For the past week, Captain Jenifer Phillips, an emotional and spiritual care officer with the Salvation Army, has been working out of a basecamp in Kerrville, Texas, as part of a team of eight chaplains responding to the deadly flash floods.
Faith Meets the Future: Religion and the Gene Editing Divide
The number of advancements occurring in the medical community every year are astounding. For instance, there’s now an incredibly effective treatment for cystic fibrosis and hepatitis C.
Latter-day Saint missionaries practice what they and their ‘captain’ preach through service
Three missionaries piled out of the car that had pulled over and parked a short, suburban block up the street.
An Archbishop’s Concert For Peace In Gaza Brings Together Jews And Palestinians
A concert for peace in Gaza brought together Jews and Palestinians at a Catholic church in Santiago. Some 500 people attended the concert for cello, flute and classical guitar, with two female voices, organized by the Archbishop of Santiago, Cardinal…
DOGE Comes for Catholic Education
The dizzying Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) news cycle may seem to many like the distant past, but the slimming down of the federal government continues.
A 500-year-old Sikh tradition returns to Capitol Hill to resist bigotry in politics
This evening on Capitol Hill (July 9), Congress members, staff, interns and others will experience the Sikh tradition of langar, a free, communal meal prepared by a gurdwara.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy meets with Pope Leo XIV. Both propose the Vatican as site for peace talks
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to help return children taken by Russia. Both he and Leo suggested the Vatican could host peace talks to end the war.
A radical balm to reduce teen suicide: Acts of kindness
Nothing is more difficult than convincing a suicidal teenager that life is worth living — or consoling their family when you’ve failed. In my 35 years as a rabbi, I’ve had to do both for too often as opioid addiction…
California bishop suspends Mass obligation due to immigration fears
San Bernardino Bishop Alberto Rojas, who leads more than 1.5 million Catholics in Southern California, has formally excused parishioners from their weekly obligation to attend Mass following immigration detentions on two parish properties in the diocese.
Jewish camps express grief and condolences after flooding disaster at Camp Mystic in Texas
Jewish camps and camping leaders are joining a chorus of condolences after a flash flood in Kerr County, Texas, killed dozens of children and counselors at a summer camp there.
Parishioners battle diocese over closure of historic Brooklyn church
Around 20 parishioners gathered at the Jesuit Community Chapel in Brooklyn on Thursday evening (July 3). The chairs were arranged in a circle, and the mood was purposeful but warm. Two community members acted as translators in Creole and in…
Pope Leo XIV resumes tradition and arrives Castel Gandolfo for vacation to restore ‘body and spirit’
Pope Leo XIV arrived in the papal summer retreat of Castel Gandolfo on Sunday to start a six-week vacation, giving the hilltop town back its most illustrious resident after Pope Francis stayed away during his 12-year pontificate.