As you arrive at the public school in Terra Nueva, a neighborhood in this city connected by bridges to Guatemala City, the high-pitched babble coming from the other side of the school wall, if you close your eyes, could be…
He Who Has Earbuds, Let Him Hear: Audio Bibles on the Rise
The Word of God never returns void—even if you listen to it in traffic, at the gym, or while folding laundry.
How Catholicism Shaped America Through Movies And The Politics Of Today
Think back to a time well before the internet when anyone could own a little bit of property in the suburbs. “God” had just been added to the pledge and father always knew best.
Voucher expansion leads to more students, waitlists and classes for some religious schools
The Miami Archdiocese’s superintendent of schools says Catholic education is increasingly in demand in South Florida, now that all K-12 students regardless of income are allowed to use taxpayer-funded programs to pay for private school tuition.
New podcast series highlights leadership of women in ministry
A new seven-episode podcast highlights the stories of female pastors, scholars and leaders. Each episode features an interview with women serving in leadership roles as pastors, chaplains, seminary scholars and leaders of nonprofits. “E3” refers to the podcast’s desire to…
Pastor Says His ‘Heart Has Kind Of Sunk’ Amid Texas Wildfires
Pastor Bob Bynum, 77, has become somewhat of a rancher’s helper, wrestling cattle at times and helping when needed among the 20 or so ranchers who worship at Locust Grove Baptist Church.
A US appeals court ruling could allow mine development on Oak Flat, land sacred to Apaches
An Apache group that has fought to protect land it considers sacred from a copper mining project in central Arizona suffered a significant blow Friday when a divided federal court panel voted 6-5 to uphold a lower court’s denial of a preliminary…
6 House Dems, back from Israel, accuse Netanyahu of ‘utter disregard for Palestinian lives’
Six U.S. House of Representatives Democrats returned from an Israel trip accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “utter disregard for Palestinian lives” and fearing that he is moving toward Gaza’s “total destruction.”
Utah Legislature expands ability of clergy members to report child abuse
Utah faith leaders who learn about ongoing child abuse from a perpetrator during a religious confession will be able to alert police without fear of legal ramifications under a bill that received final legislative approval Thursday in the state Senate.
How teens benefit from being able to read ‘disturbing’ books that some want to ban
Should we worry, as massive book-banning efforts imply, that young people will be harmed by certain kinds of books? For over a decade and through hundreds of interviews, my colleague, literacy professor Peter Johnston, and I have studied how adolescents experience reading when they have…
Spanish bishop rebukes priests who joked about wishing pope goes to heaven soon
A Spanish bishop rebuked comments made by some priests on a weekly internet program about praying for Pope Francis to die as soon as possible. The priests later apologized.
These US citizens went to fight for Israel. Now they’re hostages in Gaza.
After graduating from Tenafly High School in New Jersey two years ago, Edan Alexander enrolled in an Israeli army prep seminar to see if he would be a good fit for the Israel Defense Forces.