Secretary-General Antonio Guterres decried the resurgence of antisemitism in comments Tuesday night at a service commemorating victims of the Nazi Holocaust, and he urged people around the world to “stand firm against hate and bigotry anywhere and everywhere.”
Secularism is not atheism. A new book explains why the distinction is so critical.
In the United States, secularism has become synonymous with atheism. But that’s a big mistake, argues Jacques Berlinerblau, a Georgetown University professor.
Michigan settlement lets faith agencies deny LGBT adoptions
Faith-based adoption agencies that contract with the state of Michigan can refuse to place children with same-sex couples under a proposed settlement filed in federal court Tuesday, months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for a Catholic charity in a…
Death sentences declining in Texas, report reveals
If Texas puts to death the five Death Row inmates currently scheduled for execution this year, it will mark an increase over the three executed in 2021 and will raise the number of executions in the state since 1982 to 578.
Princess Diana contemplated converting to Islam, says ex-royal photographer
The late Princess Diana discussed Islam and interfaith marriage with a member of her entourage before her death. In a recent article for People magazine, Anwar Hussein, a photographer for the family, revealed details of a conversation the princess had with Hussein…
Former Sen. Donnelly confirmed as US ambassador to Vatican
Former Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly will be heading to Rome as the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.
Inside Jerry Falwell Jr.’s unlikely rise and precipitous fall at Liberty University
On the morning of August 18, 2021, Liberty University’s freshman class began arriving on campus in Lynchburg, Virginia, for the start of Welcome Week. The kickoff to the fall semester had the exuberance of a pregame pep rally. An outdoor…
Online forum draws hundreds of faith leaders to counter religious opposition to abortion
A Presbyterian pastor, the Rev. Angela Williams, sees it as her calling to do ministry supporting reproductive justice — helping houses of worship break the stigma around “our sexualities and reproductive lives.”
Justices to hear challenge to race in college admissions
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding affirmative action to major cases on abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 already on the agenda.