On Feb. 4, the Core Group on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (the Core Group) laid down the legal foundations for the establishment of a special tribunal for the crime of aggression,…
Congolese church leaders meet Rwanda-backed rebels in the east in latest push for peace
Congo’s largest church organizations met Wednesday with Rwanda-backed rebels in the country’s east in the latest push for peace and dialogue after weekslong fighting that saw the rebels seize the region’s largest city of Goma.
‘Conclave’: Is It Anti-Catholic Propaganda Or An Oscar-Worthy Film?
Quite a lot of Oscar-nominated movies this year seem to be embroiled in controversy — from “The Brutalist” and its use of AI to the “Emilia Pérez” star’s old tweets (leaving aside the fact that almost everyone seems to agree…
Protesting Sean Feucht Down in New Orleans
When Christian Nationalism scholar and sociology doctoral fellow Karrie Gaspard-Hogewood saw that musician Sean Feucht would be leading a Christian Nationalistic rally in her city, she decided to blow the whistle at him — literally.
Ukrainian Christians Plead with Trump Administration
Ukraine sent its largest-ever delegation to Washington, DC, last week to rally support for more military defense and plead with Donald Trump not to pull the plug and make a deal that favors Russia. Pastors and religious leaders in the…
Whether Christians should prioritize care for migrants as much as for fellow citizens has been debated for centuries
Vice President JD Vance and several bishops of the U.S. Roman Catholic Church are having a war of words over the Trump administration’s flurry of executive orders and highly publicized immigration raids. The bishops argue that these policies tend to empower gangs and traffickers while…
Utah Legislature OKs bill limiting access to dorms for transgender students
Utah lawmakers gave final approval to a bill limiting where transgender students can reside in dorm rooms at public universities Monday, after online backlash against a transgender resident assistant at Utah State University. Sponsor Rep. Stephanie Gricius, R-Eagle Mountain, said the bill allows transgender…
More Israeli checkpoints are slicing up the West Bank
Abdullah Fauzi, a banker from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, leaves home at 4 a.m. to reach his job by 8 a.m., and he’s often late.
My AI answers questions about President Trump
Elon Musk has reportedly bid $97.4 billion to buy OpenAI, whose CEO is his rival Sam Altman. It’s a bold bid in an increasingly crowded field.
Trends Suggest Gen Z Experiencing Both Religious Revival And Retreat
Carey Nieuwhof recently released a video discussing five disruptive trends in the church, which included some sobering statistics. In this article, I’ll highlight one of these trends and offer thoughts on potential solutions from the front lines of reaching the next…
The Assemblies of God: A Denomination That May Be Growing
What is out of fashion in American Protestant Christianity? Denominations. That’s the easy answer. It’s one of the common themes of this newsletter – almost every major denomination is losing members at an incredibly rapid pace.
Jews have long been strong advocates for immigrants. Is that changing under Trump 2.0?
The mood was bittersweet recently when Rabbi Dan Kaiman headed to the local airport to welcome an Afghan refugee about to be reunited with her sister.