A few months ago, my wife and I were driving into St. Louis and were about 10 miles away from downtown in a suburb on the Illinois side of the river. We drove by this large commercial building next to…
Israel’s Supreme Court will hear challenge to law limiting its power, potentially teeing up constitutional crisis
The Israeli Supreme Court has announced that it will hear petitions challenging a new law that limits its ability to strike down government decisions.
Michigan bans use of conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth under measure signed by governor
The scientifically discredited practice of so-called conversion therapy, which aims to “convert” LGBTQ+ people to heterosexuality or traditional gender expectations, is now banned for minors in Michigan under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Vatican prosecutors request a total of 73 years in prison for defendants in corruption trial
Vatican prosecutors in the Catholic Church’s 2-year-old corruption trial asked Wednesday (July 26) that Cardinal Angelo Becciu be sentenced to seven years and three months in prison and pay 14 million euros in fines for embezzlement, abuse of office and…
Iran targets e-commerce giant over photos of female employees without headscarves in new crackdown
Iranian authorities have shut down one of the offices of the country’s biggest e-commerce company and launched judicial procedures after it published pictures online showing female employees not wearing the mandatory Islamic headscarf, semi-official media reported.
Ohio Ballot To Include Measure Codifying Abortion Rights
Reproductive rights rights advocates have submitted enough valid signatures to put a measure to Ohio voters in November codifying abortion access, the state’s secretary of state confirmed Tuesday.
Media still question whether Trump’s Christians are ‘real’ Christians
The criminal former president is so far ahead of his closest GOP rival that the Washington press corps is already reviving themes from the 2016 and 2020 elections. Here’s the AP on Friday: “Some critics see Trump’s behavior as un-Christian. His conservative…
In targeting Catholic Charities, Republicans amplify right-wing Catholic fringe
On Capitol Hill, a handful of Republican lawmakers are threatening to reduce or eliminate funding for Catholic Charities and other faith-based groups who offer aid to immigrants at the Southern border.
Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary is charged with directing a terrorist organization
High-profile British radical preacher Anjem Choudary appeared in a London court on Monday, charged with leading a terrorist organization.
Yeshiva University adds a master’s program in Jewish studies for Christians
Yeshiva University has launched a master’s degree program intended specifically for Christian students who want to learn more about Judaism, part of a growing number of academic collaborations at U.S. Christian and Jewish schools that draw students of different faiths.
Jesuits confirm expulsion of a priest artist and lament that Vatican norms block harsher sanctions
The Jesuits said Monday that a famous artist priest is definitively expelled from the religious order for sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing women, and lamented they couldn’t prosecute him more vigorously under the Vatican’s internal procedures.
Faith Isn’t Easy — It’s Often More About Uncertainty Than Certainty
I’ve seen this observation attributed to theologian Paul Tillich and to popular Christian writer Anne Lamott, but it’s been expressed in one way or another by mystics and preachers across the centuries.