It was a sweltering June day in 1983 when a teenager named Emanuela Orlandi left her home to attend a nearby music school and later meet up with some friends in a small square not far from the Vatican walls.
On a Wing and a Prayer: Mike Pence Hitches Presidential Hopes on Fellow Evangelicals
Around Mike Pence’s 40th birthday, his wife Karen booked a trip to a ranch near the Roosevelt National Forest in Colorado. Pence was mulling over a second run for Congress after a failed bid years earlier. As the Pences sat…
FBI arrests Michigan man it says was planning attack on East Lansing synagogue
A Michigan man who praised mass shooters had outlined a plan to attack an East Lansing synagogue, according to FBI investigators who arrested the man on Friday.
DeSantis’ Faith Goes Under The Media Microscope
The presidential race is just starting to heat up. While it may still be early, candidates are popping up every few days and announcing their intention to seek the Republican nomination in 2024.
Pro-Trump Pastor Suggests Christians Should Be Suicide Bombers
A Christian pastor who supports Donald Trump recently delivered a sermon urging Christians to strengthen their passion and suggested they should be willing to die for their faith.
First female Muslim federal judge in US history confirmed by the Senate
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Nusrat Choudhury, a longtime civil rights attorney, to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, making her the nation’s first female Muslim federal judge.
A nun commends Dodgers’ handling of Pride Night controversy. Some archbishops call it blasphemy
Devout baseball fans might view their teams’ performance as heavenly or hellish, depending on the quality of play. Currently, it’s the Los Angeles Dodgers’ handling of their annual Pride Night — not the team’s record — that has provoked emotional reactions from…
Arizona Republicans try and fail to expel Democratic lawmaker over Bible prank
Arizona House Republicans tried, but failed, to expel a Democratic lawmaker who admitted to a Bible-hiding prank caught on hidden camera.
‘You’re on the path to sin’: A Florida rabbi faced antisemitic harassment after speaking up at a school board vote
Rabbi Adam Miller was exiting a school board meeting in his city of Naples, Florida, when two men approached him in the parking lot.
New memoir by Anne Frank’s girlhood friend reveals ‘life outside the attic’
When Dina Kraft read “Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl” as a teenager in the 1980s, she felt an instant connection with the vivacious young Jewish girl who chronicled her life while hiding from the Nazis in a…
In The Name Of Religion: Iran’s Clerics Divided Over Executions Of Protesters
At least 25 Iranian citizens face death sentences since Iranian authorities started dealing with the cases of the thousands of citizens detained during the 2022 protests that swept the country.
Germany to give $1.4 billion to Holocaust survivors globally in 2024
The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis said Thursday that Germany has agreed to extend another $1.4 billion (1.29 billion euros) overall for Holocaust survivors around the globe for the coming year.