Mother Teresa, the tiny nun who devoted her life to the poor, was declared a saint by Pope Francis at the Vatican as he celebrated her “daring and courage” and described her as a role model for all in his…

In his new book, theologian Harvey Cox argues that contemporary society has deified the economy. What was once the market is now The Market, an “omniscient” power that settles basic questions of meaning and value.

Georgetown University has decided to create a new institute to study slavery and will rename two of its buildings as it develops ways to address its past connections to the slave trade.

What else is the national anthem but a hymn to the nation, and what else did Kaepernick do but thumb his nose at American civil religion by sitting down in church while the choir sung?

Notre-Dame taught me – and still teaches me – that the physical, tangible things of this good earth have the power to mediate something transcendent.

Without diminishing the grief felt at the shuttering seminaries, it is useful to take a longer perspective on the recent headlines. These institutional changes are neither as unexpected nor as unprecedented as they seem.

When Vous Church was born last fall, Pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr. was already almost famous, having officiated the wedding of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian and attended to the soul, such as it is, of Justin Bieber.

Some claim a practice meant to protect marginalized communities can also ostracize those who disagree with them. Others argue being aware of students’ traumatic experiences and giving them a heads up is basic human decency.