The Church of England’s National Safeguarding Team (NST) announced on Tuesday that it is preparing to commence disciplinary proceedings against clergy named in a damning review into abuse by the late John Smyth.
Two Arab Christian Leaders Differ on Trump’s Gaza Plan
In the midst of war, Saleem Shalash and Boutros Youssef’s faith has led them to provide aid to their neighbors.
Is Distrust Driving the Rise in Non-Denominationalism?
I always tell people I’m not biased against groups like Hindus, lesbians, or vegans. I’m just biased toward big numbers, because it’s easier to do analysis when the sample size is in the thousands – not the dozens. And that’s certainly the…
In This Age Of Madness, Here Are Sane Ways To Re-Engage With The News
I was raised as a news junky. My dad subscribed to the Kentucky Louisville Courier-Journal and Somerset Commonwealth-Journal (dad’s hometown daily) and both our local weeklies.
Ecumenical Orthodox patriarch backs Ukraine’s sovereignty in Mass marking 3 years of war
The top figure in Eastern Orthodox Christianity on Sunday declared that “Ukraine’s sovereignty is not up for debate, nor can it be negotiated under the guise of diplomacy,” as he celebrated Mass in Istanbul on the eve of the third…
Hindu devotional singing is having a moment
The winner of the 2025 Grammy Award for best new age, ambient or chant album — a category once dominated by Enya — was an album titled “Triveni,” meaning “the confluence of three rivers” in Sanskrit, an apt description for its weaving…
Trump’s IVF executive order worries abortion foes
Americans are polarized on almost every issue in public life, from what books kids should be allowed to read in school to how to reform the nation’s immigration system.
In 19th-Century America, Two ‘Christian Nations’ Took Up Arms
In his second inaugural address, delivered as the Civil War neared its end, Abraham Lincoln turned not to politics but to theology.
German Jews express alarm after J.D. Vance’s comments boost far-right AfD ahead of election
Then, in a speech in Munich last week, 10 days before Sunday’s vote, Vice President J.D. Vance attacked the so-called “firewall” Germany’s mainstream parties have maintained against the country’s far-right party, Alternative for Germany, known as AfD.
Be Careful Who You Pretend to Be
American Christian social media lit up last week with the story of another fraudulent influencer. An account claiming to be run by a patriarchy-supporting “trad wife” with 14 children turned out to be that of a single, childless woman with a fake…
Under Biden, faith-based office bookended by COVID-19, war in Gaza
Among the achievements of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships during the Biden presidency, the fourth administration to have featured such an office, is its work with faith-based groups on the rapid distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and…
Churches In Indonesia Work To Reshape Lives 20 Years After Earthquake’s Devastation
A mangled, rusty bicycle stands as a memorial outside the Nias Heritage Museum. Behind it, two colorful concrete signs bear two terrible dates in the island’s history.