A few months after Massachusetts became the first state to recognize same-sex marriage, a college senior in Michigan wrote an essay on why his church should do the same.
Wiccan celebration of summer solstice is a reminder that change, as expressed in nature, is inevitable
Summer solstice, a time when the northern hemisphere will experience the maximum hours of sunlight, takes place on June 21 – and will be celebrated by followers of Wicca, a form of contemporary Paganism, with a holiday known as Litha.
Camino pilgrims help rural Spain’s emptying villages survive
Amid the vast grain fields of Spain, a medieval church stands guard over the handful of adobe homes where some 50 people live — and twice as many travelers along the Camino de Santiago spend the night this summer.
What Antisemitism Looks Like When It Is Carved into Church
Nowadays, I consider it impossible to leave them just as they are. My proposal is as follows: Place the originals in museums, with replicas somewhere in the church under glass, and ensure that in both places, they are accompanied by…
Humanist chaplains guide nonreligious students on quest for meaning
When Anne Klaeysen first applied to be the humanist chaplain at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, in the mid-2000s, the deans interviewing her went straight to the point: “The other chaplains want to know,” they said, “if you’re…
On Juneteenth, Jewish communities are reckoning with their own attitudes on race
At Washington Hebrew Congregation in D.C., a weekend full of educational programming is on the agenda for Juneteenth.
UK sanctions Russian Orthodox head; decries forced adoption
Britain announced a new round of sanctions Thursday against Russia, targeting the head of the Russian Orthodox Church for his prominent support for the war in Ukraine as well as Russia’s children’s rights commissioner, who Britain said is responsible for…
California again seeks to pass human composting bill as Catholic bishops oppose it
Seeking to legalize the process of converting bodies into soil, a California legislator is attempting, once again, to pass a bill that would allow human composting in the Golden State.
Boise police can’t charge pastor who said LGBTQ people are ‘worthy of death’
The Boise Police Department does not plan to pursue criminal action against the local pastor of a small Baptist church who told his congregation that God wants to “put all queers to death.”
Ukrainian archbishop pushes against papal statements, says causes of war ‘lie within Russia itself’
A day after Pope Francis’s comments on the possibility of Russia being provoked by NATO into invading Ukraine were published, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said that those who think there was an external provocation are under…
Bishop punishes school over Black Lives Matter, Pride flags
he Diocese of Worcester has told a local middle school that it can no longer identify itself as a Catholic school because it disobeyed the bishop’s order to take down its Black Lives Matter and Pride flags.
Biden signs executive order to fight anti-LGBTQ state bills
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at combating a historic number of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures across the country.