For 11 years, dozens of education students at Arizona Christian University, a private school in Glendale, Arizona, have gained teaching experience thanks to a student teaching program with the local public school district.
French church abuse victims get reparations, and recognition
“I came back to life.” Like other victims of child abuse by priests, 52-year-old Stéphane said getting an official recognition from France’s Catholic Church of what happened is helping him get better, at last.
Pope Francis discusses revising priestly celibacy in new interview
In a new interview, Pope Francis has discussed the possibility of revising the Western discipline of priestly celibacy.
Raquel Welch Found Some Personal Peace In A Church Pew
The statuesque film legend didn’t call attention to herself as she shared a pew with other conservative Presbyterians in their small church not far from Hollywood.
Reform rabbis will not stop working to build the Israel of our hopes and aspirations
Like many American Jews, I find that my feelings toward Israel are ever more complicated. I both love Israel and I struggle with Israel’s current direction.
Francis is the first Jesuit pope – here’s how that has shaped his 10-year papacy
Since Jorge Mario Bergoglio first stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Francis on March 13, 2013, he has made no shortage of statements that attract attention. “Who am I to judge?” he famously said about gay…
West Virginia GOP governor signs ‘religious freedom’ bill
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a law Thursday described by supporters as a tool to protect religious freedom but labeled a “license to discriminate” by LGBTQ rights advocates.
Don’t sleep on Trump’s CPAC speech calling for ‘the final battle’: this was southern strategy as apocalyptic promise
Donald Trump has, in the past, dallied with apocalypticism in his rhetoric and policy, but it was usually interpreted as a sop to his evangelical base. He made an excellent secular hero for evangelicals like Rick Perry, who referred to him as “the chosen one.”
John Paul abuse claims trigger angry reactions in Poland
Fallout from a TV report alleging that St. John Paul II covered up clergy sex abuse cases escalated Thursday, with Poland’s Catholic Church and lawmakers defending him as one of the greatest Poles ever and the government “inviting” the U.S….
When it comes to 2024, do evangelical Christians matter?
As the 2024 Republican presidential nominating contest begins to take shape, conservative Christians may find themselves in an unfamiliar position: left out.
Israel’s Judicial Overhaul Plan Ignites Debate Among American Jews
An Israeli government effort to weaken the country’s judiciary, which critics call a threat to the nation’s democratic foundations, is drawing unusually pointed protest from American Jewish leaders and organizations, including ones that generally avoid commenting on internal Israeli politics.
Bill To Ban Child Marriage In West Virginia Defeated By Republicans
A bill that would have prohibited minors from getting married in West Virginia was defeated Wednesday night in a legislative committee.








