In the hours after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Ilya Fomintsev, a 43-year-old oncologist and director of a medical charity, took to the streets of Moscow to protest. He was arrested and sentenced to 20 days’ detention.
‘God is life,’ Rabbi Yonatan Neril on ecological conversion and the war in Ukraine
Not long after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February, Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Yonatan Neril found himself surrounded by 25 different religious leaders, including bishops, rabbis and sheiks, in Jerusalem’s Moscow Square as he affixed a letter calling for peace…
Amid outcry, Texas superintendent says Anne Frank adaptation will be back on shelves ‘very soon’
The superintendent of the Texas school district that this week ordered the removal of “Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation” from its school’s shelves said Thursday that he expected the book, along with the Bible and other books that were removed following…
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signs executive order to protect LGBTQIA+ community from conversion therapy
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed Executive Order 2022-2 on Tuesday, which aims to protect the LGBTQIA+ community in the state from the harmful practices of conversion therapy.
Archaeologists uncover inscription to Peter
Archaeologists have uncovered a 1,500-year-old mosaic with an inscription to St Peter.
USDA says religious schools will be granted automatic Title IX exemption
Religious schools will not be required to follow new Title IX regulations in order to receive federal meal funding, the Agriculture Department (USDA) said in new guidance.
Attack on Rushdie shows divisions among Lebanese Shiites
The stabbing of author Salman Rushdie has laid bare divisions in Lebanon’s Shiite Muslim community, pitting a few denouncing the violence against fervent followers of the Iran-backed Shiite militant Hezbollah group who have praised the attack.
Report: Nonreligious LGBTQ people face heightened stigma, conceal their beliefs
As a Black, bisexual, nonreligious person, Rogiérs Fibby is all too familiar with the subtle navigations required of his different identities in professional and personal spaces.
Interfaith summit dreams of America as a potluck, not a battlefield
Amaris DeLeon grew up in a religious home but no longer identifies with any particular faith, calling herself “spiritual but not religious.” But she recognizes that religion can still play a role in bringing people together, especially in times of…
Empowered by Magic: The Christians and “Nones” Exploring Witchcraft
I began using occult practices—drawing salt circles around the perimeter of my home and burning candles for protection—when a devastating gynecological health condition baffled my doctors.
Faith-Based Fashion Entrepreneurs Aim To Transform The Way We Purchase Online
Floryn C. Ajuzie works as a pharmacist by day in the Baltimore area and is working on nights and weekends to launch her own faith-inspired fashion brand, PBF: Perfected By Faith.
Lag in slavery reparations from US Jesuits irks descendants
Last year, the U.S. branch of the Jesuits pledged to raise $100 million for a reconciliation initiative in partnership with descendants of people once enslaved by the Catholic order. On Tuesday, a leader of those descendants expressed deep dissatisfaction with the order’s…









