The Vatican has given the green light, again, to beatify Archbishop Fulton Sheen, the popular U.S. radio and TV preacher whose path to sainthood was derailed first by a lengthy court battle over his remains and then by concerns about how he…
Anne Frank and ‘Night’ may soon be required reading in Texas public schools. Is that good for the Jews?
In the years since school libraries became a culture-war flashpoint, Texas has been one of the most active states to pull books from shelves in response to parental complaints — sometimes including versions of Anne Frank’s diary and other Jewish…
2,000-year-old ‘Pilgrim’s Path’ opens in Jerusalem
An ancient road built in the days of Jesus that led from the Pool of Siloam up to the Jerusalem Temple Mount has been opened to the public for the first time.
No US trip for Pope Leo in 2026, Vatican says
The first American to lead the global Catholic Church will not travel to the United States in 2026, during the first year of his pontificate and the country’s semiquincentennial.
Robert Kraft’s ‘Dirty Jew’ Super Bowl ad criticized over ‘disconnected’ portrayal of school antisemitism
For the third straight year, Robert Kraft’s anti-antisemitism foundation is airing an ad during the Super Bowl, trying to bring the message of tolerance to the masses.
Federal and state authorities are taking a 2-pronged approach to make it harder to get an abortion
Anti-abortion conservatives have long sought to force Planned Parenthood’s clinics to close their doors and to make it harder, if not impossible, to get abortion pills as part of a two-pronged approach to limit access to abortion.
At Mamdani’s interfaith breakfast, NY clergy condemn Trump’s immigration crackdown
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosted his first interfaith breakfast at the New York Public Library’s midtown location on Friday morning (Feb. 6). For this year’s breakfast, local clergy joined the mayor in condemning the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies.
New York’s incoming archbishop will focus on evangelizing and reengagement
The incoming archbishop of New York said Thursday that he plans to emphasize the importance of evangelizing as he takes charge of one of the biggest U.S. archdioceses.
Mike Johnson Just Tried To Correct The Pope On The Bible. Seriously.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was mockingly accused by critics on social media of trying to “out-Bible the Pope” after he attempted to use scripture to defend the Trump administration’s hardline immigration agenda.
Nigeria sets up new military operation after deadly attack, while abducted Christians return home
The Nigerian government has announced a military operation to tackle Islamic militants following the killing of scores of people, likely all Muslims. Meanwhile, about 180 Christians who were abducted elsewhere last month have been released.
Pope Leo pulls back from the press in messaging shift
After a furious start to 2026 which saw Pope Leo XIV close the Holy Year opened by his predecessor, convene the world’s cardinals in Rome and deliver perhaps the most pointed speech of his pontificate yet on the urgency of peace, the pope has since grown…
Review: The Accessorized Bible
When a person sees the word “bible,” their first thought would normally go to a book also known as Scripture, which contains literature sacred to Jews and/or Christians. It may also have the adjective “Holy” attached to it.