Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed legislation giving Native American families preference in fostering and adopting Native children involved with child protective services, a proactive move to protect such rights as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case that could undercut them nationally.
A new documentary takes a deep dive into the ancient and modern practice of Sabbath
In his book “The Sabbath,” Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote that Jews did not build great cathedrals into space. Their great accomplishment was a cathedral in time — the Shabbat, or 24-hour period of rest.
Priest killed in Mexico; 9th slain in country in past 4 years
A Roman Catholic priest has been killed in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, the ninth slain in the country in the past four years.
Fewer Christians Know Families Who Foster or Adopt
More pastors are encouraging members to adopt and provide foster care at a time when adoptions have declined in the US.
Wikipedia disciplines editors in Holocaust distortion dispute but sidesteps debate over Polish complicity
Wikipedia has banned three editors from working on articles related to Jewish history in Poland during World War II, in a bid to resolve editing disputes and safeguard its credibility.
Religious broadcasters seek to reverse California law aimed at quelling online hate speech
The National Religious Broadcasters, an association of Christian media outlets, has joined a lawsuit seeking to block a California law that requires social media companies to publish their policies on removing hate speech from their platforms.
Second Christian Conscientious Objector Given Jail Sentence In Ukraine
Mykhailo Yavorsky, a 40-year-old Christian from the southwestern city of Ivano-Frankivsk, is preparing an appeal against a one-year jail term handed down on April 6 for refusing mobilization on grounds of conscience. If his appeal fails, he will be taken…
UK report finds Britons’ lack of faith knowledge deeply disturbing
To outsiders watching the leader of Britain’s established church crown its new monarch, King Charles III, in a deeply religious ceremony, it might seem faith still looms large in the country. But a newly published report, commissioned four years ago by…
When faith says to help migrants – and the law says don’t
Many religious traditions preach the need to care for strangers. But what happens when caring for the stranger comes into conflict with government policy?