Shortly after controversial evangelical preacher Doug Wilson preached at the Pentagon in February, he declared that his Christian Nationalist vision for the United States was a Protestant nation where public Catholic worship would be banned, like that of Hinduism and other religions. On Wednesday…
5 takeaways from the NY primaries: Shifting Jewish power centers, King Mamdani and more
The New York Democratic primaries were a big coming-out for the party’s leftmost flank — and a wake-up call for Jews in the city and beyond.
Vatican says “No” to German bishops’ request for lay homilies
The Vatican has rejected a request from the German bishops for permission to allow lay persons to deliver the homily in “exceptional circumstances” instead of a cleric.
Prayer Never Disappeared From Public Schools — But New Laws Could Change Its Role
Prayer and displays of faith in American public schools never truly disappeared — they just changed form: Whether overt school-sponsored religious instruction to subtler forms of faith-integration.
Pope Leo has initiated the conversation Black Catholics have been waiting for
There is a woman I think of when I read Magnifica Humanitas. She has no name in the historical record. She exists only in the diary of Jesuit Fr. Peter Havermans, who wrote about her in November 1838, the month after the…
As reports of anti-Christian incidents in Israel increase, advocates press police to act
This past spring, a case of a Jewish man assaulting a Catholic nun in Jerusalem made international headlines. And earlier this month, the Religious Freedom Data Center reported 88 incidents of anti-Christian harassment in Israel so far in 2026 — 63 of them between April and…
The Arc de Trump is Worse Than You Think
Despite a deluge of public opposition, President Trump recently secured coveted approval to erect a 250-foot triumphal arch directly between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. Referring to it as a “monstrous vanity project,” detractors protested the destruction of one of D.C.’s…
Together for Hope marks 25 years by asking, “How do you write the future?”
Twenty-five years after Cooperative Baptist Fellowship leaders committed to work alongside 20 of the nation’s poorest counties for 20 years, Together for Hope marked its anniversary Friday by looking toward the next quarter-century.
Who Decides War and Peace? Lebanon After the New Regional Agreement
Today, the new 60-day agreement between the United States and Iran goes into effect, with the hope that it will lead to a broader de-escalation across the region, including Lebanon. We are grateful for any step that may spare lives,…
54 Countries, One Survey, A Lot of Religion
When I was in graduate school our program required each student to have two majors and a minor field. I knew one of my major fields was going to be American politics – that was an easy choice. I was…
From ‘feigele’ to free: What does it mean to be LGBTQ+ and Orthodox?
I can still hear my relative saying the derogatory phrase, used to refer to a gay man or boy, aiming his ugly remark at a young man at a bar mitzvah celebration.
Missouri judge finds state laws restricting abortion violate voter-approved constitutional amendment
A Missouri judge this week struck down a series of restrictions on abortion, finding they violated a constitutional amendment that voters approved in 2024.