I think that I’m a lot like the folks who read this newsletter – I don’t actually watch the news that much anymore. I used to be a regular viewer of our local news station that is based close to Carbondale and…
Israel apologizes after barring cardinal from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday
Following outcry from political and religious leaders for barring Catholic leaders in the Holy Land from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday (March 29), Israeli authorities apologized and gave them permission to worship at the church,…
American politicians talk about persecuted Christians abroad – but here’s what happens when those Christians migrate to the US
Two months ago, Terez Metry arrived at a Department of Homeland Security office in Nashville with her husband, a U.S. citizen, expecting a routine step in beginning her green card application. The couple had prepared documents for a Form I-130 petition and anticipated an…
As Antisemitism Rises, Members of Abrahamic Religions Fight Back
For years, French politician Shannon Seban has encountered antisemitism from both the far left and the far right—an experience she said reflects a broader and growing trend.
Embracing the Beauty of Christian Weakness
In the middle of the night, a family hurriedly gathers what they are able, unsure whether they will return. Across the Middle East and beyond, nations exert their strength, each seeking to exploit the weakness of their adversaries. As one…
Looksmaxxing, Catholicism and the new discipline of the body
Braden Peters, a streamer who goes by Clavicular, posted a recent video last week announcing he would broadcast his life 24 hours a day for a month on Kick, where he has about 250,000 followers.
Who Will Save You from the ‘Cult’?
In the new Australian horror flick Diabolic, released in February, the protagonist is possessed—literally by a witch, but also by the memories she has repressed of her childhood in Warren Jeffs’s polygamous group, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or…
The glaring absences from the Archbishop of Canterbury’s installation
Wednesday saw the installation of the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Dame Sarah Mullally at Canterbury Cathedral.
In Monaco, Pope Leo to reflect on peace, faith and ecology in a land of vast wealth
Pope Leo XIV will travel on Saturday (March 28) from Vatican City, the world’s smallest country, to Monaco, the second smallest — linking two Catholic states whose global influence far exceeds their size.
Hundreds of Diaspora leaders call for action against ‘Jewish-extremist terror in the West Bank’
Over 1,000 Diaspora Jews are petitioning Israeli President Isaac Herzog to intervene against settler violence in the West Bank, saying that the settlers are threatening Israeli security.
Growing Up During Sri Lanka’s Civil War Taught Me Bridging Divides Is A Virtue
I grew up in Sri Lanka. Much of my adolescence was spent in Kandy…
As Americans drink much less wine, kosher demand stays strong
On Friday nights, in Jewish homes around the world, a familiar ritual unfolds: a blessing over wine, poured into a cup and passed around the table.