The atrocities are shocking. Ukrainian authorities have said 410 civilians were killed in the suburbs of Kyiv, discovered after the Russian army withdrew from its positions. At least two were found with their hands bound; several were shot in the head.
Boston couple plans to build city’s 1st Holocaust museum
A Boston couple says they have purchased a building in the city to create a Holocaust museum.
Catholic Bishops Meet In Secret To Discuss ‘Culture War’ Issues: What Does It Mean For The Church?
While Pope Francis was presiding over a ceremony at the Vatican to consecrate Ukraine and Russia on March 25, a group of high-ranking American bishops met in Chicago.
‘May God Make A Miracle’: Millions Flee Ukraine Praying For War’s End
A 17-year-old refugee took a stroll down a main thoroughfare after escaping the shelling in his hometown of Zhtomyr, Ukraine. In a casual walk through an older part of the city, the rumble of a double-length bus over a bridge,…
Restoration of Notre Dame remains a challenge
Barbara Schock-Werner, the former master builder of Cologne Cathedral, can still remember her dismay when she heard Notre Dame de Paris had caught fire: “I sat in front of the television and watched the cathedral burn, completely terrified.”
New Smithsonian Exhibit Explores the Complexity of Science and Religion
When the people of Dayton, Tennessee, welcomed the world’s attention to their community for the 1925 Scopes trial, municipal leaders printed an informational brochure on whose cover was the question: “Why Dayton of all places?” Their answer was not that their town…
The Antisocial Strain of Sincere Religious Beliefs Is on the Rise
At Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s recent confirmation hearings, Senator John Cornyn pointed out a persistent problem in secular liberalism. Sometimes, religious freedom comes into conflict with other constitutional rights.
Journal Issue Explores Religion As A Weapon In Russia’s War Against Ukraine
Russia today is a quasi-religious fascist state claiming legitimacy from the support it receives from a morally compromised Orthodox Church. That is the sense of the phrase, “clero-fascist (or clerical-fascist) state” employed by Father Leonid Kishkovsky, ecumenical officer of the…
Afghan evacuees mark first US Ramadan with gratitude, agony
Sitting cross-legged on the floor as his wife and six children laid plates of fruit on a red cloth in front of him, Wolayat Khan Samadzoi watched through the open balcony door for the sliver of new moon to appear…