MEGHALAYA, India (RNS) — Eight days before Christmas last year, Senseful Dkhar, a 55-year-old schoolteacher, led her fellow Catholics in prayer at a small village
After Helene, one Asheville church finds a way to step up
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (RNS) — On a recent Tuesday morning, dozens of people affected by Hurricane Helene had already lined up outside the glass doors of
Taking a second COVID-era loan is proving costly to some faith groups
(RNS) — A dispute over a single word in a COVID-era relief law — and the political divides over Israel – have cost a Jewish
The state isn’t God. Nor should it be.
(RNS) — My favorite way of celebrating the new year every year is to tune into the annual “Twilight Zone” marathon on Syfy. Because they
In Trump, we have abandoned our civil religion — and we are no longer the same
(RNS) — President Donald Trump began his second administration much as he did his first: by flouting the tenets of American civil religion that inaugural
Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she made a direct appeal to him
Cartoon mascot for Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee appeals to younger generation while embracing traditions
(The Conversation) — Luce, the anime-inspired official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee, whose name means “light” in Italian, has been getting a lot
10 years after Charlie Hebdo attacks in France, conversations about free speech are still too black and white
(The Conversation) — In January 2015, 12 people were killed at the French satirist magazine Charlie Hebdo’s office after it published controversial caricatures of the
Research suggests ‘moral foundations’ play a critical role in attitudes toward Christian nationalism
(The Conversation) — The concept of Christian nationalism has taken center stage in many Americans’ minds as either the greatest threat to democracy or its